Car maker DaimlerChrysler AG has received government approval to set up a joint venture to manufacture vans in China, an official Chinese newspaper said on Thursday.
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The creation of the venture, which is expected to have an annual output of about 40,000 mid-sized and light cars, had been approved by China’s Ministry of Commerce, the report said.
The firms expect to start manufacturing DaimlerChrysler’s Viano and Vito minivans and Sprinter transport vans by the end of 2008, it said.
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Chrysler said last week it had signed a pioneering deal with China’s Chery Automobile Co. to produce a new small car that would be made in China and marketed around the world.
How come no one is protesting this news? You know, based on China’s human rights record? Where’s the outrage? Where’s the demand for DaimlerChrysler to stop doing business in China? Is it okay to do business in China as long as your company is not Google, Yahoo!, or Microsoft?
I’m waiting…




