The NBA should follow Facebook’s example and stand up to China

Published October 10, 2019 2:05pm ET



The NBA has disgraced itself by kowtowing to China and importing the regime’s authoritarian tactics into the United States. But not every U.S. corporation is willing to sacrifice principle for profit.

Take, for example, Facebook. The social media giant has been gradually dismantling China’s grip on social media for the past few years, and last month it slapped down yet another attempt by the Chinese government to use its platform to spy on and intimidate pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

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