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China doesn't ban western companies because they're western, but because they refuse to follow local laws. LinkedIn and Bing show that when a company follows lo
by amaccuish 6y ago
China doesn't ban western companies because they're western, but because they refuse to follow local laws. LinkedIn and Bing show that when a company follows local laws, it can operate.
WeChat and TikTok are being banned simply because they are Chinese.
- mensetmanusman 6y agoWeChat has sent information from Chinese people in America to the Chinese government to help the Chinese government punish those people. That is against the law in the U.S. e.g. https://citizenlab.ca/2020/05/we-chat-they-watch/ https://citizenlab.ca/2020/05/we-chat-they-watch/
- tatrajim 6y agoAs in when Apple iTunes movies and books were suddenly shut down in China after six months of legal operation, with no explanation? If you're Chinese, you'll appreciate the casual contempt openly expressed in the frequently referenced epithet "laiwai" 老外. And ask any foreign businessman in China if they're discriminated against. 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...