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> Permanent removal from China would probably be worse for freedom in China over 20 years If there is one myth that the past couple of weeks have conclusively
by mortenjorck 7y ago
> Permanent removal from China would probably be worse for freedom in China over 20 years
If there is one myth that the past couple of weeks have conclusively debunked, it is the idealistic conceit that the presence of western businesses in the Chinese market will inevitably liberalize China.
- inlined 7y agoI wonder if the backlash will form the opposite theory? Will people try to make the firewall bidirectional to prevent this type of global censorship?
- kelnos 7y agoPast couple of weeks? Developing China's economy and integrating it into world markets with the expectation that it would liberalize China has been a pipe dream for a good 30+ years now.