[bingbong70]

Thanks for posting my quotes. Reading over them I realize that I haven't changed my mind on any of the positions. I expect most students of history understand there is a factual basis for every stance I've taken on China...

>Also, I'd turn this question back on you;

>If given a choice between being someone who lives 99% of the time in the US and has a US device backdoored by the NSA/CIA vs. someone who lives 99% of the time in China and has a Chinese device backdoored by the Chinese government, which would you choose?

If I spent 99% of my time in China I would possibly prefer the NSA backdoored system, and if I spent 99% of my time in the US, I would prefer the Chinese backdoored system. The precise question you asked really depends on what business I'm engaged in since each government is hostile to its own specific types of activities in its own ways.

Having said that, I do lean heavily towards the Chinese system because the Chinese government doesn't export its laws to non-Chinese people...I'm glad you posted my quotes about Assange because I do think the Chinese government is more measured.

Assange, a non-US resident/citizen, has spent a decade in jail for leaking info about war crimes the US committed. In comparison, if Assange, a non-Chinese resident/citizen, leaked CCP related secret intel/war crimes, he would 100% be in Australia raising his children freely right now.

Do you disagree? All evidence points to my assessment being correct... and if my assessment is correct, you will have to concede that Chinese backdoored devices are preferable to NSA/CIA backdoored devices if you are an average non-Chinese citizen/resident of country N.