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Originally Posted by Sliver
I don't think it would make us look strong. It would make us look like pouty little bitches.
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Originally Posted by RogerWilco
Would you attend a party thrown by a gang that kidnapped your son/brother and refuses to let him go? While they still have him chained in a concrete room ####ting trough a hole in the floor? Serious question.
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China would likely be happy if we didn't go. Canada performs well in the winter Olympics. Our absence would give China more opportunities for medals, which I'm sure would please them.
Also, after a brief mention or two in the opening ceremonies, our absence would be irrelevant. Everyone would have fun without us, and we'd be on the sidelines looking like whiners.
So, would I go to a party that kidnapped my family member? Yes, if it gave me even the slightest chance of an opportunity to massage the relations to a point where I had a chance of getting them back. Not going wouldn't help at all, so that would be really dumb to stay away.
The Olympics and the Michaels are not connected, anyway. The Michaels are going to stay in China as long as we/USA have Meng Wanzhoug.
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Originally Posted by RogerWilco
Sorry, you guys are right. Lets do nothing over China kidnaping our citizens at will. As long as I can get a fairly cheep iPhone.
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It goes far beyond luxury goods. Not sure if you know anybody in manufacturing right now, but we're dependent on China to compete. Before I started having China do some of my manufacturing, I was bleeding customers to the USA at an insane rate. Shipping something from Texas to Calgary is nothing anymore. It's easy. If people can't find something cheap here, they beep-boop a couple words into Google and have the cheaper item sent to their door. Canadian manufacturers need the lower prices of Chinese goods.
Principled stands are all well and good, but there's no way it's worth nuking a segment of our economy by cutting out China when it won't help our cause. So long as we keep Wanzhoug, they will keep the Michaels. What else can they do? Plus, they've actually gone light on us with that. She's a way bigger player than those guys are. China has the power to inflict much more damage on us as retaliation than they have. Let's count our blessings on this one.