National Security
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CFIUS 2024 Annual Report Offers Latest Data on Reviews of Chinese Investment in U.S.
On July 23, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an interagency body that reviews certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States to determine the effect on national security, released its annual report to Congress for 2024.
Biden Administration Issues Proposed Rule to Implement Executive Order Addressing U.S. Tech Investments in China
A proposed rule issued by the U.S. Treasury Department provides additional details on an Executive Order issued by President Biden last year relating to U.S. investment in China in several sectors with a close connection to the development of military technology.
TikTok Brief Elaborates on Constitutional Challenges to Divestment/Ban Statute
In a brief filed in U.S. court last week, TikTok, along with its parent company Bytedance, offered a detailed look at its legal arguments in its challenge to a U.S. statute that would requirement divestment of TikTok or ban it from the U.S. market.
Republican Congressman Investigates Chinese-Owned Tutoring Website
Last week, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) "launched an inquiry" into Chinese-owned Tutor.com "amid concerns that its users’ sensitive data could be used and exploited by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)."
MOFCOM Adds Three U.S. Defense Companies to Sanction List
On May 20, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced sanctions on three U.S. companies as it added them to the Unreliable Entity List.
Biden Administration Blocks Chinese-Linked Cryptocurrency Facility Near Air Force Base
Earlier this week, the Biden administration blocked a Chinese-linked investment in a cryptocurrency mining facility located close to a U.S. air force base in Wyoming.
TikTok Challenges U.S. Divestment/Ban Statute, Argues that China Won't Allow Algorithm Export
TikTok, along with its parent company Bytedance, filed a petition for review of the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act – which would force TikTok's divestment or ban it – today in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.