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I would like to remind international users that making use of American technology makes you a pawn in the current trade war.

The US is a counterparty risk.



Huawei is a nice example here: even Chinese SOEs are critically dependent upon US technology.

It is just not possible to buy any modern workstation/desktop, laptop, or smartphone without exposure, as you put it, to "US counterparty risk". Buying an Apple workstation is not significantly riskier than, say, a Lenovo workstation.

And by your logic, wouldn't buying a workstation from a Chinese manufacturer also make you a pawn in the current trade war, albeit a pawn for the other side?




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