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I'm not sure Google were wise to be all that public about this either. If China decides to bear a grudge, things could get very nasty for them.

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• plinkplonk 17y ago
  "If China decides to bear a grudge, things could get very nasty for them." How? Once Google moves out of China what can the Chinese government do to them?
  • mattmanser 17y ago
    Attack them daily
    • aristus 17y ago
      That would be tantamount to a blockade of shipping lines, ie an act of war. They are certainly able to do it, but I don't think that right now they will.
    • Locke1689 17y ago
      Couldn't they just remove access to all Google sites from the entire Chinese IP range? That should help greatly.
• weavejester 17y ago
  How so?
  • ajb 17y ago
    'who will rid me of this turbulent priest?'
    • weavejester 17y ago
      And how will China's "knights" deal with Google? Presumably it involves less swords than the assassination of Thomas Becket?
• orangecat 17y ago
  Google doesn't need China; even the Nexus One is made in Taiwan. Unlike most other large companies (and all governments), they're in an excellent position to call out the Chinese government.
  • Estragon 17y ago
    even the Nexus One is made in Taiwan How long do you think Taiwan is going to last as an autonomous entity, now that it can no longer rely on the US for military support, because the US is in hock to the PRC?
    • billswift 17y ago
      This is even worse than your earlier point about Chinese dumping dollars. The PRC would barely be able to invade Taiwan right now even without US aid. Worse for your point is that the US could screw over the PRC without firing a shot simply by repudiating the debt the Chinese hold.
    • yummyfajitas 17y ago
      When you owe China $1 billion, you've got a problem. When you own China $684 billion, China has a problem.
    • philwelch 17y ago
      The US was just as much in hock to the PRC in 1996, when Clinton decided to sail a few aircraft carriers through the Taiwan Straits. After that, the PRC lost their taste for attacking Taiwan. The reintegration of Taiwan will happen through a political arrangement between the CPC and the KMT, not through war.
  • orangecat 17y ago
    How long do you think Taiwan is going to last as an autonomous entity, now that it can no longer rely on the US for military support, because the US is in hock to the PRC? The PRC owns many pieces of paper. Attacking Taiwan would be an excellent reason to repudiate the value of that paper.