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Sadly, Trump claims he is not above using this to "twist arms" during trade negotiations with China, something even his own party warned him against. Justice is blind and people should be treated fairly... not some political weapon to be used to gain advantages when needed.
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I agree with you to a large extend, but I think some "arm-twisting" is not always bad. Frankly, I think many of us would agree even if this arrest is pure "arm twisting" during the trade negotiation, it may well be superior to full scale trade war. Or perhaps a warning shot like "if you don't agree to stop doing those other bad things (such as lifting others intellectual property) we will begin throwing the books at you on all your miss-steps. starting right now..." Neither of these two would be out of line in my view.
However, if this arrest is purely to slow Huawei down with 5G infrastructure, or if this is a move to show our other trading partner that you better stop illegal trade or else... Either of those would not be a good thing in my mind. I hope this move is pure (as in what you see is really what is going on and no other hidden agenda).
Democracy is the dictatorship of the law.... Gerhard Schroeder German chancellor
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china is kidnapping canadians though
china is kidnapping canadians though
The law being an absolute authority is a silly position.
Go ask Lee Kuan Yew. See how his "absolute fear to law" solution made Singapore the most developed country in Asia.
One of his quotes being between being loved and being feared, I have always believed Machiavelli was right. If nobody is afraid of me, I'm meaningless.
Lee Kuan Yew, Mao Ze Dong and Chiang Kai Shi are all some of the most successful dictators, and both did absolutely great things to their countries, though horrible.
Yeah ..imagine what a great place america would be with all those 20 milion injuns alive and kicking
Yeah ..imagine what a great place america would be with all those 20 milion injuns alive and kicking
How it started to heat up and when https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news18_e/ds565rfc_27aug18_e.htm
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Facts are for most of us zero difference to our work or daily lives or access to anything we need. There is always another way to get it done that is why we are Engineers.
1. I agree. My guess the end of the trade war is China will give up stealing western IPs tp certain degree, under a condition that the West promises never to sanction China by limiting high tech export to China. From Chinese government's perspective, the West uses high tech sanction to protest dictatorship and Taiwan problem. If China is given a green unconditionally on high tech, China will have no excuse to fund cloning of Western technology.
2. BS. If you can't compete, you deserve to die. China will deal with pollution and many other social problems, but human competing and phasing out human will never change. That's the thrust of natural selection.
3. Politicians know what is good for the human as a race, not the humanity BS. If evolution requires, everyone not up to the standard should and can die.
Yes. And it's in Chinese law. If an IP product doesn't have a sales outlet in China, then it's fair game.
Shit, or get off the pot.
It's more like I have the money, whatever amount you want, but give me your IP, or I will rob it.