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I hear very little of Western CEO’s being detained or arrested. People aware of the concept of Orientalism? This is a great 3 min summary - https://youtu.be/1

I hear very little of Western CEO’s being detained or arrested. People aware of the concept of Orientalism? This is a great 3 min summary - https://youtu.be/1aNwMpV6bVs https://youtu.be/1aNwMpV6bVs

stupidcar 8y ago
Never heard of Jeff Skilling? Bernie Madoff? Martha Stewart? Plenty of western CEOs have been arrested, convicted and jailed. I guess the difference is that they don't benefit from their government threatening severe consequences unless the rule of law is suspended.
- ptaipale 8y ago
  Or, as a very recent example of arrests, Carlos Ghosn.
- WalterBright 8y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes#Criminal_charges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes#Criminal_char...
ShorsHammer 8y ago
Quite a few from my own little country alone. Rio Tinto's Stern Hu jailed for a decade due to acquiring business intel on competing companies. Crown Casino execs jailed for promoting gambling (who would have thought?) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern_Hu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern_Hu https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-26/crown-casino-staff-jailed-in-china-over-gambling-crimes/8652430 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-26/crown-casino-staff-ja...
- dis-sys 8y ago
  Rather than accusing a couple selected individuals, your little country managed to alienating the entire 1 million Chinese Australian population by describing them as agents of the Chinese government. https://www.afr.com/news/economy/alienating-chinese-australians-is-just-doing-beijings-work-for-it-20180701-h1239m https://www.afr.com/news/economy/alienating-chinese-australi... the drama doesn't just stop here - your little country worked with the US to install bugging devices throughout the Chinese embassy in Canberra. when it realized that the US is withholding some high value information stolen from the Chinese embassy and using them to gain advantages for trading with China, your little country openly complained about that! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-08/the-chinese-embassy-bugging-controversy/5079148 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-08/the-chinese-embassy-b... Please read the above ABC news article published using your tax dollar.
  - tankenmate 8y ago
    Arguing facts is one thing, ad hominem attacks, on the other hand, are not acceptable; e.g. "your little country". Play the ball not the player.
    - CapitalistCartr 8y ago
      He's repeating the phrasing of the original poster.
    - dis-sys 8y ago
      that is the _exact_ phase used by the author of the post I am replying to. please read before posting.
      - dang 8y ago
        That's true, but you used it in the flamewar style, as was the rest of your comment. That's against the rules here, and so is nationalistic flamewar. Please don't post those things to HN. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I hear very little of Western CEO’s being detained or arrested. People aware of the concept of Orientalism? This is a great 3 min summary - https://youtu.be/1aNwMpV6bVs https://youtu.be/1aNwMpV6bVs

stupidcar 8y ago

Never heard of Jeff Skilling? Bernie Madoff? Martha Stewart? Plenty of western CEOs have been arrested, convicted and jailed. I guess the difference is that they don't benefit from their government threatening severe consequences unless the rule of law is suspended.

ptaipale 8y ago
Or, as a very recent example of arrests, Carlos Ghosn.
WalterBright 8y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes#Criminal_charges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes#Criminal_char...

ShorsHammer 8y ago

Quite a few from my own little country alone. Rio Tinto's Stern Hu jailed for a decade due to acquiring business intel on competing companies. Crown Casino execs jailed for promoting gambling (who would have thought?) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern_Hu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern_Hu https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-26/crown-casino-staff-jailed-in-china-over-gambling-crimes/8652430 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-26/crown-casino-staff-ja...

dis-sys 8y ago
Rather than accusing a couple selected individuals, your little country managed to alienating the entire 1 million Chinese Australian population by describing them as agents of the Chinese government. https://www.afr.com/news/economy/alienating-chinese-australians-is-just-doing-beijings-work-for-it-20180701-h1239m https://www.afr.com/news/economy/alienating-chinese-australi... the drama doesn't just stop here - your little country worked with the US to install bugging devices throughout the Chinese embassy in Canberra. when it realized that the US is withholding some high value information stolen from the Chinese embassy and using them to gain advantages for trading with China, your little country openly complained about that! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-08/the-chinese-embassy-bugging-controversy/5079148 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-08/the-chinese-embassy-b... Please read the above ABC news article published using your tax dollar.
- tankenmate 8y ago
  Arguing facts is one thing, ad hominem attacks, on the other hand, are not acceptable; e.g. "your little country". Play the ball not the player.
  - CapitalistCartr 8y ago
    He's repeating the phrasing of the original poster.
  - dis-sys 8y ago
    that is the _exact_ phase used by the author of the post I am replying to. please read before posting.
    - dang 8y ago
      That's true, but you used it in the flamewar style, as was the rest of your comment. That's against the rules here, and so is nationalistic flamewar. Please don't post those things to HN. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html