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Actually what happens in China is that homegrown tech companies will take over the market space left by Western ones, which the government is perfectly happy to let happen because 1. It keeps the tech industry domestic 2. The servers are physically inside China, guaranteeing them access to the data This is why I've always thought that the Great Firewall's purpose is not only censorship, but also a form of Internet-ag…
Yes, but they wouldn't be able to do that abruptly. That's why they are now forcing all American companies to create "joint ventures" with the local Chinese companies, which can steal the American technology, and then say 10 years later, the American part can be removed. And American companies seem to go along with it, thinking they have no choice. They do, but they're too scared to lose the Chinese market to risk an…
What I see is a trend to rebuild on the Internet the same borders that are enforced in the physical world. Some countries will keep their internets open to each others, others are already closing them down partially. They're probably putting them at a disadvantage, especially the small ones, but the governments usually only cares about keeping their seats.