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I'd love to assume this had something to do with government abuses and overreach that YC couldn't condone, but call me cynical, im not holding my breath.

Also, I wonder if when asian businesses consider starting up something in the US if local news write articles like this. E.g.:

"That there is no mention of the uncertain international politics and U.S.-China relations right now, nor the explosive situation in Hong Kong, or ongoing human rights issues elsewhere in the country, seems a deliberate choice to make this move seem as ordinary as possible. But those things are major questions for anyone looking to do business in [the US], and it’s hard to believe none had any bearing on the decision to abruptly pack up and leave a major enterprise behind."

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> I'd love to assume this had something to do with government abuses and overreach that YC couldn't condone, but call me cynical, im not holding my breath.

It makes it easier when it's difficult to do business there when your IP will just be stolen.

YC China was for funding companies in China. Worrying about IP theft in that context doesn't make sense unless you think YC has significant IP of its own.

Do they actually leave 'a major enterprise' behind?

Don't think so.

I think they put somebody in charge of it, had a conference, I don't know if they ever opened an office.

I think they got pushback from the very beginning, tried to withdraw quietly, then got pushed into taking a stand finally.

If that was the case, then YC should certainly think about exiting the US market as well. Due government abuses and overreach. Wars.... Always we have wars... Concentration camps for immigrants. Torture sites (EU and Asia) and people locked up with no judicial oversight (Gitmo (operated in a communist country).. Mass surveillance.

Operating out of Sweden or Switzerland would be much more desirable if they care about human rights and government brutality.

I agree. But they don't care. Nor do they care about anything happening in China. That was kinda my point. In a way i guess i'm happy they didnt claim it was for some sort of humanitarian reason like many have in the wake of the blizzard thing. They're all lying.

This sort of moral relativism and whataboutism is repugnant.

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