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Or they were planted from the beginning. Wouldn't be the first time.

• mahmud 17y ago
  It's easier to make someone talk than to plant an agent; you would need to match the right person with the right position, at the right time. Too many moving parts. It's just easier to show up at the right person's door on the first day of their vacation and flip them.
  • roc 17y ago
    Or, since you're the government, you can just mandate that every foreign company 'partner' with one of a handful of PRC-vetted local companies. Then all you have to do is rely on the ignorance and pride of the foreign company and maybe a few government edicts to ensure your ready-made plants have access to what they need to achieve your goals.
  • joe_the_user 17y ago
    Keep in mind... You're talking about a country that began totalitarian, that was tracking and controlling people long before Google arrived. Under these circumstances, planting someone would seem to be a different matter - especially if you can plant or turn the right high level person, they can steer lower-level people as they chose.