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Re:ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50B in takeover bid by FooBarWidget on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @10:43AM (#23987195)
You mean, as opposed to other countries, where entities that threaten to overthrow their governments are allowed to continue to operate?
Re:ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50B in takeover bid by 3FBD4FDE on Thursday July 30, 2020 @05:33AM (#23996196)
Which US companies have been banned for threatening to overthrow the PRC?
Re:ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50B in takeover bid by stale2002 on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @01:50PM (#23989598)
Look if you think it is justified for China to keep out foreign companies, fine.

But if that is your opinion then don't come crying to the rest of the world, when they do the same exact thing to Chinese corporations that China has been doing to others, for decades.

Fair is fair.

Re:ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50B in takeover bid by FooBarWidget on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @02:06PM (#23989752)
I don't have an opinion on whether or not it is justified. I just think that the statement I replied to, is a very weird one. One reason being the leap of logic.

And frankly I doubt the correctness of the statement altogether. There are a ton of American companies operating in China, much more than the number of banned ones. How many US companies does China really ban?

What all these comments about 'fairness' also don't mention is that under the WTO rules, developing nations (which China officially is) are allowed to take protectionist measures.

Re:ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50B in takeover bid by stale2002 on Thursday July 30, 2020 @05:08AM (#23996084)
> There are a ton of American companies operating in China

There are huge restrictions by China in American corporations.

You should look this up, if you are unfamiliar.

It is well accepted that there are many more restrictions, in comparison to say if an American corporation wanted to enter the EU market or something.

This is common knowledge, and it is easy to look this stuff up.

> are allowed to take protectionist measures.

And America is allowed to retaliate against them.

China can do what they want, but if they come crying to everyone else when other countries retaliate, nobody should expect others to take such complaints seriously.