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> The plain and simple fact is, if China doesn't allow Western social media platforms to operate within China, then Western countries are well within their righ
by beardyw 3y ago
> The plain and simple fact is, if China doesn't allow Western social media platforms to operate within China, then Western countries are well within their rights to restrict Chinese access to Western markets.
So the USA should model itself on China?
- alephnerd 3y agoReciprocity is the primary principle of modern trade [0]. Negotiations over reciprocity have happened for decades, but the PRC has never actually complied, unlike most other countries. At some point, the shoe does drop. > So the USA should model itself on China? Every country has the ability to use this kind of power. Most countries will tend to negotiate and compromise, but China has increasingly stopped doing this under the Xi administration. [0] - https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/fact2_e.htm https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/fact2_e....