I'd say it's reasonable for China. When a benevolent ruler needs more power to get people together to build a better future, that's different from when a racist thug wants to intimidate others into a nihilistic, dead end future.
The funny thing is everyone thinks they're the good guys!
That's why China is fighting them on this, short of military intervention we can't absolutely prevent US from censoring tiktok, but we can make it hurt their reputation so much that US gets deterred every time they consider it.
Some Westerners would say the same with regard to Facebook or Google and their access or lack thereof to the Chinese market.
There's obviously a lot of nuance to this, especially as TikTok has been more willing to entertain governmental censorship than the other companies named, at least per public statements.
I don't personally have the energy to enumerate similarities and differences in detail, but I am surprised by the amount of support TikTok has on this board.
