1. It seems that this is really directed at Apple. I'm not an Apple user, owner or supporter but government attacks on a single company make me nervous. Would the same action happen if Apple were based in Belgium? If Europeans don't like purchasing from a US based company they have a variety of options, just as we in the US have options other than Chinese.
It's only "directed" at Apple because they are the odd ones out and made the decision to be that way. They have a track record of changing their power adapters with new revisions of their products (namely their laptops), when other manufacturers mostly stuck with the same connectors (Dell and Lenovo for example). I don't understand why Apple needs 18 different types of AC adapters between the MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro products. For those wondering:
2006-2009 15"/17" MacBook Pro - 85W adapter with T-style MagSafe connector
2006-2009 MacBook - 60W adapter with T-style MagSafe connector
2009 13" MacBook Pro - 60W adapter with T-style connector
2008-2011 MacBook Air - 45W adapter with L-style MagSafe connector
2009-2010 MacBook - 60W adapter with L-style MagSafe connector
2010-2012 13" MacBook Pro - 60W adapter with L-style MagSafe connector
2010-2012 15"/17" MacBook Pro 85W adapter with L-style MagSafe connector
2012-2015 13" MacBook Pro - 60W adapter with MagSafe2 connector
2012-2015 15" MacBook Pro - 85W adapter with MagSafe2 connector
2012-2017 MacBook Air - 45W MagSafe with MagSafe2 connector
2015 MacBook - 29/30W USB-C adapter with USB-C cable
2016 13" MacBook Pro - 61W USB-C adapter with USB-C cable
2016 15" MacBok Pro - 87W USB-C adapter with USB-C cable
2018+ MacBook Air - 30W USB-C adapter with USB-C cable
2019 16" MacBook Pro - 96W USB-C adapter with USB-C cable
2021 14" MacBook Pro - 67W USB-C adapter with MagSafe3 cable
2021 16" MacBook Pro - 96W USB-C adapter with MagSafe3 cable
2021 16" MacBook Pro - 140W USB-C adapter with MagSafe3 cable