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Originally Posted by GGG
Freedom to of expression as a democratic concept is more than just the American government enforcing the American constitution.
If you believe in universal democratic rights then a government (not individuals or companies) using financial coercion in order to stifle views should not be palletable.
In theory this is where the US government should be demanding that US citizens should be able to freely speak without the Chinese government sanctioning the company they work for.
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The United States is not the boss of the world. They can make any demand they want of the Chinese government, but the Chinese government is not obligated to acquiesce simply because the United States demanded that they do something. Will there be consequences for not complying? Of course. But that's not to say that the United States government has carte blanche to make demands that other nations should behave how they want them to.