American victim mentality on full display. We have empty factories and towns dying because *American* companies outsourced the work to low-cost China out of corporate AND *American* investor greed. Small stores have disappeared because *American* citizens decided to save a few bucks by going to Walmart instead that neighborhood store.
The situation you describe was entirely American-made. China just provided the cheap labor.
It is true that China doesn't always play by the rules. It does what it thinks is in its country's best interest, not what's in the US's best interest. When it doesn't play by American rules while engaging in the American market, there have to be consequences. But what are the rules? If US had made it clear that Chinese software companies can only operate in the US if US companies can operate as freely in China, then these companies would have never begun operating in the US. We let them start here, knowing that FB, Google, etc. aren't allowed in China. So, we're changing the rules. But we're not even admitting that we're changing the rules - instead, the Administration is pretending this is done out for 'national security reasons', with no evidence to support that claim.
