[RomanBob]

In the US, as I go through the airport, I am physically violated routinely for my 'security'.

All of the data I transmit are recorded, for the agencies to go through them, if not now, then later, when they figured out how.

People who don't obey the leftist narrative are cancelled, have their jobs terminated, and so on.

China has always been independent. They pride themselves on that. Taking away investment money isn't going to influence them.

If you want to influence somebody, first you understand them, then you build a friendship and rapport with them, and then you influence them. Turning off the phone does the opposite.