Peter Thiel is a supporter of President Trump.

“Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel once again hit out at Google for opening up an artificial intelligence lab in Beijing, saying the American software giant is helping China gain a military edge in the future A.I. battlefield.

Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and one of Facebook’s early investors, accused Google of being ‘naive’ and engaging in ‘shocking behavior’ by sharing artificial intelligence technology with the Asian power.

Last month, Thiel accused Google of being 'treasonous' for its dealings with China.

He said that Google is mistaken by assuming that its A.I. technology won’t be used for military purposes by the Communist country.

‘A.I.’s military power is the simple reason that the recent behavior of America’s leading software company, Google — starting an AI lab in China while ending an AI contract with the Pentagon — is shocking,’ Thiel writes in The New York Times…”

https://mol.im/a/7314519

Short response is, he’s right.

He's right about helping the enemy.
Plus they are allowed, encouraged, to do things they wouldn't be allowed in a free country.

Excellent podcast with Thiel on Eric Weinstein's Portal. If you want a nice long form discussion to learn about this guy this is it.