The Chinese government will regularly use foreign companies as political punching bags, and now that the government has declared «internet sovereignty» as a matter of national security, tech companies are particularly vulnerable to fines, lawsuits, and state - media smear pieces. (qz.com)
Given the ferocity of the opposition to free trade on Capitol Hill, and the fact that NAFTA was used as a political punching bag throughout the campaign, the odds that lawmakers would approve a tweaked version of the trade deal seem slim. (vox.com)