Silicon Valley needs to grow a backbone and stand up to China
Big tech talks a good game. Apple says it “cares deeply about the people who build our products,” Microsoft calls tech “a powerful force for good,” and Google says it “helps those affected by crises through our products, our people, and our partners.” But at the end of the day, all of these companies still do business with China, and it’s easy to see why. Money. Apple is on track to do about $43 billion worth of revenue in China this year — a Delta Airlines or American Express worth,noted a recent Forbes article....