>> China gives you a list of requirements to operate in the country, if you meet it, you can operate.
Some US companies (like Google) choose not to operate there because they don't want to put up with harassment and intellectual property theft that comes with having offices on the mainland.
Huh, I didn't realize there were different rules for very specific types of media, TIL
However, Document No. 107 has not lifted restrictions on foreign investment in services related to information content security, such as public communities, instant messaging, search engines, news publishing, live streaming, short videos, and online games. Generative AI services, which also fall under ICP services, show no sign of opening up to foreign businesses. This reflects the Chinese government's cautious stance on opening internet information service businesses to foreign capital, given these services' relevance to China's ideological security and social stability.
Totally agree with you, I can't understand how laid back some people are with "all they had to do was sell..."
Terrible precedent for global trade, thing is Silicon Valley pulls hard for deregulation, and it's common wisdom here that regulating tech would be slowing down the only economic sector we have that's still growing, so we cannot write any rules that might make for a fair playing field, protect Americans from data leaks and disinformation or whatever, only tool we have is ban competition.
doesn't seem like an American, as there's no American exceptionalism, more like a Chinese(or other 3rd-world country) liberal disillusioned after once believing in the old US...
We have a lot of people like that, who used to believe in America's free trade, democracy, fair competition, and innovation. I used to be one too
He’s probably Chinese; a few weeks ago I remember seeing a similar long comment which referred to solar panels pricing in the context of women’s rights in China - which I thought was strange.
