China Cracks Down on TwentySomethings

[Shi Huangdi]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat


Predictably Repressive Communists?

That'll work.

And ya, good point about the West being unwilling to stand up to human rights violations in China. The amount of free trade with China should be tied to that country's human rights record.

[Dinner]

But think how expensive happy meal toys would become.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Oerdin
But think how expensive happy meal toys would become.

Couldn't we just get the cheap useless crap from Mexico?

[Kuciwalker]

[Nubclear]

Where has UR gone?! I wanna see him defend this

[PLATO]

Originally posted by skywalker
We should embargo them. Hey, maybe it didn't work in some cases, but they SURVIVE on exports.

Let's try to work on Most Favoured Nation status first!

American business interests would never let the US government do such a thing.

Without a doubt. Billions in joint ventures would be lost instantly.

Unfortunately so. But there could be economic benefits to it. It would open up a LOT of jobs here.

On the contrary. These are below market wage jobs that would eventually land in a developing nation. The impact here would be lost distribution jobs, and lost sales and the jobs that come with them.

[The Vagabond]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Couldn't we just get the cheap useless crap from Mexico?

No. China is less costly, and production is being moved from Mexico to China. I'm afraid MtG will someday have to move his business from Mexico to China too.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Couldn't we just get the cheap useless crap from Mexico?

Naah, once we started paying people a dollar an hour, we were screwed out of the making cheap useless crap for gringos business.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by The Vagabond


No. China is less costly, and production is being moved from Mexico to China. I'm afraid MtG will someday have to move his business from Mexico to China too.

I boycott work in China.

[Tingkai]

This is just crazy. Yet another example of the bureaucratic mind. If they had registered it would have been okay, but because they didn't register their group they end up spending eight (10?) years in jail. Absolutely nuts!

Having said that, this doesn't show that the PRC government are thugs. It shows bureaucratic stupidity. It shows the lack of rule of law and the lack of trained judges and lawyers. It shows a lack of common sense.

Mind you, that's no comfort to the four men who will spend eight years in jail.

[The Vagabond]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
I boycott work in China.

Do you do it on principle, or perhaps simply time isn't yet ripe for you?

[Mao]

You've all heard me like a broken record "defending" the PRC, but this amuses me. A lot worse stuff is happening, don't harp too harshly on this guys...

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by skywalker
Except that when we claim that perogative here, Americans are free to protest.

Three words: Lee Wen Ho. Or what about Camp X-Ray, where *cough* unlawful combatants *cough* are detained? How long have they been there, anyway?

[The Mad Monk]

Originally posted by Tassadar5000
Where has UR gone?! I wanna see him defend this

Mao sighting +1!

UR's sitting there, desperately hoping this thread will quickly and silently slide off the front page before one of his minders sees it.

edit: erm...hi, UR!

[Ming]

Mao... was that MAO