The divide between east and west on matters of internet governance — and more broadly, freedom of expression and open access to information — is stark.

Dipayan Ghosh

I think there is some era of retaliation here, where,' Hey, if you're going to do this to our companies — shut us out or force us to localize — then we're going to do it to you as well,'.

In the end, Trump is the X-factor, whatever he wishes will happen, no matter the merits of the related set of policies underlying the proposal.

It is becoming harder to be a truly global tech platform.

The close connection to the Chinese government is what has shut Huawei out of so many markets.

The world is trying to move in the direction of democracy and openness, and a few countries are moving the other way — closing down pathways for exchange and suppressing threats to incumbent governmental power.