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by igi3ql 2643 days ago
Taiwan blocking Chinese websites? Good.

China blocking Western websites? Bad.

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> Taiwan blocking Chinese websites? Good.

> China blocking Western websites? Bad.

That analysis is so oversimplified that all the important factors have been left out of it.

When it really just means:

Human Rights and Rule of Law? Good.

It's bad when it's one way because the internet is supposed to be open. In this case, I am entirely for an eye-for-an-eye approach if it helps to show these companies what a level playing field is.