> is seen as a very western notion in china No, it isn't. The idea of private companies existing to make money is exactly the same in China as everywhere else.

> is seen as a very western notion in china No, it isn't. The idea of private companies existing to make money is exactly the same in China as everywhere else. Companies talk about serving the public good (as they do in the US as well), but they really just care about the bottom line. > he was summarily thrown in jail for merely discussing ideas the CCP didn't like He wasn't thrown in jail. He was pressured to stop directly criticizing the government, after he publicly criticized China's financial regulators. Right now, TikTok faces much greater political pressures from the US government than it does from the Chinese government. It's a private company trying to make money, and trying to avoid scrutiny from both the Chinese and the US governments.