alt Hacker NewsThe financial center of the world selects its winners nearby. As simple as that. Businesses outside of the US have never had much of a chance.
China does the same now, as the engineering center of the world. And they have to because the financial center is hyping them as a threat.
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expedition32 • today at 11:01 AM
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bulbar • today at 7:53 AM
A dictatorship with the explicit goal of invading Taiwan, which is not only a close ally, but also of global geostrategic importance.
That's not "hype".
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It’s also just less risky and easier to work with people that you are near, speak your language, etc. more so back in the 80s before most people were even using email, we Americans had virtually no contact with people on other continents even was limited in the business world.