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Re:Beijing Takes Aim at Prague After ‘One-China’ Dispute Dee... by Gustomaximus on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @08:27PM (#21209679)
I'm surprised that business is so keen on China. Obviously they are a massive market, but they are also so fickle and nationalistic. Its so easy for a non-Chinese business to make an innocent mistake or just different view and have the government or citizens actively boycott you. I'd be hesitant to put any business reliance or investment in China these days.
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Re:Beijing Takes Aim at Prague After ‘One-China’ Dispute Dee... by philipov on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @09:14PM (#21209969)
My interpretation: the difficulty that competitors have penetrating the market means the profits will be that much bigger for the company that finally "cracks the code." It's like dopamine-seeking behavior writ large; the more you're denied payoff, the greater the anticipation, the more desperately you want it.
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Re:Beijing Takes Aim at Prague After ‘One-China’ Dispute Dee... by bcrosby95 on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @09:19PM (#21210000)
A month ago people probably would have said the NBA cracked the code. But I would hope that recent events had made it clear: there is no such thing as "cracking the code". It's a perpetual dance and if you trip once you're out.
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Re:Beijing Takes Aim at Prague After ‘One-China’ Dispute Dee... by philipov on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @09:30PM (#21210054)
You might as well try explaining the same thing to someone with a gambling addiction. Corporations are no more rational than the individuals that comprise them. In some ways, less so.
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Re:Beijing Takes Aim at Prague After ‘One-China’ Dispute Dee... by NicoJuicy on Thursday October 10, 2019 @08:26PM (#21220507)
It was a private persons thoughts and his employer got sanctioned.

That's a lot different than your POV, lol

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Re:Beijing Takes Aim at Prague After ‘One-China’ Dispute Dee... by mcguire on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @09:30PM (#21210053)
But Kickstarter lives off of Chinese factories.... :-)
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