> What stops foreign firms from buying out large swaths of American tech after it has been broken up Why? They are way overpriced. If chinese or russians wante

> What stops foreign firms from buying out large swaths of American tech after it has been broken up Why? They are way overpriced. If chinese or russians wanted to compete worldwide they could fund it much cheaper locally. Besides a lot of of their value is in the network effect / lock-in, not on the software itself. And why would they invest in a company that would be ultimately under control by the US administration.