Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days
by DiogenesKynikos on Friday August 07, 2020 @01:01PM
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Very few American companies are banned from China. The parent's comment is based on false premises about the economic relationship between the US and China.
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days
by notSupplied on Monday August 10, 2020 @12:45PM
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Yes, China very selectively bans American companies, just as the US is now very selectively banning the same types of companies. It’s just Mercantilism: be open in all ways except the key industries you wish to develop domestically. I don’t think mercantilism is fundamentally evil (it’s how Japan and South Korea became wealthy first world nations at certain American industries expense) but don’t cry when your trade partners bite back.