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by Dig1t 1347 days ago
China kneecaps all US companies inside of China. Most US companies are banned outright, and the ones that are allowed to operate inside the country are forced to be majority owned by a Chinese entity.
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So are we better than them, or not?
What does that even mean? Do we have the moral high ground letting a foreign corporation make money from our citizens and send the profits back to that country with no reciprocity? Which moral framework says that that is good?
The moral framework that says, "Leave it to the consumer to decide what to do with their money."

You know. Capitalism.