That was a local political purge, not a business one. They also use slave labour to build stadiums, and nobody gives a shit, but the second some visiting CEO ge

That was a local political purge, not a business one. They also use slave labour to build stadiums, and nobody gives a shit, but the second some visiting CEO gets impressed into a worksite is a red-line they aren't going to be crossing. Local businesses and politicians have no choice when it comes to working with those animals, foreign businesses absolutely have a choice. That's the difference.