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Could this be the first big salvo in a protectionist effort against Chinese imports? It certainly provides some political cover for the Treasury to declare CN a

Could this be the first big salvo in a protectionist effort against Chinese imports? It certainly provides some political cover for the Treasury to declare CN a currency manipulator in the next couple of weeks. Are there any projections out there of how tariffs would affect technology the markets?

nzmsv 17y ago
Sadly, you are being downvoted, though I think questioning things is "the hacker way". It is one thing to just yell "freedom" and quite another to actually analyze things. Personally, the speed with which the US government issued a statement last time this story surfaced really surprised me, and makes one wonder how close the relationship between big corporations and the government really is.
- krakensden 17y ago
  They don't need a close official relationship- Google is a flagship American corporation, its decisions matter to the USFG.
mbreese 17y ago
The two things are completely unrelated. How does Google ceasing to self-censor results in mainland China have anything to do with the Treasury's response to Chinese currency policy? It would be a mistake to conflate the two.
- nkassis 17y ago
  I have a similar feeling to the grand parent, frankly, there has been a lot of anti-china stuff appearing from the US lately. I will admit that I support most of the stuff but I still find it odd that multiple companies, the gov and others are all mounting an attack on China right now. It seems a little too coincidental. /conspiracy
- Super_Jambo 17y ago
  Not entirely unrelated, part of Googles reason for leaving is that China has been distorting the market in favor of their Chinese competition - protectionism. So getting more publicity for these acts provides political cover should the US carry out similar acts - they can claim it's quid pro quo.
- euroclydon 17y ago
  I realize they are unrelated, but it takes only one fanned spark to ignite nationalism. It's one thing for China to down a spy plane, but what Google is doing is taking the high ground. It just feels different, like the environment is being prepped for more severe action. [edit] And I don't even mean a coordinated salvo, but rather the type of event that historians will one day look back on, as a turning point.

nzmsv 17y ago

Sadly, you are being downvoted, though I think questioning things is "the hacker way". It is one thing to just yell "freedom" and quite another to actually analyze things. Personally, the speed with which the US government issued a statement last time this story surfaced really surprised me, and makes one wonder how close the relationship between big corporations and the government really is.

krakensden 17y ago
They don't need a close official relationship- Google is a flagship American corporation, its decisions matter to the USFG.

mbreese 17y ago

The two things are completely unrelated. How does Google ceasing to self-censor results in mainland China have anything to do with the Treasury's response to Chinese currency policy? It would be a mistake to conflate the two.

nkassis 17y ago
I have a similar feeling to the grand parent, frankly, there has been a lot of anti-china stuff appearing from the US lately. I will admit that I support most of the stuff but I still find it odd that multiple companies, the gov and others are all mounting an attack on China right now. It seems a little too coincidental. /conspiracy
Super_Jambo 17y ago
Not entirely unrelated, part of Googles reason for leaving is that China has been distorting the market in favor of their Chinese competition - protectionism. So getting more publicity for these acts provides political cover should the US carry out similar acts - they can claim it's quid pro quo.
euroclydon 17y ago
I realize they are unrelated, but it takes only one fanned spark to ignite nationalism. It's one thing for China to down a spy plane, but what Google is doing is taking the high ground. It just feels different, like the environment is being prepped for more severe action. [edit] And I don't even mean a coordinated salvo, but rather the type of event that historians will one day look back on, as a turning point.