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One thing to keep in mind, that when it comes to the internet, the customer-product dynamic is more complex than with physical goods. App users are customers, but also the product.
The relationship between large Chinese companies and the Chinese government is very different than the relationship between "American" (in quotes because a lot of them are incorporated elsewhere for tax purposes) and the American government.