China is the new shiny scary thing that is all the rage for politicians to use in order to justify their outrageous freedom-infringing, high-cost initiatives. And, while the arguments against China have been bipartisan, those coming from the Republicans are the most interesting – because they at least used to stand for smaller, less intrusive government. This change in attitude started under President Trump when he imposed tariffs on Chinese goods being shipped to the U.S. – and now both the House and the Senate are enthusiastic about banning the Chinese-owned TikTok app.
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