Pillsbury, the Trump adviser, said the administration fears not only losing a commercial rivalry — but enabling an Orwellian future in which an authoritarian Beijing controls global surveillance, directs online speech and embeds government control into the very plumbing of the internet.
In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Chinese policy expert Dr. Michael Pillsbury noted that eight years ago, Google co-founder Sergey brin received praise for refusing to do business with the Chinese government, a decision which now appears to have been completely reversed. “Fast forward eight years and Google has reversed itself, but done so secretly.”
“The biggest accomplishment on the trade talks is getting them (China) back to the table, but there’s no date set and there was no public mention ... that they have taken back any of the ‘reneging,’” said Michael Pillsbury, an outside trade adviser to Trump, adding the concessions were worth it to get talks started.