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Counterpoint: China is engaged in extreme mercantilism and its declared goal and modus operandi has been state sponsored IP theft up to sabotage of abroad marke
by zwaps 8y ago
Counterpoint: China is engaged in extreme mercantilism and its declared goal and modus operandi has been state sponsored IP theft up to sabotage of abroad markets, something that was even declared in the "China 2025" program.
CCP is even coercing and blackmailing nationals or people with ties to China to spy for them. Indeed, the last weeks have been filled with report about that.
Ever tried to actually sell things in China, compared to the US?
Who started it? Why not China?
- shanghaiaway 8y agoTell me what you learnt when you sold things in China.
- bjourne 8y agoForced technology transfers has been a cost Western companies have been willing to shoulder to get access to China's lucrative markets. It is also a policy that has been in place for a very long time and is not directed at the United States specifically. Grievances against China can be brought through the WTO. And the Trump tariffs has hit a lot more countries than China. For example, I don't think the EU started the fight with the US...