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by JumpCrisscross
1788 days ago
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> they are playing the long term game This was true ten years ago. It hasn't been since Xi became more...permanent. The headline case is Hong Kong's accession, where a territory that would have--without much controversy--reverted to Beijing within a generation was accelerated to meet a 68-year old man's timeline. This not only cost China internationally, not only cost it in Hong Kong, it also neutered support in Taiwan for peaceful reunification. Bad for China. Good for Xi. > haven't seen a single Chinese company issue apologies for anything related to offences to western countries Corporate apologies to governments have zero value in the West. One could argue its pragmatism. One could argue we're jaded. But a Chinese company doing something wrong and apologizing for it could be seen as possibly more insulting than paying the fine and fixing the problem. Similarly, if our companies can save money or gain advantage by issuing apologies, power to them. |
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