Thanks for the feedback. I think there are no other options. The US want to remain the hegemon but China will take the technological lead and thus the military lead soon. Some say already 2027. The US more or less openly plan a naval blockade. But how can they maintain it if they have to ship everything half way accross the world? So they have to beat China. Also because of the shipping distance, China will always have more conventional weapons. The only remaining advantage is nuclear. Even robots seem to be taken over by China. What else can be so abhorent that we need to push the surveillance infrastructure that hard? Freedom is the selling point of the West. Why should countries choose the West over China if we have the same restrictions? We would lose in the long run, unless we use the restrictions to beat China.