It's only okay when MY favorite country does it.

https://lemm.ee/post/27527843

It's only okay when MY favorite country does it. - lemm.ee

They’re technically not banning tiktok, they’re banning China from owning tiktok
They’re functionally forcing the sale of the company to a US Firm at fire sale prices.
Yeah, you are right. They should do like they do in China, sell to a JV with a local company at fire sales price… Oh wait

sell to a JV with a local company at fire sales price

The Chinese policy is to share ownership with locals, so that a firm isn’t simply extracting wealth from the Chinese market.

The American policy is to seize a pre-existing firm after it has developed, by accusing its Singapore founder of being a secret Chinese Communist.