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Techdirt
TechdirtOct 30, 2026
The Trump Admin Isn’t Bright Enough To ‘Ban’ Foreign Robots And Drones, And The Press Should Stop Pretending Otherwise
Ideally, I think it makes sense to open up the U.S. market to Chinese goods (AI, EVs, robots), but have functional and well-funded regulators that police all labor, competition, environmental, privacy, national security, and consumer rights abuses. But big U.S. companies don’t much like that because it would boost competition and regulatory accountability, eroding quarterly...
chinadrones
Techdirt
TechdirtSep 10, 2026
Automakers Pressure Congress To Ban Chinese EVs To ‘Protect Privacy’
If you enjoy badly written bipartisan protectionist tech legislation designed primarily to coddle giant U.S. companies under the xenophobia-tinged breathless pretense of privacy and national security, you are really going to enjoy the next twelve to twenty-four months.While the U.S. drowns in corrupt kakistocracy, the Chinese are making significant market inroads in everything from AI...
aichina
Techdirt
TechdirtAug 17, 2026
Trump’s Bumbling, Racist Anti-China Protectionism Extends To Data Centers
The Trump administration's anti-Chinese protectionism is routinely a disastrous, xenophobic mess that mostly just injects chaos, cronyism, and higher prices into U.S. tech markets under the pretense of protecting privacy and national security. All propped up by bumbling Democrats and a corporate press incapable of highlighting that the emperor is buck-ass naked. Four years of...
aichina
Techdirt
TechdirtAug 3, 2026
Trump’s Sloppy, Incompetent Chinese Protectionism Expanded To Robot Vacuums, Lawnmowers
Ideally, I think it makes sense to open up the U.S. market to Chinese goods (AI, EVs, robots), but have functional and well-funded regulators that policy all labor, competition, environmental, privacy, and consumer rights abuses. But big companies don't much like that because it would boost competition and accountability, eroding quarterly revenues.So instead we get...
aichina
Techdirt
TechdirtJul 28, 2026
The Trump FCC’s Chinese Drone Ban Continues To Be A Sloppy, Protectionist Mess
Last year the Trump administration announced it would ban Chinese-made drones from the U.S. As I noted at the time, the plan had several problems, not least of which being the Trump administration is a racist, corrupt, dysfunctional mess filled with weirdos and lazy incompetents, primarily interested in assorted personal investment grifts and protecting less...
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