Sandberg: FB Shouldn't be Broken Up, or else Chinese Companies will Dominate

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/20/18632669/sheryl-sandberg-break-up-facebook-china-cnbc

by kouh • 7 years ago

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kouh2• 7 years ago

I think the "to compete with China" legal/moral waiver is an interesting recurring argument across industries and government

NedIsakoff3• 7 years ago

Is it wrong thou? I don't see the Chinese Government breaking up Alibaba or Tencent.

kouh2• 7 years ago

That's exactly the crucial question I don't see being asked anywhere. It's answer has huge implications, it's non answer leads to a schizophrenic nation.

microwavecamera2• 7 years ago

This leads to a slippery slope to the bottom though. The reason U.S. businesses are more successful in the international market is trust in our legal and financial systems. Eroding and curtailing these protections will just make the U.S. market another China. This is why people will spend over twice as much for an iPhone than a Huawei smartphone. This is why foreign tech companies and workers come to the U.S. and instead of China. Without that trust, we're left just competing on price and China can always do it cheaper.

Sandberg: FB Shouldn't be Broken Up, or else Chinese Companies will Dominate

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