You value system, not theirs. Why is it that we feel so threatened when another country chooses not to adopt "democracy". Looking at the last two election cycles, I'm not so sure we have that much of a political system to sell to the Chinese even if they did want to buy it at one point.
Oh please, something original please!? To compare China with Nazi Germany is such a low-ball tactics I would only expect a politician to use it. There is zero similarity between China and Nazi Germany, let's remember the simple fact that the Nazis were democratically elected.
It's none of our business trying to impose our political system onto china. If they like our political system they can use it. If not they don't have to.
Yahoo is obligated to follow local law-inforcement to turn over evidence in a crime investigation. Whatever your misgivings toward the chinese government, as a business, when you are in China you are obligated to follow local laws. Foreign company has to do that when they come to the US. Why the heck are the US companies exampt from doing so when they go abroad. Shi Tao wants to push a specific political agenda to which he knows the consequences. That is a decision he's made on his own, why is Yahoo morally obligated to risk its business in China in order to cover his trails?! Business is business. Yahoo is only morally obligated to its share-holders, period.It would also be unethical for Yahoo to hold a political agenda that damages its business.
This is not even bringing in the hypocracy arguments. I mean why aren't we outrage with cooperations that actually KILL people?
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You value system, not theirs. Why is it that we feel so threatened when another country chooses not to adopt "democracy". Looking at the last two election cycles, I'm not so sure we have that much of a political system to sell to the Chinese even if they did want to buy it at one point.
Oh please, something original please!? To compare China with Nazi Germany is such a low-ball tactics I would only expect a politician to use it. There is zero similarity between China and Nazi Germany, let's remember the simple fact that the Nazis were democratically elected. It's none of our business trying to impose our political system onto china. If they like our political system they can use it. If not they don't have to.
Yahoo is obligated to follow local law-inforcement to turn over evidence in a crime investigation. Whatever your misgivings toward the chinese government, as a business, when you are in China you are obligated to follow local laws. Foreign company has to do that when they come to the US. Why the heck are the US companies exampt from doing so when they go abroad. Shi Tao wants to push a specific political agenda to which he knows the consequences. That is a decision he's made on his own, why is Yahoo morally obligated to risk its business in China in order to cover his trails?! Business is business. Yahoo is only morally obligated to its share-holders, period.It would also be unethical for Yahoo to hold a political agenda that damages its business. This is not even bringing in the hypocracy arguments. I mean why aren't we outrage with cooperations that actually KILL people?