This appears to be a rare example of a government providing a secure perimeter for its citizens to create and innovate without being subject to a foreign totali

This appears to be a rare example of a government providing a secure perimeter for its citizens to create and innovate without being subject to a foreign totalitarian machine's global spying operation. It's not a top down imposition. Reality is, if the U.S. govt doesn't protect its networks, people and companies will have to protect themselves with encryption and hardware key management that keeps China out, which by extension means keeping US law enforcement out as well. It's a sovereignty issue.