I think this is a bit of a meme that we keep telling ourselves. https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_7362899f13ec8816e5dee88b265494f4 https://lite.cnn.com/en/arti

I think this is a bit of a meme that we keep telling ourselves. https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_7362899f13ec8816e5dee88b265494f4 https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_7362899f13ec8816e5dee88b26... According to Lee Kai-Fu who launched Google in China: "Chinese laws are clear about what foreign companies can do to operate in China. In TikTok's case, though, the company was left no choice but to consider a forced sale." China doesn't routinely ban American internet companies for no apparent reason. The same laws laid in the clear are what the American competitors in China follow. Google proactively made the choice to exit China (it also somewhat didn't. Google ads has a sizable market share in China as does Facebook). This is not to say that I'm suggesting that they should have elected to follow Chinese laws. But it's not arbitrary. This would be akin to saying the French are savages and routinely ban gun toting Americans from visiting so we should feel justified to ban any French from visiting. Sovereign governments have their own laws.