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There's no hysteria here, and surprise, most nation's act out of self-preservation or with interests of their citizens, or what you call nationalism.

> If data harvesting was a genuine concern ...

It is, and that is what is going on here, with TikTok the beginning. EU is also helping here, so kudos to them. Hopefully Discord next.

Trading is of a mutual benefit. Sea creatures do this as well with hygiene.

In case it wasn't obvious, Western influence (individualism and democracy) is an existential threat to the CCP -- This is why see western media censored and/or outright banned in China. Tiananmen Square Massacre is another example of CCP's response to western influence in China.