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No, there's a vast difference.

I have nothing against China or Chinese people other than that they are seeking to gain economic advantage by unfair means, that being to price labour below rates acceptable in developed countries.

Fix that problem, ensure that workers are employed under arrangements that would be acceptable in Australia, UK, France or other developed countries and I'm fine with it.

It's an economic issue not a racial or even nationalist one.

Likewise if I'm running a small business and doing everything legitimately then yes I'm going to object if I find that the competition just down the road is paying foreign students $5 an hour to do the work, isn't collecting GST and has by-passed the electricity meter. Should I become aware of that unfair competition, yes I'll be expecting that a stop is put to it real quick. That's in no way racist just because the owners and employees happen to be from wherever. It's simply about fair and reasonable competition in business.

<blockquote data-quote="Smurf1976" data-source="post: 1010097" data-attributes="member: 676">No, there&#039;s a vast difference.I have nothing against China or Chinese people other than that they are seeking to gain economic advantage by unfair means, that being to price labour below rates acceptable in developed countries.Fix that problem, ensure that workers are employed under arrangements that would be acceptable in Australia, UK, France or other developed countries and I&#039;m fine with it.It&#039;s an economic issue not a racial or even nationalist one.Likewise if I&#039;m running a small business and doing everything legitimately then yes I&#039;m going to object if I find that the competition just down the road is paying foreign students $5 an hour to do the work, isn&#039;t collecting GST and has by-passed the electricity meter. Should I become aware of that unfair competition, yes I&#039;ll be expecting that a stop is put to it real quick. That&#039;s in no way racist just because the owners and employees happen to be from wherever. It&#039;s simply about fair and reasonable competition in business.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Smurf1976, post: 1010097, member: 676"] No, there's a vast difference. I have nothing against China or Chinese people other than that they are seeking to gain economic advantage by unfair means, that being to price labour below rates acceptable in developed countries. Fix that problem, ensure that workers are employed under arrangements that would be acceptable in Australia, UK, France or other developed countries and I'm fine with it. It's an economic issue not a racial or even nationalist one. Likewise if I'm running a small business and doing everything legitimately then yes I'm going to object if I find that the competition just down the road is paying foreign students $5 an hour to do the work, isn't collecting GST and has by-passed the electricity meter. Should I become aware of that unfair competition, yes I'll be expecting that a stop is put to it real quick. That's in no way racist just because the owners and employees happen to be from wherever. It's simply about fair and reasonable competition in business. [/QUOTE]

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