So much ignorance here. 1) China is very developed and developing fast. US companies are also extensions of the state, especially when things like National Sec

So much ignorance here. 1) China is very developed and developing fast. US companies are also extensions of the state, especially when things like National Security Letters come into play. There’s no transparency or oversight (or constitutional rights) when NSLs are involved. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security_letter https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security_letter Note: there are rules, but rule violations (that we know about) numbered in the thousands a decade ago. 2) Apple is going to lose _a lot_ of current and future customers in China if the WeChat/Tencent ban moved forward, to name just one $2 trillion example. You’re right about one thing: if we want to go after China, we should be using a principled approach on trade.