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Yes, absolutely. The economic clout gives them the confidence and means. That needs to be dealt with. Declaw!

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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 …

There is a saying like this: if you want to see Tang dynasty, you go to Japan. Sung Dynasty you go to South Korea.

They will fail, but not without lots of damage to the world and themselves. All thanks to Xi Jinping's expansionist ambition.

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.

Fluff to boost their stock price much the same way like "dot com".

What a world we live in! Each country gets its own version of alternative reality.

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 thi…

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 o…

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 …

It has been extensively used to describe the current situation - expansion of government's role in business and diminishing of private enterprises.

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 n…

Not quite as aggressive as now. It is called "国进民退".

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 manageme…

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 e…

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 …

Try becoming an activist, or attend a pro-HK freedom rally in the US.

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 …

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?

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 …

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…

Say the ones driving pickup trucks.

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…