These rules don't make US companies "another arm of the US government". US companies can (and do!) push back against the US government, through the courts, political parties, and ultimately elections.
Chinese companies, on the other hand, have no such recourse against their government.
> These rules don't make US companies "another arm of the US government". US companies can (and do!) push back against the US government, through the courts, political parties, and ultimately elections.
Show me the push back to the following:
- NSA backdooring
- The whole Prisma scandal
- The current trade war with China
And tell me how EU governments benefit from US companies avoiding taxes, and repatriating revenues generated in the European market to the US.
The US is a highly unreliable, politicized provider. The US uses technology to steal data and taxes from other countries. And abuses its position to impose its will.
We can not build our digital infrastructure like this anymore.
I assume EU governments are following this very closely.
Chinese companies, on the other hand, have no such recourse against their government.