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That's interesting. Other posters on this topic have asserted that the directive names Google and Facebook specifically, and nobody else. That's why I say it lo

That's interesting. Other posters on this topic have asserted that the directive names Google and Facebook specifically, and nobody else. That's why I say it looks like a clear cut WTO sanctions case. The law would not apply even to Twitter at the moment, let alone Australian services. BTW are you saying joint venture requirements no longer exist in China? Can non Chinese citizens get IP addresses now?

yorwba 6y ago
The draft of the bill is here https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Exposure%20Draft%20Bill%20-%20TREASURY%20LAWS%20AMENDENT%20%28NEWS%20MEDIA%20AND%20DIGITAL%20PLATFORMS%20MANDATORY%20BARGAINING%20CODE%29%20BILL%202020.pdf https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Exposure%20Draft%20Bill... Probably Google and Facebook (and maybe Twitter) were mentioned as a justification for introducing the bill in the first place, but they aren't mentioned explicitly in the text. Regarding joint venture requirements in China, a new law on foreign investment went into effect this year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Investment_Law_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Investment_Law_of_the_... that supersedes the previous separate regulations for wholly foreign-owned enterprises, equity joint ventures and cooperative joint ventures with a unified framework for foreign investment. There're still some sectors where 50% or more of a company's shares need to be held by Chinese nationals, but those exceptions are on their way out. E.g. restrictions in the automotive sector will be fully lifted by 2022 https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-to-ease-rules-on-foreign-auto-makers-1523963345 https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-to-ease-rules-on-foreign-... If you want a Chinese IP address, you might have to file a bunch of paperwork, but it should've been possible for a long time. Otherwise I can't explain how https://www.google.cn/ https://www.google.cn/ continues to be operated by Google. (Of course they only redirect to https://www.google.com.hk/ https://www.google.com.hk/ because otherwise they'd lose that ICP license displayed in the footer and get their website shut down, but that's a different issue.)

yorwba 6y ago

The draft of the bill is here https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Exposure%20Draft%20Bill%20-%20TREASURY%20LAWS%20AMENDENT%20%28NEWS%20MEDIA%20AND%20DIGITAL%20PLATFORMS%20MANDATORY%20BARGAINING%20CODE%29%20BILL%202020.pdf https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Exposure%20Draft%20Bill... Probably Google and Facebook (and maybe Twitter) were mentioned as a justification for introducing the bill in the first place, but they aren't mentioned explicitly in the text. Regarding joint venture requirements in China, a new law on foreign investment went into effect this year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Investment_Law_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Investment_Law_of_the_... that supersedes the previous separate regulations for wholly foreign-owned enterprises, equity joint ventures and cooperative joint ventures with a unified framework for foreign investment. There're still some sectors where 50% or more of a company's shares need to be held by Chinese nationals, but those exceptions are on their way out. E.g. restrictions in the automotive sector will be fully lifted by 2022 https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-to-ease-rules-on-foreign-auto-makers-1523963345 https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-to-ease-rules-on-foreign-... If you want a Chinese IP address, you might have to file a bunch of paperwork, but it should've been possible for a long time. Otherwise I can't explain how https://www.google.cn/ https://www.google.cn/ continues to be operated by Google. (Of course they only redirect to https://www.google.com.hk/ https://www.google.com.hk/ because otherwise they'd lose that ICP license displayed in the footer and get their website shut down, but that's a different issue.)