Background
For many companies, doing business with China must present a moral dilemma.
On the one hand, China is obviously an excellent business opportunity.
On the other hand, everyone knows the “bad” things about China: its poor human rights records and lack of basic freedoms for many people; the Tibet issue; its questionable dealings in countries such as Darfur in Africa and other developing countries; its environmental problems; its continued involvement in the endangered animal trade of rhino horns, elephant tusks, tiger skins, shark fins, etc; and a long list of other problems.
Given the above concerns, I wonder how many companies would choose principles over profits and not do business with China?
Not many, I imagine.
dilemma = a situation in which it is difficult to decide what to do
principles = moral rules or beliefs about what is right and wrong
Discuss
- What is your opinion of China?
- Do you think companies from Western, democratic countries are hypocritical and immoral for doing business in China? Why or why not?
- If you owned a company, would you do business in China?
- If enough companies threatened to stop doing business in China, do you think this would force the Chinese government to change?
2 comments:
Although China is a big market for many companies. But if I owned a company, I won't do business in China. As I don't have a good impression both on people and government in China. Chinese companies always produce goods either is fake or is harmful to health.So I'll admire google very much if it really to exit Chinese market.
Hi Yvette
Thanks for your comments.
Whether or not to do business in China would certainly be a tough moral decision for some people and companies to make.
-Simon
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