Who is sovereign? That seems to be the question people have been struggling to answer for centuries. It's the same struggle that Twitter faces when it contemplates what to do about Donald Trump. The answer *should* be relatively easy, but some people are absolute human garbage that get supported by people who aspire to *be* human garbage themselves. There are a lot of things happening in the world that I don't like, but I am not sovereign. In China, neither is Apple. If people have a problem with China's politics, and I do agree they *should*, they need to address it with political change. That mostly falls as a responsibility to the Chinese people. To the extent that other nations are involved, it doesn't make sense to me that responsibility falls on corporations. If the US (or any other country) government doesn't want China amassing so much power, they need to pass laws that prevent it. Instead, it seems I can't even walk into a store and buy products that *aren't* made in China. Even if we want to exercise the capitalistic sovereignty we have to "vote with your wallet", we cannot. I've soured a lot on Apple under Tim Cook's leadership, but let's not pretend that they're doing anything wrong by obeying the laws of the countries in which they operate. If you don't like it, push for whatever political change you think will remedy the situation. From a security standpoint, maybe that means mandating a "local" supply chain (to the greatest extent possible) for government contracts. Even if that means having to pay $10,000 for a "Made in the USA" red, white, and blue iPhone. b3718f18537bd4c6b1843dcdbf466f89c9ec5dcec627b40822146025e90e7734