The U.S. engages in "digital hegemony" at the expense of others (Observatory)
Rebelling against digital hegemony, a Chinese technology company took up legal weapons to defend its legitimate rights and interests. On August 23, TikTok's parent company ByteDance announced that it would formally sue US President Trump and the US government, and began to prepare a "shutdown plan" for US business. This move is a frontal counterattack against the recent series of brutal and unreasonable suppression measures by the US government. Earlier, a non-profit organization called the WeChat User Alliance of the United States also filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, seeking to block an executive order prohibiting transactions with WeChat.
Since August, the US government's "blocking actions" against Chinese technology companies have been one after another. From threats to completely ban TikTok to launching a mandatory acquisition plan, to issuing an "ultimatum"; from targeting TikTok and its parent company Bytedance to WeChat and its parent company Tencent; from targeting a few "star companies" to targeting China's Internet "clean network" plan; based on the previous containment of Huawei, a ban will be issued, ranging from US companies to third-party foundries in an attempt to completely cut off Huawei's chip supply chain.
The US government’s series of “digital gunboat policies” practice “hegemonism” in the name of “national security”, reflecting its narrow and anxious mentality in maintaining its own “digital hegemony”.
Strive to maintain the dominant position and block China's technological development. Looking back at history, it has always been the usual "routine" of the United States to suppress other countries' technology companies in order to maintain its own technological hegemony. Today, without any real evidence, the United States has generalized the concept of national security, abused national power, and frantically suppressed Chinese technology companies. In a sense, the more hysterical the U.S. suppression of Chinese technology companies, the more it proves the success of these companies, and the more it proves the hypocrisy and dominance of the U.S. side.
Slandering and smearing China can hardly cover up its own stigma. As the veritable largest Matrix on the planet, the United States suppresses Chinese technology companies on the pretext of "protecting citizens' privacy and personal freedom." This is undoubtedly "the thief shouts to catch the thief". In terms of cyber secret theft, there have been scandals in the United States. The world’s shocking "Prism Project," "Formula Organization," and "Echelon System" and other illegal network surveillance incidents all have the US government behind them. The top technology companies in the United States, Cisco, Apple, etc., have admitted that their equipment has security loopholes and "backdoors." If you don’t reflect on your own problems, you will be accused of weaving in a slanderous manner, stirring up troubles and splashing dirty water. The moral bottom line of the United States is disgusting.
Waving the "banning stick" indiscriminately, trampling on the rules of international trade. The future digital economy will be one of the main engines of global economic growth. Fair competition is conducive to improving the overall development level of the digital economy. However, the practice of individual politicians in the United States to politicize the digital economy and engage in small circles out of their own interests is against the principle of fair competition, hinders the development of the digital economy, and is not in the common interest of the international community. What the United States has done has severely slapped the market economy and fair competition principles it has always advertised, severely undermining the global industrial chain, supply chain, and value chain, and harming others and itself.
Setting up an "iron curtain" of science and technology against China will probably make the United States the last laugh. In fact, this Internet "technical wall" built by the United States has hindered normal business and technical cooperation and forcibly cut the "complex demand and labyrinthine supply chain network" between China and the United States. It is the Chinese side. In this regard, the international community has long been fair. The French "Le Monde" believes that the United States did not lose itself in this so-called "victory." The British "Economist" is even more outspoken. The biggest victim of the decoupling of science and technology between the two countries will be American technology giants, because many American companies rely heavily on China's demand and suppliers.
Jia Pingfan