taylorlorenz, 2 months ago

Beijing might see Congress' divest-or-ban TikTok bill "as a pretty substantial propaganda victory ... It would play into Beijing’s hands to say that the U.S. has been talking about free speech for a long time — and using that as a stick to beat China over its human rights record — but this illustrates that the U.S. is a hypocrite ... and that makes our actions more legitimate" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/business/dealbook/tiktok-us-china.html