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[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 33 points 5 months ago

Is it a private business if it's owned by the Chinese government?

[-] Eiim@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 5 months ago

It's really not though? The Chinese government has a 1% stake in ByteDance. Meanwhile ~60% is foreign investors – believed to be mostly American.

[-] nialv7@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

You have a misunderstanding of how China's government operates. It does not matter how much stake the government holds, companies just cannot say no to the government's request. Otherwise you will be disappeared. See Alibaba for example.

Remember, China does not have a democracy.

[-] ferralcat@monyet.cc -5 points 5 months ago

That's literally the same thing the us government is doing here....

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Then it should be easy to buy out that 1% stake.

I'm not saying it's a good bill, but reducing interference by foreign governments in US sold products is not against any party's philosophies.

[-] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Do you think that They could avoid doing something that the Chinese government tells them to do?

[-] BreakDecks@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

You mean like how US ISPs wiretapped the Internet for the NSA? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM

But really, how dare anyone but us do that.

[-] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Yes, why not let everyone do it if someone else is already doing it.

[-] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

No. It's a malicious foreign entity.

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