From my perspective, this is a case of U.S. institutions not wanting a Chinese company doing what Google, Meta, and Apple do all the time - surveil its staff and students and report back to the corporate office, cooperating with government as requested. It should be made clear, too, that the ban doesn't extend to students and staff, as is often suggested in the coverage, but rather applies to institutionally owned hardware. It's this sort of action that builds mistrust between countries at a time when the world really needs people to be working together.
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