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I think this is a very American perspective; I'm American as well. It is very easy for us to forget our own human rights abuses, like bombing children in the M
by client4 8y ago
I think this is a very American perspective; I'm American as well. It is very easy for us to forget our own human rights abuses, like bombing children in the Middle East, torture in Abu Ghraib, etc. etc. and focus on other countries as the "bad guys". America's leadership has made mistakes, China's leadership has made mistakes, but to use those mistakes to promote isolationism divides us as a global people. China runs their country differently. If YC can promote new startups in China, perhaps one day those startups will be the driving cause of unifying the world. Most citizens only loosely affiliate with their country. Many Chinese, like Americans, want to make their home and the world a better place. To remix from Richard Dawkins, A child is not an American child, not a Chinese child, but a child of American parents or a child of Chinese parents.
- remir 8y agoMany Chinese, like Americans, want to make their home and the world a better place How about respecting human rights? That would be a start. Technology can help for some things, but past a certain point, "making the world a better place" also imply policy changes.
- client4 8y agoAnd what I'm saying is, my government doesn't respect human rights, but I as a citizen do. You're throwing the baby out with the bathwater arguing private US business shouldn't work with anyone in China because they must all be human rights abusers. /s
- remir 8y agoYou seriously think this is about making the world a better place? It's about money. Private businesses don't care about Chinese citizens. They care about cold hard cash. Now, am I saying private US businesses shouldn't work with anyone in China? Not really. All I'm sayng is: at the end of the day, technology can only do so much. Eventually, policy must change also and this is valid for any country, including the US.