The rise of China hasn't hurt US, it's hurt Europe. The EU wants to is now pushing tech companies around telcos and things like that. TikTok either needs to be spun to Western assets in those domains or it should be banned full stop. It's not an espionage tool. That's what Facebook is for. It's the ultimate propaganda tool. We are going to raise a generation of civic, military, government, and business leaders that feel a little shittier about Germany,. London, France, and US because the CCP is going to collect their sum on Western content.