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This brings up the long debated question about China and Russia before them. Is it better to have US/Western companies operating with some concessions or better
by matwood 5y ago
This brings up the long debated question about China and Russia before them. Is it better to have US/Western companies operating with some concessions or better to boycott.
I'm still of the opinion it's better to operate with concessions because there is a chance of influencing the local population over time. Otherwise we end up with a completely siloed environment like has happened with parts of China's tech scene.
- i_have_an_idea 5y agoI tend to agree. The other drawbacks of a boycott are (obviously) the lost revenue, but also creating a vacuum that will be filled with a powerful, state-backed competitor that may some day operate outside of China as well.
- FpUser 5y ago>"...that may some day operate outside..." You can replace may with will for sure.