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Do you think the export ban was in good faith?

• rurounijones 14y ago
  That is beside the point. There was an export ban in place from before the deal started. Regardless of whether you agree with it or not it was in place. Now it appears from this article that China did their best, in bad faith, to do an end-run around these laws. So I don't really see how the Chinese could be painted in a good light in this article given the above fact that they appeared to be trying to circumvent another country's laws. I also don't really see the US being depicted as righteous in this article. (Note, replies of "But America does that to other countries too!!!" or "This happens all the time" is also beside the point, I am talking about China's actions in this specific case, not general global import/export shenanigans ) [EDIT] seanmcdirmid said it better than me: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4197928 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4197928
  • Volpe 14y ago
    But general global import/export shenanigans is exactly the point. Everyone does this. It's a big mess of politics. You could highlight any country you like, and you'll find corporations/government doing shady business. Consistently highlighting China, or Russia or any country you are building a different narrative than what ALL the facts present.