Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock for ByteDance to divest

Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by paxys on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @05:42PM (#40150076)

Free trade and reciprocity agreements don't depend on a country's political leanings. You either play ball with the world or you don't. Can't have it both ways.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by makeitdouble on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @06:48PM (#40150810)

> Can't have it both ways.

You definitely can. International trade has never been a fair field, power balance will be the most impacting element in the deal you get.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by paxys on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @06:56PM (#40150891)

And this is the US exerting its power (which it should have done a long time ago).

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by didjxhxhsvc on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @07:51PM (#40151417)

How can free trade be unfair?

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by makeitdouble on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @08:51PM (#40151898)

Please define "free trade".

I think that's a concept that is thorny enough to merit a word on what we mean by that. I personally don't know what it actually points at (is there any "free trade" ever happening in real life ?), or my naive interpretation would be trade with absolutely no rules, but I assume that's not what you're pointing at.

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