Can someone FOIA this? Since it's unclassified this should be doable - or get a Carl Zha or Daniel Dumbrill to do this.
say what?
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Can someone FOIA this? Since it's unclassified this should be doable - or get a Carl Zha or Daniel Dumbrill to do this.
This is the reverse uno to China opening up to the West in the 80s, which unfortunately created a generation of kneelers. While I give Sino Boomers credit for building up the country to what it is today, their way no longer works.
OK, so what needs to happen on 19th Jan is, US TikTok users log in and get a message saying TT US is no longer available but they can join Douyin and, if technically possible, their TT accounts will be ported over and they can continue to be part of the global TT/Douyin community. It will be expressly and very obviously stated that Douyin is a Chinese company and all personal data will be stored on servers in China and that Douyin proudly operates under the oversight of the CPC. Users have to positively agree to this before porting.
Then it's up to US Congress what to do next.
Then it's up to US Congress what to do next.
Extension to that thought.
Apple users need to switch to Apple's Mainland China or HK App store to download Douyin. I'm assuming HK allows foreign credit cards so maybe no problem there. If any foreigners are feeling risky they can try Apple's Chinese Mainland App store which requires some sort of Chinese financial institution. I'm not sure how this could work, but perhaps it would lead to foreigners opening up bank accounts with Chinese banks.
Once users switch to Chinese app stores, they'll discover more of China's App ecosystem, not just social media. Big things could be happening.
Chinese companies gotta stop with the excessive plastic packaging. I eat some snacks and there's like a pile of wrappers in front of me within 5 minutes.
A meme refers to 中宣部.