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I think that is the key weirdness: the fact that the US apparently assumes that it is the sole provider of computing technology to the world.


It's stupider than that.

As a european company want to launch our satellite on a Chinese rocket. It will leave here sealed in an environmental shroud and go up on their rocket without ever leaving our sight. But because it contains made in USA components = denied export of restricted technology.

Ok so we will design and build the satellite in China allowing them full access to all the technology and giving them a leg up in the production of this kind of payload = no problem.

And Chinasat 6B is now happily broadcasting crap to the people of china




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