That's the kind of rationalizing I'd expect from someone with such a poor standard of ethics. Gates is not going to be alone here, of course. Everyone doing business in China has to be telling themselves stuff like this.
So, her intentions were not to go against China. But then she should have been more thoughtful and opted for not reporting the story at all, like it's usually done. If only Fox news is reporting it, the news is easily ignored by liberals. If Bloomberg starts reporting it, even if ends up with a counter, it's still seen by a lot of liberals, some of whom may be able to spot what's going on.
From a Chinese court point of view, her intentions were pro-China (she's working for Bloomberg afterall) but still she could be charged for negligence. Hope it's just some jail time and not a death sentence.
Meanwhile his former transportation secretary’s sister is married to Xi. Elaine was briefly in trouble with the media for inviting family to government meetings.
But despite the mass media being a known political collaborator, let’s merely take the content you cherry picked at face value.
Power is in bed with power. Trying to paint one side or another as above that, ignoring facts of biology for political rhetoric is putting your head in the sand.
I think that's a funny example because he's on record saying that if you're not rich, it's your own fault. Which is of course absurd, just thought it was a funny coincidence given my question and your reply.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8377924
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/05/andrew-yangs-israeli...
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