{"id":23335,"date":"2019-10-18T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceo-na.com\/?p=23335"},"modified":"2019-10-18T16:51:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T16:51:46","slug":"bending-a-knee-towards-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/opinion\/bending-a-knee-towards-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Bending a knee towards China"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Will\u00a0intense scrutiny from the American public force companies to change their approach to political issues?<\/p>\n

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After an exhausting week of controversies, US executives could use a new China playbook. Here are some examples of\u00a0businesses that\u00a0are bending the knee to Beijing and far fewer are pushing back.<\/p>\n

Tech<\/b><\/h1>\n

On\u00a0Wednesday (October 16), Apple pulled Quartz\u2019s app,\u00a0which included coverage of the Hong Kong protests, from its Chinese App Store, and removed a Hong Kong mapping app,\u00a0which Apple says violates both App Store policies and local laws. Apple (+1.35%) also deleted the Taiwan flag emoji for iOS 13 users in Macau and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

Apple’s CEO,\u00a0Tim Cook, has\u00a0spent years cozying up to China, which accounted for almost $44 billion in revenue in the year ending June 30. China also handles the majority of Apple\u2019s manufacturing\u00a0assembly.<\/p>\n

Entertainment<\/b><\/h1>\n

Some foreign movie studios are catering to Beijing by promoting Chinese products and censoring any political red flags in their films. Sometimes literally. Cinema sleuths noticed that the Japanese and Taiwanese flags are missing from Maverick\u2019s jacket in the upcoming Top Gun sequel.<\/p>\n

Why?\u00a0China\u2019s 60k+ movie screens and 190\u00a0million+ streaming customers. Next year, it\u2019s expected to become the largest movie-going market with at least $12.2 billion in domestic sales.<\/p>\n

Sports<\/b><\/h1>\n

The NBA\u2019s tiff with China comes at a time when basketball\u2019s \u201cnever been more popular\u201d in the country, according to the NBA\u2019s China head.<\/p>\n

The reason for the spat?\u00a0Tremendous growth in an overseas market that\u2019s gaga for basketball. Nearly 500 million Chinese people streamed NBA content last year (the US’ entire population is fewer than\u00a0330 million).<\/p>\n

The Nets and Lakers played a preseason game in Shanghai yesterday, but Chinese officials stripped all media availability. “Virtually all corporate signage” was taken down in the arena, reported AP.<\/p>\n

US companies and executives are increasingly taking stands on political issues at home (like DACA and gun control) but have largely ignored China\u2019s free speech and human rights abuses. It remains to be seen whether intense scrutiny from the American public this week will force them to change their approaches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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