eznoonze

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by eznoonze 7y ago
Yes, absolutely. The economic clout gives them the confidence and means. That needs to be dealt with. Declaw!
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by eznoonze 7y ago
Past 20-30 years as you said. Past performance is not a guarantee of future success. They don't have the same officials now as they did for the past few decades. Check out who the current ruler is and its background. This guy is a
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by eznoonze 7y ago
There is a saying like this: if you want to see Tang dynasty, you go to Japan. Sung Dynasty you go to South Korea.
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by eznoonze 7y ago
They will fail, but not without lots of damage to the world and themselves. All thanks to Xi Jinping's expansionist ambition.
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by eznoonze 7y ago
Not just propping up autocratic regimes, but they also infiltrate democratic countries by providing funding/support to naive and/or corrupted politicians in the West.
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by eznoonze 7y ago
Fluff to boost their stock price much the same way like "dot com".
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by eznoonze 7y ago
What a world we live in! Each country gets its own version of alternative reality.
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by eznoonze 7y ago
If they choose to be "obvious", they mean to show rather than hide it. It is a more aggressive tactic to bring others into the fold. There is no accident when it comes to these things for the communists. It serves as a warning
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by eznoonze 7y ago
Board of Director. The title of course is not called "Commissar", but they serve as a defacto one. Some are public. Some hide their identities (but serve similar purpose). Secret ones usually are used in dealing with foreign en
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by eznoonze 7y ago
It depends on whether the party considers your business useful to their rule or helpful in implementing their policies. For example, Wechat, Alipay, etc are all very useful. Their policy is trickling down gradually. They recently inserted
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by eznoonze 7y ago
It has been extensively used to describe the current situation - expansion of government's role in business and diminishing of private enterprises.
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by eznoonze 7y ago
China would not hesitate to use your Chinese branch as a leverage to influence your business even in the US, e.g. Airlines, NBA, etc. Unless you are decoupled from China, you are not immune.
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by eznoonze 7y ago
Not quite as aggressive as now. It is called "国进民退".
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by eznoonze 7y ago
All businesses in China beside your neighborhood street vendors, noodle joints, corner stores, etc, are required to have a Communist Party Commissar stationed at their top management to control the company when needed. Major companies (e.g.
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by eznoonze 7y ago
Hmmm....Government propaganda is one thing. But sending you to concentration camp or prison because you have different views from the government is another. Not sure what kind of equivalency you are trying to make here.
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by eznoonze 7y ago
Chinese people join the CCP not because they identify with the communist ideals. They join because it gives access to a lot of resources and power that is otherwise unavailable to outsiders. It is essentially a gangster of national propor
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by eznoonze 7y ago
Try becoming an activist, or attend a pro-HK freedom rally in the US.
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by eznoonze 7y ago
From some estimate they have about 80 million members. Because becoming a party member is a prerequisite to any degree of success in China, both in business or government. Being a member one has to abide by very strict internal party rule
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by eznoonze 7y ago
They are querying a Chinese database (Tencent, likely highly connected to the Chinese communist government). What do you think the list would contain/not contain?
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by eznoonze 7y ago
Nationalism in China is fueled by the Chinese media (i.e. the Chinese government) which control the message. The chinese government control the degree of nationalism in China like they turn the volume knob of a TV. They use it as weapon.
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by eznoonze 7y ago
As a founder of a tech company based in China, you benefit from China blocking US (and the western world's) companies; You should be saddened by this. Can you please write a letter to Chairman Xi telling him he is wrong?
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by eznoonze 7y ago
Say the ones driving pickup trucks.
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by eznoonze 7y ago
Free market only works when everyone follows the same rules. When you have a player like China who is dead set on taking advantages of the rules but never taking the responsibility, you create an one-sided situation. Trade is not just an e
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'Abominable' film axed in Malaysia after rebuffing order to cut China map(reuters.com)
1 points by eznoonze 7y ago|0 comments
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by eznoonze 7y ago
Worse thing is: China always blames others for having 'cold war' mentality when in reality they are the one with hardcore cold war tactics all along.
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by eznoonze 7y ago
>China is now a nightmare dictatorship They call it "China Dream".
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by eznoonze 7y ago
There is a big difference between demanding your supply chain to meet your shipping and quality standards and demanding your supply chain to toe your political and ideological line.
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by eznoonze 7y ago
"speculate"
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Hong Kong Cabinet member floats internet curbs to contain unrest(japantimes.co.jp)
40 points by eznoonze 7y ago|1 comments
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by eznoonze 7y ago
You don't need Hollywood for that. It's exactly what is happening in Hong Kong.

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