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by aidenn0 2439 days ago
> America's startup culture and competitiveness is our biggest advantage

It's not an advantage against China though when they can do both of:

- Block US apps from the Chinese market - Encourage wholesale copying of the best features from US companies

If I were to start a FB clone of <insert any social app> in the US, it would fail miserably. China can ban the US version and simultaneously fund a clone for the Chinese market. Combined with the fact that Chinese networks (e.g. TikTok) have full access to the US market, this makes competition very asymmetric.