To be fair, China never claimed to be the bastion of free market capitalism.
America did. Still does. And now it’s banning and regulating superior products off the market.
America did. Still does. And now it’s banning and regulating superior products off the market.
Although it is fun that it's totally fine for an American company to take the reins and continue on.
This could have been done with emphasis on the way China engineers TikTok/Douyin in each country and the effects on the end users - but that wouldn't make anyone with money or power very happy. The thing it does is fine - merely where the data goes and who pulls the levers is the concern.
The "ban" will change nothing in our society, thank God.
The important part should be understanding the whys and building access to a robust nonpunitive way out for those who want it.
But the profits of addiction are too important either way.
Where and when did America claim that?
The Biden admin has also been looking to halt BYD sales in the US, citing security threats [0]. BYD’s cars are often cheaper than Teslas and very well reviewed
0: https://www.vox.com/climate/2024/3/4/24087919/biden-tariff-c...
China did. Still does. And now it's begging and suing to keep those freedoms.