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You are dead right. Bribes that are simply a part of the game in China are a punishable offence in the West. Another reason foreign social networks tend to be
by rm_-rf_slash 11y ago
You are dead right. Bribes that are simply a part of the game in China are a punishable offence in the West.
Another reason foreign social networks tend to be blocked in China: if someone makes a post on Weibo or Renren that the party doesn't like, they can simply have it removed without fanfare...along with the poster...
- wangii 11y agoMy point is less about bribe or lobbying. It's about the mentality. For native Chinese company, the stake is so high that when facing overwhelmingly foreign opportunists they are willing to do anything to survive, faster reaction to users/customers, product adjustment to local users, more marketing spending, wage PR war with naive nationalism, you name it. Bribing and politics are really tip of the iceberg.