Congress takes up a series of bills targeting China, from drones to drugs How to curb and counter China’s influence and power will dominate the U.S. House’s first week back from summer break The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024
US Officials give Temu hard deadline to address slave labor accusations, alleged ties to China Communist Party Temu was given 30 days to respond to questions by the attorneys general letter Latin Times · Aug 20, 2024
Shame of British judge keeping free speech hero Jimmy Lai in jail David Neuberger condemned as ‘delusional’ for upholding a conviction against persecuted pro-democracy campaigner The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024
Can Nostr Make Twitter's Dreams Come True? Twitter's founder says Nostr is “100 percent what we wanted”—an open, ownerless network. Reason · Aug 13, 2024
Why Chinese TikTok is being accused of deleting Tibetan content It’s not new for the Chinese Communist Party to censor any social media content about Tibet that has a political bent. However, in recent weeks, Tibetan users of Douyin, China’s TikTok equivalent, have said that any and all content in the Tibetan language is being censored, whether it is political… France 24 · Jul 27, 2024
Labour must help release Briton Jimmy Lai jailed in China amid fears he could die in prison, son says Jimmy Lai, 76, faces a life sentence under charges described as politically motivated after being locked up for years The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024
Hunter Biden's Business Ties With Chinese Communist Party Leader Hunter Biden's interactions with top CCP leaders and business associates in China raise questions about potential influence and relationships. Top News · Jun 18, 2024
China turns to private hackers as it cracks down on online activists on Tiananmen Square anniversary Every year ahead of the June 4 commemoration of the Tiananmen Square massacre, the Chinese government tightens online censorship to suppress domestic discussion of the event. The Conversation · May 31, 2024
House Passes Bill Blocking US Central Bank From Issuing 'Detrimental' CBDC Following a sweeping vote to pass FIT21, the House has now passed H.R. 5403, which effectively bans the U.S. central bank from issuing a CBDC that Republican members believe might be used by the government to surveil the financial activities of the American public. International Business Times · May 24, 2024
TikTok law threatening a ban if the app isn’t sold raises First Amendment concerns TikTok, the short-video company with Chinese roots, did the most American thing possible on May 7, 2024: It sued the U.S. government, in the person of Attorney General Merrick Garland, in federal court. The suit claims the federal law that took effect on April 24, 2024, banning TikTok unless it… The Conversation · May 21, 2024
TikTok's Got Trouble It starts with "T' and that rhymes with "B" and that stands for "ban." Reason · May 18, 2024
'Canberra needs TikTok': Businesses unhappy at any move to ban the app Companies say videos helps them grow and thrive. The Canberra Times · Apr 27, 2024
US TikTok’s future in jeopardy as Biden signs ban bill: What’s next? TikTok’s Chinese owner has nearly a year to divest or face ban as US lawmakers say the company poses security threat. Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2024
Activist Pavlou settles $3.5m university lawsuit Activist Drew Pavlou has settled a lawsuit after claiming the University of Queensland tried to silence his protests about its Chinese government links. AAP · Mar 28, 2024
Axios · Mar 25, 2024 Scoop: Johnson taps Rep. John Moolenaar to lead Select Committee on China Rep. John Moolenaar replaces outgoing committee head Rep. Mike Gallagher who plans to retire early.
Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2024 ‘Insane’: Xi’s call for ethnic Chinese to tell Beijing’s story stirs anger Millions of people of Chinese origin are nationals of countries other than China and they don’t back Beijing.
TechRadar · Mar 20, 2024 The only thing you want less than a TikTok ban is China spying on you and manipulating everything you see Officials want China to sell TikTok, it might end up banned, and we just want to use it – but what if the US Government is right?
AAP · Mar 17, 2024 Opposition wants TikTok split from Chinese parent firm The shadow home affairs spokesman wants to follow the United States in its TikTok crackdown but defended the Liberal Party's right to have an official account.
Al Jazeera · Mar 14, 2024 Why has the US passed a bill to ban TikTok, and what’s next? The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could force TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest from the firm.
Top News · Mar 13, 2024 Congressman Lawler Votes To Address National Security Concerns With Tiktok Congressman Lawler supports legislation requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok to address national security concerns.
Top News · Mar 13, 2024 Senator Advocates For National Security By Banning Tiktok On State Devices Governors Forte and Ricketts lead the ban on TikTok in Montana and Nebraska for national security reasons.
Top News · Mar 13, 2024 Congresswoman Sherrill Addresses Concerns Over Tiktok Ban Congresswoman Mikey Sherrill addresses concerns about TikTok, advocating for divestment from the Chinese Communist Party to protect user data and democrati...
Top News · Mar 13, 2024 Tiktok Under Scrutiny For Alleged Spying Activities Concerns raised about TikTok's ties to Chinese government, spying potential, censorship, and data privacy risks for users.
Roll Call · Mar 13, 2024 House easily overcomes objections to pass TikTok bill - Roll Call The House voted to pass legislation that would force TikTok's owner to divest the company or lose access to more than 170 million U.S. users.
France 24 · Mar 9, 2024 ‘Two Sessions’ congress: The economic goals in Chinese leaders’ coded language China’s “Two Sessions” congress that began this week is the country’s most important political event of the year. To understand what’s at stake, it helps to have some fluency in Chinese Communist Party (CCP) parlance. Terms such as “new productive forces” and “new three” appear vague, but they speak volumes…