Reading the news with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act goggles is an occupational hazard.
So it was with this recent Wall Street Journal article titled “Companies Silo China Businesses to Cut Risk.”
If you follow compliance lingo, you know that “silo” (an actual four letter word) is like other four letter words.
The article states “more western companies are siloing parts of their businesses in China as they try to lower risks from tensions between Washington and Beijing” and cites various examples of companies “effectively isolating its China businesses from its global operations.”