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Re:ByteDance won't sell TikTok U.S. operations to Oracle or ... by tolien on Monday September 14, 2020 @07:06AM (#24468806)
> a country which has been bombed by Chinese drones

There's evidence that Chinese-made drones are being used by the UAE in Libya [1], including in a drone strike that killed 26 people [2].

1: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/nov/27/libya-is-ground...

2: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53917791

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Re:ByteDance won't sell TikTok U.S. operations to Oracle or ... by reyqn on Monday September 14, 2020 @07:12AM (#24468837)
I think he meant drones operated by china, but I might be wrong.
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Re:ByteDance won't sell TikTok U.S. operations to Oracle or ... by tolien on Monday September 14, 2020 @07:38AM (#24468992)
You're not wrong, but the US/UK get the blame when client nations use weapons sold to them (see: Saudi Arabia). The Chinese shouldn't get a free pass for selling weapons into the Middle East with scant regard for how they're used either.

Also, from the Graun link in my parent post:

> the US remains unwilling to allow countries in the conflict-torn Middle East to buy its Reaper drones.

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Re:ByteDance won't sell TikTok U.S. operations to Oracle or ... by newen on Monday September 14, 2020 @11:14AM (#24471129)
There is a massive difference between bombing conducted by a country and bombing conducted by another country using the country's weapons.
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Re:ByteDance won't sell TikTok U.S. operations to Oracle or ... by tolien on Monday September 14, 2020 @07:13PM (#24476196)
Not to anyone on the receiving end.
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