Posted on 08/13/2019 7:57:48 PM PDT by cba123
Venture capitalist and Facebook board member Peter Thiel has reiterated his stance on Google’s presence in China, saying that it is “unprecedented” for a company to refuse contracts with the US military while seeking greater interaction with China.
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Thiel said that Google had decided not to renew a contract with the US government while simultaneously pursuing its interests in China, a country he said is a geopolitical rival.
https://technode.com/2019/08/12/peter-thiel-resumes-google-offensive-calls-china-work-unprecedented/
In other words, treason.
He’s brave.
His is the son of Christian missionaries, was raised in Namibia, in Africa.
It takes guys to talk like him in California tech, even if you have a billion.
Perhaps especially if you have a billion.
These people Really hate America to do something like this. Apple will crack any phone for the Chinese also but won’t do it here even when ordered by a court.
Is there anyone expecting Google, Facebook,Twitter......To operate in line with Trump’s agenda?
‘Apple will crack any phone for the Chinese also but won’t do it here even when ordered by a court.’
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They can’t compromise their liberal principles of democracy, freedom, human rights......
It’s mission impossible to win the trade war as long as globalisation (which China is keen to defend) is going on.
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