As the U.S. and China escalate their tit-for-tat, both countries are looking for legitimacy under the cloak of the law.
A logo of Google is displayed in front of a building that houses Google's office in Haidan, Beijing on Oct. 8, 2020. Credit: Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images
In late September, Reuters reported that China was preparing an antitrust case against Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, over its Android operating system, which has gained a dominant position in China’s mobile phone market. The government’s investigation, the report said, came at the suggestion of Huawei, the country’s giant telecom firm.
That should tell you everything you need to know. Huawei is suffering under a sustained U.S. effort aimed at restricting the f
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