Because there is no law in the Constitution saying that "If China can block Facebook, Google, etc., then the US can block Chinese apps"
Congress can pass such a law and the President can sign it.
> If China can block Facebook, Google, etc., then why can't the US block Chinese apps?
Because we are a nation of laws, not autocratic whims.
Because "we can do it because some other country does it" is not a good thing. China can, and has arrested US citizens without due process, should we now be able to arbitrarily detain Chinese citizens in retaliation?
Don't give them ideas.
While I don't agree with surveillance capitalism, this does not seem the way to win while maintaining the moral high ground? Why not something like GDPR and more transparency.It may end up accomplishing the same thing, while providing more protection to US (and world) citizens. We don't have to stoop to their levels, we're trying to avoid authoritarianism, not fight fire with fire.
Because the Chinese apps aren't illegal in US law.