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I don't get the logic. So US government is ok with ARM China getting kidnapped, but has a problem with merge of 2 US companies? https://www.extremetech.com/comp

• macintux 5y ago
  > So US government is ok with ARM China getting kidnapped Two factors here: ARM isn’t a U.S. company, and neither the U.K. nor U.S. would seem to have a great deal of leverage to bring to bear on the situation, realistically.
  • rastapasta42 5y ago
    "No leverage" "Our hands are tied" "The bribe was too large to refuse" Our grand-children will hate us for being cowards and short-sighted profiteers. https://www.wionews.com/world/joe-bidens-son-helped-china-get-control-over-vast-cobalt-mine-in-africa-report-432925 https://www.wionews.com/world/joe-bidens-son-helped-china-ge...