It is important for technology companies to prove their case when doing business in China with U.S. counterparts. PalantirCNBC’s Alex Karp spoke on behalf of CEO Alex Karp.Squawk BoxOn Tuesday.

“If you want to work in China or in any other country that is adversarial … you should disclose it and defend it,” he said.

AppleMany chip companies continue to be among the top U.S. technology firms operating in China. Karp made these comments as tech companies are leaving the country due to harsher internetcensorship.

Yahoo! was the most recent to go live. said it wasChina: MicrosoftIt was announced in October that it would shut down professional networking platform LinkedInIt can be replaced with a jobs board. Google decided to shutter operations in 2010 and social media platformsIncludes Twitter and Facebook have been blocked for more than a decade.

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook recently responded to questions about operating in China. He said companies have a responsibility to do business everywhere they can during an interview with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at The New York Times DealBook online summit.

“I think that we have a responsibility as a business to do business in as many places as we can because I think business is this huge catalyst,” Cook said. “I believe in what Tom Watson said ‘world peace through world trade.’ I have always believed that.”

Palantir makes softwareAnd analytics tools primarily for the U.S. government and large corporations but has seen rising demand for its technology during the pandemic. Palantir had a good quarter. government revenue of $218 million.

Karp said that Palantir believed in full disclosure and that companies should be transparent where possible.