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There is nothing wrong with supporting Countries, businesses and organizations who strongly value ethical practices. We do this all the time. If we find out that a certain business behaves in an unethical manner they loose market share. That is why businesses try to be good citizens. Is it being too judgemental that people are selective who we give our money to?

I have no problem with cultural differences but I do draw the line at obvious ethical violations. There are currently no laws in China that effectively protect animals from cruelty. This is one of many ethical and human rights differences that China has with more progressive countries. It is not for us to tell them what to do but we certainly have a choice who we support.

For those who that closer trading ties will lead to change remember that those changes come about as a response to gaining approval from their customers - us.

Retailers like Walmart are exclusively focused on bottom dollar at whatever he cost. A low price leads to quite a bit of Cognitive Dissonance on the part of it's very large market share.