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China basically blocks most Western tech from their country and you think it’s “nuts”?

Parity trade barriers back in the 90’s probably would have avoided this whole mess.

There's a difference. Compare tiktok getting banned to blocking asml, microchips, etc, there's no contest. One is core to technological advancement, the other is not a necessity. If the USA doesn't want China to compete on their turf then that's fine, but they're preventing china from competing in all other countries as well

China blocks many American websites, but not tech in general. Overall, China is a massive customer for US tech exports.

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