Comments by "林子倫" (@zilun) on "Why America’s Biggest Brands Are Failing to Keep Up in China | WSJ" video.

@羅皓東56 Nope. My dad was in China for over a decade in the 90s and 00s. PLA, which has jack to do with any businesses, marched into his factory, a Taiwanese-owned factory, unplugged all computers and took them away. All they had was, "Just following orders". Few weeks later, my dad was told to pick up those computers, by paying a fine. Over what? No one knows. A few months later, the business he worked for lost a huge chunk of its clients. That is NOT free trade. Because CCP won't do that to a factory owned by CCP officials. That was why they stayed only until 00s and left. They don't like getting robbed. Not because they can't compete in a free and fair market.
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@羅皓東56 Free market means all competitors are equally protected by the same set of laws. There is no such thing as free market in China. Those supported by the state is protected, those who complete with interests of one’s protected by the state, will be sabotaged.
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