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Chinese Ad Resellers On Anti-Google Hunger Strike
itwbennett writes "About 200 employees from 7 Chinese ad reselling companies are protesting outside Google's offices in Shanghai in response to Google terminating their contracts, said Fan Meiyong, a representative for the group. 40 of those have gone on a hunger strike that will last until the group's grievances are resolved, Fan added. The ad resellers have said they have held talks with Google about the matter but they still don't know why the contracts were terminated. The group has even written an open letter to Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, asking them for their intervention."
Who says that there's an American trade imbalance with China? Here we have excellent proof that China is importing and embracing the leading American industry: entitlements.
Everybody gets what the majority deserves.
Really, they should just hire the Falun Gong people. Experts at protesting and garnering sympathy. This hunger strike just looks kind of stupid.
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"So true. I can't wait for the day I have kids and tell them I make all the money, so I get to tell them what to do (the dished for starters). I have to start somewhere.
So what's your point? Google owes Chinese workers a living? Last I heard China was doing just fine.
And then we have this gem;
sorry, frog. i'm not kissing you to turn you into my princess. i'm a software engineer. i have no time for a girlfriend
You sound like a fippin' idiot.
Python: 'And then suddenly you have a language which says "we're all stuck with whatever the whiniest coder wants".'