A corporation is nothing more than a entity that establishes a legal framework within a country's legislation. Yes there are entities that exist who have specific agendas and goals besides making money. However, the number one goal of any BUSINESS is to make money, plain and simple. It is the heart and soul of capitalism and the engine that drives this country. This is plain to anyone who has worked in business, financing, trade, etc.
Of course, a company can have secondary goals, such as meeting laws and regulations, or generating publicity and consumer good will. These are also important, but ultimately exist to support a business' long term profitability.
China has now become the bogey man. Say your pledge of allegiance 3 times before bed like a good little boy or the evil chinese monsters will come out and eat you!
Ignorance. Fear. Paranoia.
"leave and we'll kill your family" is pretty dramatic since even the worst political dissidents only get jail time. But hey, free to spread as much negativity as possible on China in order to make Google look better.
I don't think China ever gave a shit if Google stayed or not considering there are plenty of other search engines around to take up Google's meager market share.
Find a large square in the capital, occupy it with thousands (possibly hundreds of thousands) of people for a few weeks and you don't think the government will clear it?
Which government are you referring to? Sure the Chinese one would. Don't know about other countries though. Some have a history of letting that sort of thing slide for a while.
Which government are YOU referring to? I don't think you understand the scale, timeline, and complex nature of what happened at Tiananmen if you think other governments have been in similar situations and let things slide.
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A corporation is nothing more than a entity that establishes a legal framework within a country's legislation. Yes there are entities that exist who have specific agendas and goals besides making money. However, the number one goal of any BUSINESS is to make money, plain and simple. It is the heart and soul of capitalism and the engine that drives this country. This is plain to anyone who has worked in business, financing, trade, etc. Of course, a company can have secondary goals, such as meeting laws and regulations, or generating publicity and consumer good will. These are also important, but ultimately exist to support a business' long term profitability.
China has now become the bogey man. Say your pledge of allegiance 3 times before bed like a good little boy or the evil chinese monsters will come out and eat you! Ignorance. Fear. Paranoia.
"leave and we'll kill your family" is pretty dramatic since even the worst political dissidents only get jail time. But hey, free to spread as much negativity as possible on China in order to make Google look better.
I don't think China ever gave a shit if Google stayed or not considering there are plenty of other search engines around to take up Google's meager market share.
Find a large square in the capital, occupy it with thousands (possibly hundreds of thousands) of people for a few weeks and you don't think the government will clear it?
Which government are you referring to? Sure the Chinese one would. Don't know about other countries though. Some have a history of letting that sort of thing slide for a while.
Which government are YOU referring to? I don't think you understand the scale, timeline, and complex nature of what happened at Tiananmen if you think other governments have been in similar situations and let things slide.