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Are the differences really anything more than capitalism vs. communism though? Sure, the US gov is going to drop some fines on Facebook, but those companies co

Are the differences really anything more than capitalism vs. communism though? Sure, the US gov is going to drop some fines on Facebook, but those companies cooperate with some US gov agencies too. Does the conflict get in the way of military contracts/capacity of the US gov? I doubt there's any significant impact. If so, then there's a problem. Most of the conflict seems consumer-focused though. I feel certain there is cooperative spying efforts going through FAANG+ just as much as China/BATH. China just indirectly advertises its cooperation with companies, while the US denies it completely.

chriselles 7y ago
Is China still communist operationally and economically? I would classify them as authoritarian capitalism or mercantilism. I do see a relative difference between the two. BATH have integration and alignment with China’s government and PLA strategy and objectives. They have near 100% market share in China and have begun to export their model at both the citizen user level as well as the sovereign enterprise level. The US government is unlikely to incorporate enhancing FAANG+ network effect within its trade partners, while it’s far more likely that China could/would use One Belt, One Road initiative to nudge trading partners into the digital BATH equivalent. The massive amount of bilateral trade between the US and China doesn’t allow for a traditional Cold War adversary model. So how does one develop leverage over the other, build the biggest and most integrated geodigital network. Focused on Metcalfe rather then Clausewitz. With a destination described by an analog to Zipf’s Law.