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Corporations need the cheap repressed labor as much as China needs US Dollars. It's the perverse incentives of capitalism. Quality of life and human rights crusades are a potential byproduct of capitalism, not the goal, nor in anyway guaranteed. Maybe you'll hear some corp heads beat the anti-China drum, but they'll silently be reviewing their quarterly earnings report to make sure overseas labor expenses aren't eroding profit margins.



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