When It Comes to China, Google’s Experience Still Says It All

Post by SapphireSun » Wed, Aug 03, 2016, 7:38 PM UTC

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Other terrible side effects of our subsidies are a reliable food supply as we overproduce far beyond what's necessary which makes us nearly immune to supply shocks like pre-1930s america. Ever heard of famine in the united states in recent memory? Didn't think so. Know what else causes nutritional deficiency? Not eating. While there may be some problems with our current system, they are firmly in the "good problem to…

> protectionism is justified for critical functions Then don't complain about other countries' protectionism. They also have the right to decide what is critical to them, right?

Post by stvswn » Wed, Aug 03, 2016, 7:43 PM UTC

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The West and China are playing a global chess game and have been for some time. An impoverished China was not in the West's interests and so they agreed to buy all kinds of lowish tech Chinese made goods. In return most jurisdictions enforced a balance of trade with China, with the exception of the US. On their end China insisted on joint ventures and technology transfer to the extent Western companies would comply.…

It seems to me that China outplayed the West here by a wide margin. For some reason, the West has let China get away with extremely protectionist trade policies the likes of which no one else in the world would dare even attempt. I think this was a combination of fear that isolating China vs creating a high degree of economic interdependence could lead to war down the line, and a lack of control over Western companie…

Post by oblio » Wed, Aug 03, 2016, 7:45 PM UTC

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I think his point is that there are some boundaries over which we do not go, at least not easily. Meanwhile the disregard of Chinese governments for Chinese citizens can fill volumes :)

If you think the US government or industry haven't then it's because you've never read any history.

Post by mmanfrin » Wed, Aug 03, 2016, 7:49 PM UTC

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Independence Day, a blue-blooded American Hollywood Film if there ever was one, is also all about unity.

Think you mean red-blooded. "Ordinary People" is a blue-blooded American Hollywood film.

Post by 6stringmerc » Wed, Aug 03, 2016, 7:50 PM UTC