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China didn't ban them, they just asked them to play by Chinese Rules. I think it should be the same. Instead of Banning the US should setup what US rules they
by kinnth 6y ago
China didn't ban them, they just asked them to play by Chinese Rules. I think it should be the same. Instead of Banning the US should setup what US rules they expect international companies to play by, as should the EU etc.
- ethbro 6y agoNobody in the US has an appetite for forcing TikTok into a 49% joint venture and mandating key escrow.
- sukilot 6y agoUS rules could be "key escrows are banned".
- khuey 6y agoIf you read the executive orders it's clear that "don't be controlled by or an instrument of the Chinese Communist Party" is the rule they're going for. And if that standard just happens to be impossible for any Chinese company to meet ...
- tatrajim 6y agoIncorrect in the case of Apple. The government first approved their iBooks Store and iTunes Movies, then six month later, in 2016, shut them down, in what the NYT called a "startling about face". Apparently the Chinese authorities could not abide by the possibility of a foreign company purveying books and movies in China. There is nothing straightforward about "playing by Chinese rules". https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/technology/apple-no-longer-immune-to-chinas-scrutiny-of-us-tech-firms.html?_r=1 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/technology/apple-no-longe...