Just that two ships are departing from a location does not mean they heading in the same direction.
It is true that both the EU and China are swiftly heading away from this unprecedented era of technology companies being able to act as they please abroad without impunity. It is an era that the US, which benefits from this arrangement greatly, understandably does not want to leave.
But what matters is why they are doing this, not that they are doing it. And in that regard it is much harder to find similarities.
It says quite a lot about American imperialism, actually. These developments were basically guaranteed the moment the CLOUD act passed, and after the adventures Microsoft had with the DoE.
It is true that both the EU and China are swiftly heading away from this unprecedented era of technology companies being able to act as they please abroad without impunity. It is an era that the US, which benefits from this arrangement greatly, understandably does not want to leave.
But what matters is why they are doing this, not that they are doing it. And in that regard it is much harder to find similarities.