PR Watch, vol. Places Volume 4, No. I deology is one thing.
Money is another.
China, of course, has been widely criticized for practices that include human rights violations, the use of slave labor and child labor, unfair trading practices, and, recently, allegations of illegal campaign contributions to US politicians. The corporations listed on Parven's map include Boeing, Nike, IBM, TRW, Allied Signal, Motorola, ConAgra, Rockwell, Dresser, Eastman Chemical, GM, UTC, Ford, AIG, AMP, and American Standard. In Texas, Dresser Industries and Motorola claimed credit in 1996 for delivering 29 of of the state's 31 congressional votes. In Texas, for example, Dresser Industries and Motorola claimed credit in 1996 for delivering 29 of Texas' 31 votes in the House of Representatives. The difference this time was that corporations divvied up duties so each company could focus on serving up votes from a state where that company had sizeable operations and corresponding political clout.