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What is the difference? To not buy branded Chinese phones seems just protectionism and has little to do with security. I have nothing against wanting to protec
by Hokusai 5y ago
What is the difference? To not buy branded Chinese phones seems just protectionism and has little to do with security.
I have nothing against wanting to protect and industry, but it should not be done with misconceptions.
- erulabs 5y agoI would guess the implication is that almost all phones are built in China. So "Chinese cellphones" is a curious term - "Cellphones designed by Chinese firms" and "Cellphones manufactured in China" are wildly different circles in the venn diagram of mobiles.
- nicce 5y agoOnly Chinese cellphone design companies have a meaningful direct responsibily for Chinese government, which makes the difference. Manufacturers have resposibility too, but if they manufacture something else than intended, it will stop quite quickly.
- tablespoon 5y ago> What is the difference? To not buy branded Chinese phones seems just protectionism and has little to do with security. How does "protectionism" have anything to do with this? It's weird to inject that economic framing into a question about what kind of policies you want to be subject to, and who you want to be setting those policies.