Category: Tech Competition

Biden Admin’s Solar Funding Fuels China Human Rights Abuses: GOP Letter

Top Republican lawmakers are warning the Biden administration that funding for green technologies in the Inflation Reduction Act will likely worsen human rights abuses in communist China. GOP lawmakers warned in a letter (pdf) that parts of the administration’s Inflation Reduction Act aimed at increasing dependence on green energy sources would drastically increase the import…


China’s Military Seeks to ‘Dominate’ American Systems, Displace US Internationally: Pentagon Report

China’s communist regime is developing its military to win a war against the United States by overwhelming its electronic, information, and logistical systems, according to an annual report by the Pentagon. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks to “fight and win wars” against a “strong enemy,” a term the regime frequently uses as a euphemism…


Taiwan Experts Weigh in on TSMC’s Plan to Bring Leading-Edge 3Nm Chip Tech to US

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC)—the world’s most advanced contract chipmaker—is bringing its leading-edge 3-nanometer chip production process to its upcoming new plant in the U.S. state of Arizona, the company’s founder, Morris Chang, said on Nov. 2. But Chang’s statement has drawn concerns and criticism that the move would affect the core competitiveness of Taiwan’s…


US Not Seeking to Fully ‘Decouple’ From China, Just Limit Ties in Core Areas That Threaten Security

Even though the United States is taking steps to protect the country’s military and tech prowess from Beijing, Washington is not looking to cut off ties with China, according to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. “We’re not seeking the decoupling from China. We want to promote trade and investment in areas that don’t threaten…


US Bans Huawei, ZTE Telecom Equipment Citing Threats to National Security

U.S. regulators have imposed a ban on electronic equipment created by several major Chinese tech corporations, citing national security concerns. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules on Nov. 25 that will prohibit the import or sale of Chinese communications equipment deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security. The new rules will…


TikTok is a National Security Threat: FBI Director Wray

Social media giant TikTok presents a unique threat to U.S. national security due to its ties to communist China, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. Speaking during a hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee, Wray said that TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, poses significant national security concerns to the United States….


GOP Lawmakers Call for TikTok Ban Over Fears App Could ‘Fan the Flames of Domestic Division’

Senate Republicans are introducing legislation that would ban TikTok and a number of other social media companies controlled by China from operating in the United States. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) announced the legislation in an op-ed in The Washington Post on Nov. 10, in which they called the Chinese social media app a “major threat…


Germany Prohibits Chinese Takeover of 2 Semiconductor Chipmakers, Citing Security Concerns

Germany’s government on Wednesday blocked the sale of two of its semiconductor factories to Chinese-owned companies, citing security concerns. “We have prohibited a non-Union investor from entering into business ventures in Germany,” the country’s economy minister Robert Habeck told reporters in front of the German chancellor’s office on Wednesday. He added that the decision came because…


‘Industrial Sabotage’: Former Army Pilot Sentenced for Spying for China

A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot was sentenced to 20 months in prison this week for spying on behalf of China’s communist regime. Shapour Moinian was sentenced on Nov. 7 for his part in accepting thousands of dollars from representatives of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in exchange for providing the regime with classified aviation-related…


China Likely Poses ‘Single Biggest’ Cybersecurity Threat to UK: NCSC

While the threat from Russia has been “particularly obvious,” China will likely be “the single biggest factor” affecting the UK’s technology, Britain’s cybersecurity boss said on Tuesday. It comes as a government minister confirmed again that China has become a “long-term strategic threat” to the UK. Launching the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC’s) sixth annual…