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And.... would you believe them? Would a corporation sink billions into there knowing full well they can come up with arbitrary laws to get their way? How about if there is a war fought, would you believe that they won’t sieze all the assets? How about getting money out of their country? And how about subjecting your company to the inevitable corporate espionage that will happen? Would their court system actually protect your company? Hmmmmmmm

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Yes they already do that. Even Taiwanese companies like foxconn and HTC.

The China of today seems less safe than the China of ten years ago though. Are foreign companies making big investments lately?

Yes, Apple had done as well as an investment into Didi. You'll notice a lot of western brands in China from Mars (M&M), Nestle, General Motors, etc.

The Apple investment was almost three years ago, were the others more recent?

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-china/apple-invests...

Probably, but I’m not Google. Feel free to research yourself.

I don't particularly care one way or the other, I was simply asking for evidence of your assertion that it does happen lately. Playing devil's advocate I think it's sometimes called.

>>>>> Would a corporation sink billions into there knowing full well they can come up with arbitrary laws to get their way?

>>>> Yes they already do that. Even Taiwanese companies like foxconn and HTC.

>>> The China of today seems less safe than the China of ten years ago though. Are foreign companies making big investments lately?

>> Yes, Apple had done as well as an investment into Didi. You'll notice a lot of western brands in China from Mars (M&M), Nestle, General Motors, etc.

> The Apple investment was almost three years ago, were the others more recent?

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