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Re:Microsoft and Bytedance Put TikTok Talks on Hold After Tr... by ptx on Saturday August 01, 2020 @06:24PM (#24024420)
> 1. China doesn’t play with the same rules ...

> 2. They don’t allow ..., why should we let them to?

Because, as you said in your first point, we play by different rules. Do you want everyone to start playing by China's rules instead?

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Re:Microsoft and Bytedance Put TikTok Talks on Hold After Tr... by dwd on Saturday August 01, 2020 @09:36PM (#24025564)
This is a good point.

American exceptionalism is based on the premise of taking the high road (free, open democracy, rule of law, basic freedoms, "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...", etc) and being a success because of that.

To now play by China's rules basically says America has been doing it wrong the last 100 years.

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