It's always been completely obvious to me that the firewall is about protectionism. It doesn't do much to actually censor anything but it definitely allows excl

It's always been completely obvious to me that the firewall is about protectionism. It doesn't do much to actually censor anything but it definitely allows exclusion of foreign Internet services and creates a pretext for denying their ability to do business in China. It's a way for China to comply with the letter of trade agreements while still refusing to open their markets. Getting a bit tougher with China on trade is one of the few things I actually agreed with Trump about and the main thing I disliked about Clinton.