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Comment by ballooney | Hacker News Reader

Don't buy stuff that's made in China, and optionally (but importantly) then email that CEO of the company whose stuff you decided not to buy that was made in China, explaining why.

The dragon doesn't care what you say about it so long as it's still being fed.

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Why does Foxconn have its operations in Mainland China when it's a Taiwanese firm? Should I email them and convince them to move out of China?

So? Many other countries have factories in China. But now even Samsung has most production in Vietnam. I have no doubt Foxconn will move most of production out of China soon. Foxconn is investing heavily in India production.

Yes, you should email Apple to tell them to move out of China.

Okay, who should I send my email to? Do you think customer service will work? Or do you think calling them is a better bet.

One of China's strategies for subverting Taiwanese democracy is to court Taiwan's elites: you are allowed to get very rich in China, as long as you agree with the one-China policy and increase ties with the mainland.

Rest assured that if Terry Gou were to promote Taiwanese independence, Foxconn would get into deep trouble quickly.

The dragon is not going to care about what the ants are doing. It will only care if other dragons start taking collective action.

“Vote with your wallet” is bullshit.

Vote with your wallet is very effective with an educated populace.

So essentially, not effective at all.

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