https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2019_Special_301_Report...
You can't just isolate yourself from them either without massive economic consequences. Even if you suffered through those consequences, they'll probably just force you to trade anyway just like they did with Japan once.
The section on Switzerland is just about how annoyed the government is at their privacy protections.
For example, search the document for "right holder". It's full of this. Rights holders are concerned about this, rights holders are concerned about that... Why does some corporation's "concerns" matter at all? It's mind-boggling. This entire document is just an endless list of complaints from US corporations about countries that aren't playing by their rules. They want the US government to "fix" the other countries so they can turn a profit there.
My own country is an example. The government really likes to copy whatever it is developed countries are doing. Watching how other countries regulate stuff is a great way to predict what I might have to deal with in the future. We created our own GDPR after Europe did it. Telecommunications companies tried to lobby against net neutrality here citing the US as an "industry standard" example.
Given Trump focus on the internal affairs of the US, while the political climate was toxic at home, at least it let all others breath a little.
Now with Biden it will star all over again.. North-american companies, intelligence agencies, basically the status-quo interests being enforced all over..
At least now the government is caring about the environment and as while at home the policies are more left-leaning, i bet the will not be the same for foreign countries, and i expect things like copyright enforcement to gain more strength (basically all the traditional corporate and government bullies)
From the perspective of international political affairs its the resurgence of the good'ol "United Corporations of America" policy enforcement.
The only significant difference between him and Trump is aesthetic.
Strangely, the term "two party system" might lead one to assume there's a meaningful difference in real-world policy outcomes. Sadly, this is all too rare and, in practice, the differences are mostly in the claimed intentions and not the delivered results.
As an American, please accept my apology for all uninvited interference in the economic and political affairs of other nations.
No need for apologies. This is all super complex, gigantic, out of our hands mess that is hard to make it advance even a little. I know how it feels.
But its good to know that you care, and that's the reason why we should never fall for cheap generalizations.