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I'm not trying to advocate a pro-China stance here, but is there any business that is done in China that isn't in part sponsored by the government? One book I r
by sidewndr46 5y ago
I'm not trying to advocate a pro-China stance here, but is there any business that is done in China that isn't in part sponsored by the government? One book I read even told the story of a grey market manufacturing operation that had to go legit not because of a government "bust" but because the local figurehead wanted the output of the factory included in his productivity figures.
- monocasa 5y agoCorrect, there's not really any businesses legitimate enough to have a domain name that are large enough to get major city or province level attention that aren't implanted with direct CCP oversight.
- Taniwha 5y agoOf course there is - I've gone to Shenzhen several times and hired people to build my kickstarter - including supplying of most of the parts, building the PCBs, assembling the boards etc - the only time I ever interacted with the government was the guy behind the immigration desk on the way in and out again (I have an APEC business card so I don't need to apply for visas, just show up at the door and show it)
- sidewndr46 5y agoI wasn't implying the Chinese government actually directly runs the business. Instead the business has a contact in the government who at times may make decisions for the business. In the case of Chinese businessmen visiting the US it literally took the form of a CCP member who shadowed them at all times, participating in all meetings and potentially censoring communications. They never actually stepped in and did anything, presumably because the businessmen aren't dumb enough to say something like "what can you tell me about Tiananmen Square?"