[adolph]

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?

[adolph]

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]

[...]

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]

0. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7521...

1. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/4872