It's not 'just the same as China' - that backdoors exist is true, but that's where the comparison ends.
The US generally doesn't use espionage to steal trade secrets, it might happen now and again, but it's not a strategic policy.
The US is also fairly open. TikTok is the #1 app in the US and it's literally Chinese owned!
The US is selective about where it gets protectionist / nationalist. Even the populist chest-thumping is not a reflection of what's actually going. That's just for Twitter politics.
For whatever reasons, China is very authoritarian/controlling and that has to be folded into the equation.
Aside from complicated moral issues with Taiwan/Tibet/Uyghurs - really all of that protectionist stuff is 'their choice'.
It's up to them how they want to play the game.
We have to just accept that reality and collectively respond to it rationally.
Dropping Huawei is a reasonable choice as is dropping any company known to be involved in shenanigans. Some data laws for where traffic can travel and under what terms would be reasonable as well (I'm looking at you Zoom!).
The US generally doesn't use espionage to steal trade secrets, it might happen now and again, but it's not a strategic policy.
The US is also fairly open. TikTok is the #1 app in the US and it's literally Chinese owned!
The US is selective about where it gets protectionist / nationalist. Even the populist chest-thumping is not a reflection of what's actually going. That's just for Twitter politics.
For whatever reasons, China is very authoritarian/controlling and that has to be folded into the equation.
Aside from complicated moral issues with Taiwan/Tibet/Uyghurs - really all of that protectionist stuff is 'their choice'.
It's up to them how they want to play the game.
We have to just accept that reality and collectively respond to it rationally.
Dropping Huawei is a reasonable choice as is dropping any company known to be involved in shenanigans. Some data laws for where traffic can travel and under what terms would be reasonable as well (I'm looking at you Zoom!).
We can get along but we need good boundaries.