Thread by @tomaspueyo

If a tech company doesn’t do exactly what China wants, it gets banned like @Twitter, @Facebook or @Google.

That protectionism has allowed many Chinese companies to emerge as global behemoths that don’t suffer from the same treatment abroad.
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For China to start behaving like a reasonable global citizen, instead of the aspiring school bully it currently is, other countries should play tit for tat, starting by banning @tiktok_us

It will take minutes for Western copycats to replace it. [2/

But Western governments should go farther. China just approved a law giving itself power over all citizens on earth, protecting itself against anything their government might dislike. [3/

qz.com/1875863/hong-k…

It is so broad that this twitter thread could be grounds for detention if they could put their hands on me.

Can worldwide democracies remain idle while foreign powers threaten one of our most important freedoms, the freedom of speech? [5/

China has taken over Hong Kong, attacked India, stolen technology globally, gobbled islands in the a South China Sea... if we don’t start acting proportionally, the Chinese party won’t stop.

Its time to act. [6/6]