Yes? And what is uniquely chinese about this issue? Samsung, the korean company pushed ads in an update to their smart fridges. That channel could just as easily be used to brick the fridges, by the manufacturer or another malicious actor.
Nothing about any of this is china specific. None of these issues can be solved by sanctioning one country. There need to be laws to prevent any company from selling products with these problems. That is the only possible solution.
Two significant differences. Korea is not a major world player with aspirations to dominate the world economy. China is. And is succeeding.
And Korea is a presidential constitutional republic with a liberal democratic system. China is a one-party communist state that is governed by the CCP which gives them a total monopoly of political power. A look into history says we should be leery of any party that operates with a total monopoly. So yes, very China specific.
Korea is a major world player with aspirations to dominate the world economy. That’s kind of the premise behind capitalism. Samsung isn’t content being a small company, they are a megacorporation involved in pretty much every part of Korean society, from heavy machinery, to insurance, to medicine, electronics, capital investments, construction and more. Your assertion that only china wants to dominate international markets is patently untrue. Capitalism is defined by endless greed. No corporation would turn down domination if it has the means.
Corporations are not democratic. Korean citizens do not get to vote for the samsung president. Corporations are the ones doing these things, not democratic institutions.
Security and privacy are issues that matter. Violating privacy and making devices less secure isn’t only a problem when china does it.
Yes? And what is uniquely chinese about this issue? Samsung, the korean company pushed ads in an update to their smart fridges. That channel could just as easily be used to brick the fridges, by the manufacturer or another malicious actor.
Nothing about any of this is china specific. None of these issues can be solved by sanctioning one country. There need to be laws to prevent any company from selling products with these problems. That is the only possible solution.
Two significant differences. Korea is not a major world player with aspirations to dominate the world economy. China is. And is succeeding.
And Korea is a presidential constitutional republic with a liberal democratic system. China is a one-party communist state that is governed by the CCP which gives them a total monopoly of political power. A look into history says we should be leery of any party that operates with a total monopoly. So yes, very China specific.
Korea is a major world player with aspirations to dominate the world economy. That’s kind of the premise behind capitalism. Samsung isn’t content being a small company, they are a megacorporation involved in pretty much every part of Korean society, from heavy machinery, to insurance, to medicine, electronics, capital investments, construction and more. Your assertion that only china wants to dominate international markets is patently untrue. Capitalism is defined by endless greed. No corporation would turn down domination if it has the means.
Corporations are not democratic. Korean citizens do not get to vote for the samsung president. Corporations are the ones doing these things, not democratic institutions.
Security and privacy are issues that matter. Violating privacy and making devices less secure isn’t only a problem when china does it.