• tal@lemmy.today
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    1 month ago

    But then the profits stay in America.

    Setting aside the point that there’s no reason that it’d be more profitable to do work domestically, there’s no general restriction on overseas software production. This is specific to China.

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      1 month ago

      Banning something Chinese is easier to wrap in the “national security” narrative even if that’s not the real reason.