China's tourism authorities have asked local travel agencies not to promote travel to Japan amid an increasingly tense territorial dispute between the two countries. The pressure between two countries already spread from political to business. The relationship between these two countries is not good for a long time. And this is not the first time that the government problems get the way of business.
For this kind of situation, how should business man deal with it? On one hand, there are the government rules. We cannot directly fight over it. On the other hand, there is the profit we can get from the tour to Japan, in this case.
I think for most of the business men, they will choice to following the government rules, especially in China. Personally, I don't think that any government issue should affect on business. We should have a free market, a free business.
Kelly raises a good point of whether or not government disputes and issues should effect business endeavors. Limiting travel to Japan can greatly affect a multitude of businesses, such as the airlines into Japan, the hotels in Japan, and the other tourist attractions that will have a seriously decreased revenue. However, government issues are real, and may affect businesses even more if they are ignored. This issue is certainly not black and white.
ReplyDeleteNice job Kelly. Though generally I agree with your free market theory, you are basically saying that the businesses should disobey the government. Be careful with this, government regulation is a component of all industries!
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