I distinctly remember reading a long time ago that Google does have a rather large operation in China in order to comply with some of the Firewall regulations as it was not that feasible to run it from overseas.
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Google is probably doing some R & D in China and some cloud servers serving multinationals. You want to end all of that?
The media doesn’t care about the nuts and bolts, but if anyone read my past posts on this topic, then they will know nothing in this article is “news”.
1. Chinese government has spent a lot of money in infrastructure to support businesses like Foxconn. Much of it on the government’s own dime. (Either provincial or central)
2. Chinese government has spent a lot of money building vocational schools so workers have knowledge base for these kinds of jobs. Those infamous recruiters that go to rural areas to attract the undereducated that are portrayed in MSM as human rights violators for some reason. With experience, India might be able to make up some of the knowledge gap, but without greater and reliable support, the Indian plants will always be behind as the new processes will be developed in China first. This is how it is currently, the new models only get made in India about 6 months after Chinese production.
3. There is no local supply chain for parts. I posted a link to Apple’s own supplier transparency report. Only 2 or 3 parts suppliers are in India, everything else is imported.
As I said before, this is not to say India can’t accomplish their industrial goals, but there are literally no shortcuts here. Only possibility is taking advantage of lower cost machinery made available by China’s development, much in the way China used lower cost Korean and Taiwan equipment (relative to Japan and Germany)
I feel like I am talking to a brick wall at this point so this will be my last reply. It is highly unlikely Google will pull out after some inconsequential fine. And if for some weird reason they rather leave than pay, it is their decision. It is a illogical decision to lose large business partner over a tiny fine, but it is their rights to choose nonetheless. Should it happen there will be plenty of domestic business to replace them.
I think you are confusing the intention of fining Google here. It is not to cripple their business and make them leave. It is a symbolic penalty to show there is a consequence to play political games. It will not kill their business unless they repeated do the same thing.
Google pulled out their entire business from China many years ago and continue to keep its search from China in order to avoid the censorship.
Thank you for that clarification! I can now admire this beautiful lady without averting my eyes in fear.
Thank you for that clarification! I can now admire this beautiful lady without averting my eyes in fear.
Notice supposed offences by chinese compin western countries they will target the ceo, cfo, senior officers.
Similarly, when western companies commit offences they should also target the ceo & bring them to court. Do we see this?