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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by peacefulhat on Thursday August 06, 2020 @11:37PM (#24077879)
A good clue is how vague your question is. Should bytedance and tencent be banned because of "ip theft" by "some companies?"

no

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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by icelancer on Friday August 07, 2020 @12:13AM (#24078200)
Bytedance and Tencent are partially owned by CCP. They are not innocent bystanders here.
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by peacefulhat on Friday August 07, 2020 @12:37AM (#24078377)
Is that all it takes to get you on board with a ban?
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by sumedh on Friday August 07, 2020 @03:57AM (#24079473)
What is your solution to make the Chinese Govt play by the rules?
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by peacefulhat on Friday August 07, 2020 @04:27AM (#24079666)
This thread is about the US govt banning foreign companies for no justifiable reason. China sees the US abandon due process to screw over its companies and...? Somehow that leads to improved international legal norms. It doesn't make any sense.
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by sumedh on Friday August 07, 2020 @06:05AM (#24080271)
It makes complete sense, its tit for tat, China can can arbitrarily impose their rules on foreign companies and now US is doing the same.

Either Chinese businesses can lobby the Chinese Govt to make peace with US or the Chinese govt wont listen to them and have a more aggressive stand, only time will tell.

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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by peacefulhat on Friday August 07, 2020 @09:52AM (#24081778)
And if China doesn't respond in the way you want? Then you've just hurt Chinese businesses and their consumers. Great job.
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by sumedh on Friday August 07, 2020 @10:24AM (#24082179)
Exactly, that is the whole strategy.
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