05-18-2012, 08:22 PM
Well stated!
I'm not an isolationist by any means. Global trade over human history has opened the world and expanded horizons exponentially. I support it fully as long as it doesn't jeopardize our national sovereignty or security.
China can't be trusted... true story: a large global brand partnered with the Chinese government to do business and production within China (that's how you have to do it). Large global brand invests time, money, and builds infrastructure for new business expansion into China. Once completed, the large global brand ramped up production and trained Chinese labor force to run factory. At that point, Chinese government said, "thank you" and took the business over from the large global brand and dismissed them. Large global brand says nothing, because that is how the game is played - they want to be able to sell their other product lines in China and complaining would not be productive.
China operates and conducts business in its interest alone, we can never forget that.
I'm not an isolationist by any means. Global trade over human history has opened the world and expanded horizons exponentially. I support it fully as long as it doesn't jeopardize our national sovereignty or security.
China can't be trusted... true story: a large global brand partnered with the Chinese government to do business and production within China (that's how you have to do it). Large global brand invests time, money, and builds infrastructure for new business expansion into China. Once completed, the large global brand ramped up production and trained Chinese labor force to run factory. At that point, Chinese government said, "thank you" and took the business over from the large global brand and dismissed them. Large global brand says nothing, because that is how the game is played - they want to be able to sell their other product lines in China and complaining would not be productive.
China operates and conducts business in its interest alone, we can never forget that.