No. We should not respond to tyranny by being a tyranny. We should respond to it by standing up for our values: freedom, free speech, individual rights, open borders, free trade, and so on. If our system is so good---and it is---China's system is no threat.
Your point of view---responding to a perceived "threat" by abandoning our principles and freedoms---is why Bin Laden and the terrorists won 9/11.
Millions of Americans who use TikTok. Thousands of Americans who work at TikTok. American investors in ByteDance.
And, when anyone's rights are violated, everyone's rights are violated.
> is why Bin Laden and the terrorists won 9/11
Massive curtailment of freedom and massive growth of the police state in the aftermath of 9/11. This has caused far more harm to Americans than the attack itself. Bin Laden achieved what he wanted, which was to cripple our freedom and cause us to lose confidence in ourselves.
Your point of view---responding to a perceived "threat" by abandoning our principles and freedoms---is why Bin Laden and the terrorists won 9/11.