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Lawmakers stumble on data privacy as another tech CEO to testify

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers are set to meet next month with the CEO of TikTok at a hearing to probe whether one of the most popular apps in the world shares Americans’ data with China and whether it harms young children, the latest face-off between members of Congress and the…

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House GOP is investigating Biden climate envoy John Kerry

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are launching an investigation into the activities of President Joe Biden’s climate envoy John Kerry, including any dealings with the Chinese Communist Party and left-wing environmental groups.

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Lawmakers stumble on data privacy as another tech CEO to testify - Roll Call

With TikTok's CEO set to testify before a committee next month, Congress has struggled to fashion data privacy legislation.

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With EV batteries in demand, some in GOP say 'no' to China - Roll Call

As Americans snap up electric cars, some Republicans take a tough-on-China stance even for projects that would create jobs for Americans.

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How Xi Jinping's past helps explain the China of today

The Chinese leader may be one of the most powerful people in the world, but how did he get there? And what makes him tick?

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Biden has never been under more pressure from Congress to ban TikTok

The growing clamor in Congress to completely ban the popular social media platform TikTok in the U.S. raises the stakes for the Biden administration, which is in the late stages of reviewing the security risks of the app.

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Sen. Josh Hawley will introduce legislation to ban TikTok nationwide

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said Tuesday he will introduce a bill to ban the app TikTok in the United States.

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Some Asian Americans fear House China panel will fuel bigotry

The newly established bipartisan House select committee tasked with studying strategic challenges coming from the Chinese government has aroused concerns in the Asian American community that lawmakers may wind up fueling anti-Chinese bigotry and broader anti-Asian discrimination in the United States.

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Some Asian Americans fear House China panel will fuel bigotry - Roll Call

A new House China panel is raising concerns that lawmakers may wind up fueling anti-Chinese bigotry and broader anti-Asian discrimination.

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Actually, the CCP Is the Worst Co-Parent Imaginable

An op-ed in The New York Times tries to make the case that the Chinese Communist Party is a worthy partner in raising children.

Reason

Why China’s shrinking population is a big deal -- counting the social, economic and political costs of an aging, smaller society

Throughout much of recorded human history, China has boasted the largest population in the world – and until recently, by some margin.

The Conversation

Beijing seen shifting stance over control over major IT companies

BEIJING -- The Chinese Communist Party and the government is increasingly believed to be loosening its tight controls on the country's major IT firms, such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

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Mississippi governor bans TikTok from government devices

TikTok will be banned from all Mississippi-issued government devices and the state’s network

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Congress tightens screws on Chinese tech purchases, collaboration

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers added new restrictions and limitations late last year on Chinese entities trying to buy U.S. high-tech companies as well as a ban on collaboration between American and Chinese government agencies in several technology sectors.

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House finds bipartisan agreement on a China-focused committee - Roll Call

Republicans and Democrats were in bipartisan agreement Tuesday about establishing a special House committee that would focus on China.

The Independent UK

Inside Tesla’s terrible year, and what comes next for the electric car giant

Elon Musk made Tesla what it was, but he could also be its undoing, Richard Hall reports.

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Congress tightens screws on Chinese tech purchases, collaboration - Roll Call

Lawmakers directed the Federal Trade Commission to give closer scrutiny to Chinese acquisitions of US tech companies.

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Foreign Policy

In Australia, Pro-Democracy Students Aren’t Safe From China’s Reach

To evade surveillance and reporting by nationalist members of the diaspora, anti-CCP protesters get creative.

AFP

More political storms for TikTok after US government ban

New York (AFP) - TikTok faces an uncertain year ahead in the United States as anti-China Republicans take greater control in Congress demanding tighter scrutiny for the highly popular video sharing app.

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Kelly signs executive order banning TikTok from some Kansas government devices

WASHINGTON — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday signed an executive order to ban the social media app TikTok from state-issued devices in the executive branch, citing growing concerns about the security of data on the app, which is owned by a Chinese company.

France 24

'Overwhelmed': China's stretched health system grapples with soaring Covid cases

Over the past few days, the emergency rooms of Shanghai hospitals have been overwhelmed as coronavirus cases soar after the Chinese Communist Party reversed its restrictive "zero-Covid" policy. Official estimates indicate that some 250 million people, almost a fifth of the Chinese population, caught Covid in the first 20 days…

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TikTok under pressure as US lawmakers push government ban

New York (AFP) - The US Congress is on the cusp of approving a nationwide ban on using TikTok on government devices because of perceived security risks -- thrusting the hugely popular video-sharing platform into a delicate position over Washington's ties to China.

The Independent UK

Beijing human rights activist immobilized by COVID-19 app

Wang Yu has already been arrested, imprisoned and harassed by the Chinese Communist Party for her work as a human rights lawyer representing activists, Uyghur scholars and Falun Gong practitioners

Newsroom.co.nz

A dismal year for autocrats raises questions for NZ

Poor decision-making this year by autocratic leaders has led to greater instability in their political systems, impacting New Zealand’s external environment. While we cannot control the weaknesses in other countries’ political systems, Nicholas Khoo argues it is time to ask some tough questions.

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