Actually, the world(and the US) could quite easily stop that trade.
Light and medium manufacturing is very easy to move (The reason it went
to China in the first place) and can move elsewhere (And has been as
China gets too expensive).
Indonesia and Malaysia are the new China.
-Adam
Juan Buhler wrote:
But Frank, how much of everything we consume was made in China? The
American economy (and I'd say the world's economy, for the US won't
collapse without bringing all the rest down with us) depends on
China's credit. It isn't like we could just stop doing business with
them.
Yahoo and Google are just doing what everybody else is, from Walmart
to Apple: play along with China, hoping the government will change at
some point.
j
On 2/10/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 2/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Interesting, so Yahoo is faced with a choice: Deny the Dhinese access to their search
>engine or allow them access and cooperate with the authorities. There doesn't seem to
be >a good way out for Yahoo. I would guess that the majority of the population would
want >access to search engines, rather than have to go it alone on the internet. So the
blame >lies with the government, not with Yahoo.
Well, yes, the gov't is certainly wrong. But Yahoo certainly has the
choice as to whether they want to do business with China, and they've
chosen profits over integrity. Whether Yahoo's decision is morally
defensible is certainly open to discussion (but I'd suggest this may
not be the appropriate forum for such a discussion).
All I'll say is that their priorities aren't in accord with mine (and
leave it at that).
cheers,
frank
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