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**DOWNLOADnowADOBEphotoSHOP** · 04-19-2007, 08:34 PM

Yahoo! has two choices:

1) Don't operate in China
2) Rat out dissidents in China

Based on this constrained set of choices, I would defend Yahoo!'s actions.

If they failed to obey Chinese law they would be unable to operate in China, it's just that simple. I don't think a large multinational should be required to give up billions of dollars worth of business because it is forced to engage in human rights violations. If it hadn't been Yahoo! it would have been some other company, it's not like Yahoo! caused the violations or encouraged them. It chose not to take a stand where it couldn't win.

Am I advocating hunting down dissidents in China? Obviously not. I advocate recognizing reality and the power differential between Yahoo! and the Chinese government. The strong do what they will, the weak do what they must.

04-19-2007, 08:34 PM	#8
DOWNLOADnowADOBEphotoSHOP Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 476 Senior Member	Yahoo! has two choices: 1) Don't operate in China 2) Rat out dissidents in China Based on this constrained set of choices, I would defend Yahoo!'s actions. If they failed to obey Chinese law they would be unable to operate in China, it's just that simple. I don't think a large multinational should be required to give up billions of dollars worth of business because it is forced to engage in human rights violations. If it hadn't been Yahoo! it would have been some other company, it's not like Yahoo! caused the violations or encouraged them. It chose not to take a stand where it couldn't win. Am I advocating hunting down dissidents in China? Obviously not. I advocate recognizing reality and the power differential between Yahoo! and the Chinese government. The strong do what they will, the weak do what they must.
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