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I think it's hard to make an argument that China has a lot of leverage on Telegram as an organization, but that could change in years to come. A decade ago, no one really thought Google would become this hostile to users and even seek to collaborate with the CPC govt and its totalitarian vision.

Everything you said about open-source applies to Android too. At the very least all kinds of backdoors are in Android phone because of chip firmware. But I guess you might be alluding to the fact that Tim Cook handed over Apple iCloud keys to the Chinese govt.