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Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by sunstone on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @04:24AM (#24047830)
It's pretty clear that globally China has taken a "divide and conquer" approach to countries generally. After China reneged on it's Hong Kong agreement it became starkly clear that China is not interested in the "rule of law" either within China or without.

At this point it's clear that the world will divide into two camps, those aligned with China and those aligned with the rule of law. Now it's just the Cold War all over again. Companies of each sphere operating on the other sphere can expect to withdraw over the next several years.

Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by murgindrag on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @07:16AM (#24048782)
US hasn't been ideal on rule-of-law either....

But the path you're describing is likely, and concerning. If we end up with a China sphere of influence and a US sphere of influence, that won't be great for anyone, except the ruling parties.

Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by zalkota on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @09:04AM (#24049513)
Would a single Chinese global influence be better?
Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by murgindrag on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @02:09PM (#24063749)
I think if we have a US sphere of influence and a Chinese sphere of influence, within a few decades, that's where we'll end up.
Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by nine_zeros on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @09:31AM (#24049737)
Better than a single US global influence? Maybe? Maybe not. US global influence hasn't been too great if you've been keeping tabs.
Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by aeternum on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @02:28PM (#24053008)
We have actually and by almost all metrics things have trended in the right direction. See the charts here: https://sdg-tracker.org/
Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by kakd on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @08:00AM (#24049067)
Can you explain how "rule of law" worked when USA invaded Iraq and Libya? Perhaps you have missed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curveball_(informant)#Admissio...?
Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by zalkota on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @09:05AM (#24049532)
Did you forget China invaded Hong Kong last month? The current US administration doesn’t represent with the one from the 80s or 90s.
Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by Jasper_ on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @10:51AM (#24050549)
Just last year the US government decided the leader of another country should "be brought to justice", saying he's a drug trafficker after two failed US-linked attempts at causing an uprising.

https://www.state.gov/department-of-state-offers-rewards-for...

Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by rdsnsca on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @11:08AM (#24050734)
Like it or not, Hong Kong is part of China.
Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by zalkota on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @09:06AM (#24049537)
“Remember when France has a king?” That’s the equivalent of what you are saying.