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> Companies are banned in China for not following Chinese laws or directives. Sure, but by that same argument, this executive order bans ByteDance/Tencent unde
by perennate 6y ago
> Companies are banned in China for not following Chinese laws or directives.
Sure, but by that same argument, this executive order bans ByteDance/Tencent under American laws and directives (specifically, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act).
- xvector 6y ago> under American laws and directives Obviously not the case - this is an out-right ban. There has been no evidence of TikTok violating any laws, and furthermore, no new laws have been issued to which TikTok could adhere to avoid a ban. Companies operating in China can adhere to Chinese law to operate in the country, but the Trump administration hasn't even issued any laws. This is unprecedented.
- perennate 6y agoThe IEEPA is literally a law. (Also, PRC laws are vague/broad and often applied arbitrarily, just look at the new Hong Kong security law. Not saying this isn't true for US laws, but it's disingenuous to point at the laws when the effects and implementation of those policies matter more.)