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NBA's China dilemma: $4B at risk as Chinese TV cancels game broadcasts

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Post by Hithredin »

mytailorisrich wrote: post #2

That's the point. The scale of China's reaction is obviously not because of the tweet itself but because of the trade war. The message is that the US have a lot to lose if China starts to also effectively blacklist American companies like the US try to do to Chinese companies... Edit: Someone should explain why now on HN a comment like this one that simply tries to look beyond the obvious and to discuss current issue…

Because HN has generally smart and well thought comnents except when it come to china. Not sure why.

Just take the article when China was first to ban the Boeing 737. Everyone here yell at bad china like in a tabloid forum...

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Post by Scramblejams »

SimbaOnSteroids wrote: post #7
behringer wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't tell if you're talking about china or america.

He's talking about China, don't be obtuse, America, while being horrendous abroad, is no where near as bad as China would be in Americas position if the treatment of their own subjects is any indication.

Any sense of proportion is often the first thing thrown out the window in nationalist debates, unfortunately.

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Post by justaduderr »

5trokerac3 wrote: post #32
madiathomas wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In what world is US better than China? China doesn't travel to other countries and directly kill millions of civilians like the United States. This website is so shitty when coming to defending the United States. I don't know why I continue to waste my time reading shitty pro-US propaganda on this website.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward#Consequence... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Credit_System#Implicati... https://www.businessinsider.com/china-xinjiang-prisoners-bli... https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/02/ch...

OK, are you going to post about the many US atrocities as well? Slavery, extermination of the indigenous population, redlining, Jim Crow, exploitation of illegal immigrant labor, etc. Keep in mind this isn't even counting what the USA does abroad.

China is bad, but USA is bad too. Make no mistake.

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Post by whitebread »

Can we relax with the self-made, altruistic view of billionaires? Self-made is a myth, and an NBA owner just released a book titled "Shut Up and Listen." Money talks, and it seems pretty clear that all of the moves previously made were actually for profits, not social causes.

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Post by madiathomas »

5trokerac3 wrote: post #32
madiathomas wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In what world is US better than China? China doesn't travel to other countries and directly kill millions of civilians like the United States. This website is so shitty when coming to defending the United States. I don't know why I continue to waste my time reading shitty pro-US propaganda on this website.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward#Consequence... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Credit_System#Implicati... https://www.businessinsider.com/china-xinjiang-prisoners-bli... https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/02/ch...

Show me evidence of China travelling to other countries and kill millions of people like the United States. As a non-citizen of China, I am not worried about social credit system and any monitoring that happens in China. Every country does have some human rights violations. I am worried about a country that thinks they can travel to any country and bomb civilians when they want to loot their resources.

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Post by at-fates-hands »

nostromo wrote: post #14

It's not much of a dilemma though, is it? Already-rich folks kowtowing to fascists for a quick buck is beyond pathetic. US companies should stop targeting China for growth. If they don't steal your IP completely, they'll eventually freeze you out like they just did the NBA. It's happened to many companies and will eventually happen to you too. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

China is just flexing its financial muscle to try and tamp down what's going on in Hong Kong. The fact is, US companies does this on a regular basis to get vendors to comply to their crazy demands.

Tim Cook was Apple's strongman who basically blackmailed Apple's entire Chinese supply chain to meet insane shipping and quality standards. Amazon has done it with their local delivery contracts with third party vendors. Forcing them to meet unrealistic delivery goals all the while detaching themselves from any responsibility for what happens when their vendors push themselves too much and people start dying.

I do agree wholeheartedly about how any company, in the US or abroad should stop targeting China for their growth.

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Post by drcode »

i_am_nomad wrote: post #24

The NBA boycotted North Carolina over HB2 (the “bathroom bill”), but doesn’t have a problem doing business in China. I hope they go bankrupt.

Let's give them some initial credit for being supportive of employees that support Hong Kong- They've shown more of a spine than Blizzard at this point.

Re: NBA's China dilemma: $4B at risk as Chinese TV cancels game broadcasts

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Post by 5trokerac3 »

justaduderr wrote: post #44
5trokerac3 wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward#Consequence... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Credit_System#Implicati... https://www.businessinsider.com/china-xinjiang-prisoners-bli... https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/02/ch...

OK, are you going to post about the many US atrocities as well? Slavery, extermination of the indigenous population, redlining, Jim Crow, exploitation of illegal immigrant labor, etc. Keep in mind this isn't even counting what the USA does abroad. China is bad, but USA is bad too. Make no mistake.

Everything from that list is from within the last 60 years. While China was murdering between 60 to 100 million of its citizens, America passed the Civil Rights Act.
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