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I am all in for free trade. US government and media love to bash China. When you look in the mirror, US government adopts protectionism yourself just like other

I am all in for free trade. US government and media love to bash China. When you look in the mirror, US government adopts protectionism yourself just like other countries do. You think you hold the high moral ground while you are just as dirty. It's not backed by my personal belief. Maybe you live on Mars. There is plenty of evidence there. Go take a look at NSA's PRISM program, a mass surveillance program. Go check the news on US government spying on German Chancellor and your own people. Go ask Edward Snowden and Julian Assange.

linkregister 10y ago
From your comment history it appears you are from China. Your English is good. Thanks for coming to comment here. I wouldn't want Hacker News to be an echo chamber of Bay Area startup enthusiasts. I want you to continue to comment here. You can advance Chinese interests without being adversarial and accusatory. However, you don't have a complete picture. True, the U.S. and other countries have gone to the WTO several times to protest dumping and other trade issues. Dumping is the WTO term for selling goods internationally far below cost in an effort to drive local competition out of business. And yes, the U.S. and other countries (India, Australia, etc.) have blocked Huawei's legitimate ventures in telecommunications critical infrastructure. This isn't anywhere close to the same extent that the Chinese government has blocked international competition within its borders. The Chinese government routinely blocks foreign firms from competing through regulation or outright blocking of internet sites. Many of these sites do not pose a cultural or dissident risk to the Chinese Communist Party. I'm not making the claim this is evil or wrong. Protectionism is one tactic that nations may use. The United States used a vigorous protective tariff for its first 200 years. The naive world view that the United States' protectionism is propping up its companies is not accurate. Nor is the view that Tencent and Baidu would disappear without Chinese government protective assistance. I would love to address the other concerns you have brought up but the scope of this comment thread is trade. I'm not going to let it be completely derailed.

linkregister 10y ago

From your comment history it appears you are from China. Your English is good. Thanks for coming to comment here. I wouldn't want Hacker News to be an echo chamber of Bay Area startup enthusiasts. I want you to continue to comment here. You can advance Chinese interests without being adversarial and accusatory. However, you don't have a complete picture. True, the U.S. and other countries have gone to the WTO several times to protest dumping and other trade issues. Dumping is the WTO term for selling goods internationally far below cost in an effort to drive local competition out of business. And yes, the U.S. and other countries (India, Australia, etc.) have blocked Huawei's legitimate ventures in telecommunications critical infrastructure. This isn't anywhere close to the same extent that the Chinese government has blocked international competition within its borders. The Chinese government routinely blocks foreign firms from competing through regulation or outright blocking of internet sites. Many of these sites do not pose a cultural or dissident risk to the Chinese Communist Party. I'm not making the claim this is evil or wrong. Protectionism is one tactic that nations may use. The United States used a vigorous protective tariff for its first 200 years. The naive world view that the United States' protectionism is propping up its companies is not accurate. Nor is the view that Tencent and Baidu would disappear without Chinese government protective assistance. I would love to address the other concerns you have brought up but the scope of this comment thread is trade. I'm not going to let it be completely derailed.