Simon Lester
Republican U.S. Senators Press TikTok on Data Issues
A few days after a letter by some Republican Senators to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the Biden Administration’s "delayed plan to combat national security risks associated with TikTok," a different group of Republican Senators has now written to TikTok with questions about the company's
Cybersecurity Firm Reports on Chinese Influence Campaign on Rare Earth Mining
A cybersecurity firm that tracks Chinese influence campaigns has reported on specific activity in the rare earth mining sector.
U.S. Commerce Department Adds Chinese Companies to Entity List, Citing Russia Support
The U.S. Commerce Department has added a number of Chinese (and other) companies to its Entity List, with one of the reasons being the support provided by certain companies "to Russia’s military and/or defense industrial base."
G7 Summit Communiqué Touches on Various China Issues
The three-day G7 summit concluded today, with the final communiqué addressing a number of issues related to China.
U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation To Prevent Personal Information Going To "High-Risk" Countries
Five U.S. Senators have introduced bipartisan legislation "to create new protections against Americans’ sensitive personal information being sold or transferred to high-risk foreign countries," a category which is certain to include China.
U.S. and Taiwan Hold First Meeting under New U.S.-Taiwan Initiative
The United States and Taiwan kicked off their new new trade initiative yesterday with the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade.
Republican Senators Press Biden Administration on TikTok Plan
Six Republican Senators sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the Biden Administration’s "delayed plan to combat national security risks associated with TikTok, a social media platform owned by Chinese company ByteDance."