> How much does state competitiveness play into China's firewall policies? State competitiveness is baked into many of China's regulatory activities as a form

> How much does state competitiveness play into China's firewall policies? State competitiveness is baked into many of China's regulatory activities as a form of "soft power". Some China-watchers feel this makes the market less innovative, while others feel it encourages the creation of local versions of foreign products. Of course these typically include censorship and are jokingly referred to as "x with Chinese characteristics". An example was when Apple was making a lot of boastful noise about crushing it in China, and very quickly got dinged on state TV: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/china-singles-out-apple-volkswagen-for-consumer-criticism/article9817101/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/china-sing...