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US is merely reciprocating the policies of CCP: let them allow US companies to compete fairly in China as well.
by karterk 6y ago
US is merely reciprocating the policies of CCP: let them allow US companies to compete fairly in China as well.
- badRNG 6y ago> US is merely reciprocating the policies of CCP Does this mean the policies of the CCP are superior to US policy to date?
- karterk 6y agoCertainly: CCP has been able to fool the world for long enough. US policy of hoping that China would open up in the long run has proven to be extremely naive.
- systematical 6y agoIf by policy you mean trade policy, yes. By any another metric, probably not. Certainly not policies on freedom for instance, if you value that sort of thing. It's time the United States levels the trade game with China.
- gpm 6y agoThis is a bad faith interpretation. A widely held belief is both that free trade is good, when both parties engage in it, and that when one party prohibits it the other party is correct in doing the same. This is why reciprocating sanctions and tarrifs is standard practice. For example, Canada just today announced tarrifs on some US goods in response to the US putting tarrifs on some Canadian goods. That's not because we don't want free trade with the US, it's because free trade only works if it's reciprocal.
- mlindner 6y agoIn terms of benefiting the government of China, yes.
- ashtonkem 6y agoAnd this is where credibility matters. Do other countries believe that this is true, or do they believe that Trump is doing this because TikTok is full of teens & comedians that have made him look foolish?
- alexmingoia 6y agoYes, by mirroring China’s authoritarianism and restricting the freedom of Americans. I’m living overseas and now my government is telling me I can’t use WeChat? Telling me who I can and cannot trade with, etc. Restrictions on trade with China are attacks on our freedom.
- remarkEon 6y agoIt is absolutely within the purview of a Sovereign Nation to decide, within the confines of relevant statutes, what companies are allowed to operate within its borders. Trade restrictions are absolutely normal, and are well inline with established practices. What are economic sanctions, after all, but a restriction on the freedom to conduct commerce?
- bmitc 6y agoWhat is the trade reason why these apps are being banned?
- Markoff 6y agoRemoving unfair advantage these apps have by building their base in China and creating snowball effect when trying to communicate from abroad with Chinese users? Later you see your foreign contact has also Wechat to talk with Chinese, so why not to talk also with your nonchinese contact through WeChat. Anyway the bigger issue here really is tax evasion through wechat payments or security threats thanks to unlimited access of Chinese gov to your phone storage. EDIT: I see Chinese wumaos have field day in this comments section downvoting everything left and right.
- ac29 6y agoHow do you feel about restrictions on trade with North Korea, Syria, or Iran?
- alexmingoia 6y agoThe same, especially with regards to communications and consumer goods. We’re talking about a chat and payments app... It’s not an actual national security issue like selling China nukes or something.