an American clone would presumably not be built by a Chinese company

> all-American clone

Except every US tech company has some Chinese personals, H-1B or not?

Suppose there is a US company that builds and runs a Tiktok alternative. Should the staff be screened by race and birth certificates to make the company "pure American"?

Can you help me understand the point you're making with regard to my original comment?

The point is what defines "all-american"? all-American funds? all-American CEOs? all-American staff?

ok, I see

maybe one relevant factor is proximity to a nation's power centers or governing bodies, i.e. a company might be judged more or less "American" or "Chinese" not on the basis of its staff's diversity but on the influence of the state in its operations and strategy

my intention wasn't at all to suggest some notion of nationalist purity, it was to emphasize the social and psychological effects of new media platforms on the human mind regardless of country of origin or affiliation

Douyin was a clone of Music.ly , an American developed app.