I'm all for the US government supporting open democracy through foreign policy. The US electorate influences this policy.
I don't want Google making decisions based on anything other than how to make money legally.
I don't want Google making decisions based on anything other than how to make money legally.
2) that the USGovt simply ban them from doing biz in those countries, or
3) that the USGovt ban doing biz of a certain type, with likely arguments around the edges of that type.
4) or something else that I'm missing.
Which are you proposing?
I think the large portion having no problem continuing to do business with China on such a large scale is a folly of historic proportions.
Since that folly is unlikely to be abated, it'd be good if we at least cut off companies actively helping to undermine human rights and democratic institutions.