Certainly it is the equivalent of a kid yelling "I can play my music as loud as I want to!"
As I understand proposed legislation, it would apply to many websites and not be directed at TikTok or China specifically. I wonder if there is a larger strategic interest for China if the US enacts this type of law? Maybe the blowback is entirely expected and is the actual desired response?
I was mistaken about the currently proposed legislation[0], which mentions ByteDance specifically and is broader to include any app from a "foreign adversary country" defined elsewere.
It shall be unlawful for an entity to distribute, . . . a foreign adversary controlled application by . . .: [app store] or [internet hosting]
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FOREIGN ADVERSARY COUNTRY.—The term “foreign adversary country” means a country specified in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
USC Title 10 section 4872(d)(2) defines the adversaries as N. Korea, China, Russia and Iran. [1]
As I understand proposed legislation, it would apply to many websites and not be directed at TikTok or China specifically. I wonder if there is a larger strategic interest for China if the US enacts this type of law? Maybe the blowback is entirely expected and is the actual desired response?