Monday, 12 October 2020

‘Trump, not TikTok, is real threat to US national security’ | SCMP

Quote from the article: 
 "Beijing has always welcomed US internet companies operating in China, provided they follow Chinese laws and respect the government's concerns over information that could endanger national security". 
This simply parrots China's line. China bans at least 137 foreign internet companies. Ones that are available everywhere else in the world. Why only China bans them?  Answers: (1) China is scared of free speech and (2) it protects its own copies of American companies (Google, FB, WhatsAp, etc).
If TikTok gets caught up in the crossfire, I for one don’t give two hoots…here