ishing". That is, if you don't have a website or open port 80 (for
instance) you can quickly and easily co-locate devices inside China - without
any kind of license.

Although we have not yet deployed rsync.net in mainland china (we have a
location in Hong Kong) all of our contacts and partners were happy to rent us
rackspace for non-publishing infrastructure - no licenses needed.

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Jerry2
I never understood why Western technology companies haven't taken China to a
WTO tribunal for restricting their business practices. I mean, China exports
trillions of dollars worth of goods to us yet when you try to export services
to China, you're met with "The Golden Shield Project" aka "The Great Firewall
of China". That doesn't seem like a fair deal at all.

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jza00425
You mean American tech companies. Stop playing this West vs China, It is just
US.

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linkregister
I think your tone is overly aggressive and accusatory.

European countries have a large trade deficit with China (€170B)[1]. The U.S.
had about double the amount of trade deficit ($336B), mostly due to its
greater value of imports [2].

This doesn't prove that China restricts access to its markets by European
companies, but it provides evidence that the situation may not be as simple as
you suggest.

1\.
[http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/7553974/6-120...](http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/7553974/6-12072016-BP-
EN.pdf/67bbb626-d55f-4032-8c24-48e4c9f78c3a)

2\. [https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/china-mongolia-
taiwan/peo...](https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/china-mongolia-
taiwan/peoples-republic-china)

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jza00425
Trade deficit does not suggest anything. Whenever China tries to buy some
technology, the US is so protective and at the same time buy all the clothes
and low profit stuff. That is how you get the trade deficit. So it is pretty
much that EU and US just keep Chinese work like slave forever. By the way, it
is really just American tech companies. not a single european company's name
pop up in my mind.

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linkr