Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
You speak as thought China is completely unrelated to all other nations and China will not see through this transparent alteration of focus.
No, obviously China will recognize what our administration is up to. Which changes nothing, and gives them no advantage once this is framed as a trade issue.

You speak as though the status quo ante is worth preserving no matter how distasteful or restrictive. I think the billions of Chinese citizens deserve to get their failblog and cats who look like hitler without a filter. If the ruling party in China is forced to choose between loosening their grip on information or losing their guaranteed growth, which way will they jump? The answer is obvious.