2. Actually, under US safe harbor law, providers are only liable to take down illegal content when notified of it; they do not need to be proactive about finding such content. This is quite different in China: providers must be proactive at finding illegal content...but its even worse than that...illegal content is vaguely defined (what is a state secrets? What goes against social harmony?).
3. US companies are more capable of not speaking English than Chinese companies are in not speaking Chinese. Spanish is already a big language in the US given our proximity to Mexico and South America. India and much of Africa speaks a western language (English, French, Portuguese) as a defacto unifying language...
4. Tell that to the Taiwanese, HK'ers, and Singaporeans who prefer Facebook and Twitter to Kaixing, Renren, or Weibo. Also, how many Chinese want to drive around in a QQ or Xiali vs. a Toyota or Audi? What about iPhone vs. Xioami? Chinese are much more open and pragmatic than say...the Japanese or Koreans.
5. The loans that the SOE's are getting today from the banks are really going to hurt us this year or the next. The whole solvency of the nation is at risk.
3. US companies are more capable of not speaking English than Chinese companies are in not speaking Chinese. Spanish is already a big language in the US given our proximity to Mexico and South America. India and much of Africa speaks a western language (English, French, Portuguese) as a defacto unifying language...
4. Tell that to the Taiwanese, HK'ers, and Singaporeans who prefer Facebook and Twitter to Kaixing, Renren, or Weibo. Also, how many Chinese want to drive around in a QQ or Xiali vs. a Toyota or Audi? What about iPhone vs. Xioami? Chinese are much more open and pragmatic than say...the Japanese or Koreans.
5. The loans that the SOE's are getting today from the banks are really going to hurt us this year or the next. The whole solvency of the nation is at risk.