> Yes, the American government can be a 'bigger bad' for Americans than the Chinese government. I didn't say the thing you are refuting, that was somebody else

> Yes, the American government can be a 'bigger bad' for Americans than the Chinese government. I didn't say the thing you are refuting, that was somebody else paraphrasing my more precise statement. I said that the Chinese government is more willing to be evil to Americans than the U.S. government. The outcomes are a matter of proximity and control. The reason I made this distinction is because right now we are at a crossroads, deciding whether or not to potentially give the Chinese government more proximity and control when it comes to ordinary Americans. My point is that they really don't have your best interests at heart. > Instead of falling in line with the US government circus of blaming China, Americans would do well to pay close attention to their own government. This is not an either-or sort of situation. Americans would do well to pay close attention to both the domestic actions of the U.S. government (and their local and state governments), and equally close attention the foreign actions of the government of the PRC. > As another poster pointed out, one of the primary reasons for this in the 5G arena is companies struggling to compete with Huawei. I'm not even convinced there's much of a market for 5G in the U.S; but sure, there is a competitive angle to this. Tell me, though, why Huawei is so interested in making the carrier equipment, but the modems so much less so?