Comments - Let the bullets fly for a while
I think you are correct that the online tech-sphere has become a bit of a wild-west and needs regulation rather than become an institution into itself. That is also true in the US and Europe so it must definitely be true of China.
But it matters “how” things are done. And I would argue that the way things are being done now, is classic power play. The CPC, which is basically Xi Jinping’s inner circle at this point, saw the regulatory need and also saw a way to (continue) to project overwhelming power.This is their primary goal.
Does anyone feel that “how” this has been done *doesn’t* show their power? Obviously not. And since it does, that must be part of their aim.
It is not a mere regulatory issue which can be done in any number of “softer” ways.
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