Yeah, let's follow CCP practices in the US, that'll show 'em!

> Yeah, let's follow CCP practices in the US, that'll show 'em!

To a certain extent, yes. A lot of foreign relations is about reciprocation and self-interest. For many, many years the US tolerated CCP polices that hurt its interests with the hope that, over time, that would cause the CCP would liberalize. That hasn't happened, and it's clear it won't happen anytime soon.

Of course, reciprocation is always the answer.

We should also reciprocate CCP's oppression of Uighurs in concentration camps by ramping up our oppression in ICE camps, right?

The parent didn't say reciprocation is always the answer. Stop putting words in people's mouth and derailing the conversation. In this case it makes sense to do a tit-for-tat ban to hurt them.

That's a strawman argument.

Who’s “they” here?

The CCP.