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Effects of China's Software Policy on World Economy?

Posted by Cliff on from the great-firewall-of-china dept.

guptaparesh asks: "The Chinese government is currently engaged in a comprehensive overhaul of its procurement policies and regulations. These regulations would ban non-Chinese firms from selling software to the Chinese government. Given that how much trade all the countries in the world are engaged in with China, isn't this a unfair trade move by the Chinese government?" A better question would be how this might affect the worldwide economy, particularly that of the U.S. and China. What benefits and drawbacks may China see as a result of this new policy? What steps might the U.S. take to attempt to counter it?

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  1. unfair trade by Saeger · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    isn't this a unfair trade move by the Chinese government?

    I thought that was the definition of the "free trade" euphemism, where only the U.S. is allowed to be a hypocrite.

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  2. Re:I would guess... by zoloto · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So by this logic, wouldn't that conclude that they might be worried about the possiblities of war with the United States of America?

    Just knowing about certian leaders, theirs and ours (being myself an American), it really scares me significantly.

    Time to move to Colorado.

  3. Re:how does it feel? by udowish · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How true, but in the next decade the US will loose its dominance, they can not compete with over a billion chinese. The US is almost bankrupt now and when China's economy lights up the real power will start to change hands. Thank god.

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