Comment by bigbadfeline

> The OP is about telecom. I took a look and learned [1]:

Untrue - in the context of the OP, telecom is just an example. Look at the title.

> The telecommunications industry in China is dominated by three state-run businesses: China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile.

"More competition" doesn't mean "no monopolization". Communications are political everywhere, I'd be surprised if they were a subject of less control in China than in the US. However, even on Amazon and even with tariffs, there's more competition between Chinese sellers than between sellers of other origins.