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You mean said corruption which is only possible by the willing cooperation of western corporations and institutions? Corruption isn't a one way street here. Th

You mean said corruption which is only possible by the willing cooperation of western corporations and institutions? Corruption isn't a one way street here. The real story isn't 'the CCP is trying to infiltrate western governments!' because everyone remotely aware of the geopolitical game already knows this. You and I aren't going to be able to do anything about this and it's just avoiding things we CAN do. Which is pressuring our local governments and companies to not engage in this obvious corruption. Which means going back to the original point of the article which is Bloomberg purposely burying stories for the sake of appeasing foreign powers.

seneca 7y ago
You know, that's a very fair point. I suppose the actual surprising part is just how successful the CCP has been at this, which, as you say, requires participation. I do think it is worth highlighting that it is happening, because so many people still regard such statements as "conspiracy theory". I think I agree with you that the actual lever for combating it is pressuring our own institutions, though. As an aside, your comment is nearly dead only 3 minute after posting.
- fzeroracer 7y ago
  It happens, some people might think I'm not hardline enough on the CCP, others might think it's not worth discussing. That's just the nature of HN posts around topics like this. As for the surprise factor, if you look at the history of the CCP and the way they use capitalism against itself it makes a lot of sense. China is a huge country worth its weight in gold to corporations, many of whom are now deeply embedded because of how much profit it generates. If they rebuke China, that means losing (a lot) of money which goes against how our system works. In this sense, it's the free market working as intended. Which is easily gamed by political powers by tossing more money and incentives into the system.
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seneca 7y ago

You know, that's a very fair point. I suppose the actual surprising part is just how successful the CCP has been at this, which, as you say, requires participation. I do think it is worth highlighting that it is happening, because so many people still regard such statements as "conspiracy theory". I think I agree with you that the actual lever for combating it is pressuring our own institutions, though. As an aside, your comment is nearly dead only 3 minute after posting.

fzeroracer 7y ago
It happens, some people might think I'm not hardline enough on the CCP, others might think it's not worth discussing. That's just the nature of HN posts around topics like this. As for the surprise factor, if you look at the history of the CCP and the way they use capitalism against itself it makes a lot of sense. China is a huge country worth its weight in gold to corporations, many of whom are now deeply embedded because of how much profit it generates. If they rebuke China, that means losing (a lot) of money which goes against how our system works. In this sense, it's the free market working as intended. Which is easily gamed by political powers by tossing more money and incentives into the system.
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