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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by SkinTaco on Sunday July 10, 2022 @03:01PM (#32047780)
> If china is a rival to the US, why do they have one of the most favorable trade deals?

I don't have an answer for you, but when you rephrase the point you're getting at it's easy to see there are plenty of valid reasons, because this is not true:

> There are no reasons for the US to give a favorable trade deal to a country that is otherwise a rival

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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by thrown_22 on Sunday July 10, 2022 @06:25PM (#32049767)
There is a difference between letting China export low value added products with many producers vs a literal spy in your bedroom.

Is this now US policy too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTCqXlDjx18

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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by lumost on Sunday July 10, 2022 @05:44PM (#32049392)
You claim you don’t have an answer, but then state that by simple rephrasing the answer is obvious?

Can you specify a specific reason? There are historic examples of trade deals made for this reason such as with the Soviet Union or communist china. However I cannot think of an example where a country has given unilaterally favorable trade terms to a rival except out of fealty/tribute.

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