Like Boeing, Microsoft, GM, Apple, KFC, McDonalds, Proctor and Gamble GE, Nike, Coca-Cola? They all make billions annually and have dominant marketshare. American companies are everywhere.
Facebook and Google are the only two banned that I know of and it's because they didn't want to follow local regulations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_ma...
Free markets are a two way street, if one party refuses to participate then why is it not okay for the other party to block them? China refuses to participate by blocking American companies from competing in many Chinese markets and requiring Chine ownership of most companies that are in China. So there already isn't a free market, the US is simply acknowledging that fact and acting accordingly.
It would not surprise me if China retaliated and blocked american companies from selling in China.
Most are, Boeing I believe opened an assembly plant in China a couple years back. Even for the ones assembled in America the components may be built in other nations by subcontractors.
This makes no sense.
"Brands Smands" indeed, good luck getting consumers to buy PatriotSoda instead.
China could easily make the claim that Boeing have strong connections to the US government and using them is a threat to national security.
It's at least as relevant as brand penetration is.