I am aware that China has had no qualms to rig the game in its favor so far. Those measures would take it up on a whole new level though. I'm just not sure how many companies will be willing to abide by having almost all the data from their operations in China available to the government, unless they don't have other viable options, even though these might be a lot more expensive.

I’m not sure I agree that the “west” is a monolithic bloc re: the general population vs shareholders/CEOs. Especially not in the current wave of popularism.

Also, from the HN guidelines - “ Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.” (And I definitely agree when it is some anecdote like this)

I guess you haven't read the Forbes article.

The west is pretty much a monolithic bloc when it comes to foreign policy towards China, Middle-East & Africa. A great example of that is the current events in Syria.

You can also have a look at UN resolutions and try to see a pattern.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_Securit...

NATO is also pretty good definition of the west with the exception of Turkey, even though missing few countries (like Finland and Sweden).