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Re:India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps by neilpanchal on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:27PM (#23680657)
Just like you'd buy coffee with Fair Trade [1] mark, one way to incentivize the public would be through marketing - "Made in Democracy" mark on a laptop, a lathe-machine, a watch or what have you.

We should have a non-profit org that promotes manufacturing in democracies. From shirts to iOS apps, it would be interesting to experiment with a "Made in Democracy" or "Developed in Democracy" mark.

I ran this idea through a manufacturing consultant in SF and they were very receptive of it.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_trade

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Re:India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps by ativzzz on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:37PM (#23680784)
You mean like the CE logo that marks products safe in Europe? Chinese companies are practically faking it:

https://www.ybw.com/vhf-marine-radio-guide/warning-dont-get-...

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Re:India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps by neilpanchal on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:48PM (#23680968)
That's absolutely reprehensible and cunning.

In addition to counterfeiting and deception, another problem is in the definition of what constitutes, for example, a "Made in Switzerland" product. According to Swiss law, 60% of the manufacturing BOM cost needs to be domestically sourced [1]. Therein lies the problem of enforcement as well as impossibilities due to the entangled supply-chain with China as well as accountability and prevention of abuse.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_made

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