Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World

GFW is another word for "sovereign internet", which is what world is likely trending towards. IMO probably only matter of time before PRC offers turnkey SaaS to try to replace western platforms like they do security state packages / secure city. Wechat isn't going to take over the world but there's a chance Whatsapp can be replaced by fragmented but federated local alternatives. That's probably ultimate strategic vision for digital silkroad to erode US software dominance. Would be pretty easy sales pitch once a few pilot countries rolling, buy PRC stack, we help you secure your population, you squeeze out western platforms with local alternatives under your control that also adds high-end jobs to economy, win-win. More countries that sign up more network effects of US platforms diminish.