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Re:Amazon Quits China Market by manigandham on Monday April 22, 2019 @09:41PM (#19724920)
The conversation has drifted. It's not about whether you see a problem. It's just how things are done in China where the government has total control over the market unlike many other countries and the US.

Amazon couldn't compete because it was not allowed to compete.

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Re:Amazon Quits China Market by echaozh on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @01:54AM (#19725935)
So buying from Airbus instead of Boeing is an act now to allow Boeing to compete? So do you or do I have a wrong understanding of the word "compete"?
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Re:Amazon Quits China Market by manigandham on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @02:32AM (#19726121)
You're focusing on a word instead of the discussion.

China allows foreign companies to compete and grow as long as they follow their rules and are in non-critical markets. Amazon was in a critical market and had domestic competition so it was pressured until it left.

Aviation is a critical market so Boeing and Airbus are being carefully controlled to stay soft in favor of the upcoming (state-run) Comac C919 jetliners getting US certified. China is already selling these jets in Asia and they will be the used by all 3 major (state-run) Chinese airlines once ready, eventually pushing out Boeing and Airbus completely.

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