After authorities cracked down on the massive pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong that began in late September, a British firm that provides tear gas to Hong Kong’s police decided to review its sales policy. The optics of the situation, perhaps, made that an obvious public relations decision. But the underlying risk of spreading tensions isn’t limited to traditional politically sensitive industries: In the wake of recent crises every globally oriented Western company should be rethinking its strategy too.
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