<< Sorry for the sloppy reading on my part. Sorry for the tone in "I thought I was pretty clear". That entire sentence should have been omitted. << China does

<< Sorry for the sloppy reading on my part. Sorry for the tone in "I thought I was pretty clear". That entire sentence should have been omitted. << China does it ( not completely unlike US ) with the implied threats of a power that has an army at its disposal. The military is really relevant when pressuring the US, especially US companies. They use access to 1.2 billion customers as the threat. The EU uses access to 0.4 billion customers with a larger total economy as a carrot (although I have no idea if Brexit will result in the order flipping). I mean, look at how Google has a special Chinese version. Now imagine a smaller company that was told to access the Chinese market they needed to make that version worldwide. << I am not aware of China overtly flaunting its military power. I mean, they built artificial islands in the South China Sea (in international waters) and put military bases on them and use them to extend the claims of their international waters. The US ignores that and sails ships/flies planes close to them to point out they refuse to recognize them. I'm not sure if non-superpowers are willing to do the same and risk a war. << No worries I'm not too concerned, but you should know that your phrasing was ambiguous. If you care about an issue, and I cannot tell which side you're on even when you're trying to tell me, I thought you should know.