The popular video-sharing app TikTok, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, is now the subject of a probe by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general who are concerned about the effects of the app on children and teens. The attorneys general of California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Vermont are spearheading the investigation. “The investigation will…
Coalition of US States Launches Probe of TikTok Over Harms to Children
New Chinese Hacking Tool Found, Spurring US Warning to Allies
March 1, 2022
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Security researchers with U.S. cybersecurity firm Symantec said they have discovered a “highly sophisticated” Chinese hacking tool that has been able to escape public attention for more than a decade. The discovery was shared with the U.S. government in recent months, who have shared the information with foreign partners, said a U.S. official. Symantec, a…
CCP’s High-Tech Repression in Xinjiang Calls for Tougher Sanctions: Advocates
February 26, 2022
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The Chinese regime’s aggressive rollout of new technologies to step up its repression of Uyghurs in western China calls for new responses on the part of allied nations outraged at the human rights abuses, said panelists at a recent virtual event hosted by The Brookings Institution think tank. Laura Rosenberger, senior director for China and…
House Republicans: Why Did US Not Review China Acquisition of Canadian Critical Minerals Firm?
February 24, 2022
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A trio of House Republicans is challenging five top Biden administration cabinet secretaries to explain why a company controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was able to buy Canada’s Neo Lithium Corp. with no review by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. “The Canadian mining company Neo Lithium Corp has recently been acquired by Chinese…
Closure of DOJ Program Targeting CCP Espionage a Show of ‘Weakness’: Sen. Cotton
February 24, 2022
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Critics have lambasted the Department of Justice (DOJ) for its recent decision to close the “China Initiative,” a Trump-era effort to thwart economic espionage from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “The CCP has stolen trillions of dollars of American intellectual property, destroyed millions of American jobs, and turned students and researchers studying in the United…
DOJ’s Halt to Program Targeting CCP Espionage a Show of ‘Weakness’: Sen. Cotton
February 24, 2022
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The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent decision to scrap the “China Initiative,” a Trump-era effort to thwart economic espionage by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is “another instance of weakness” by the Biden administration, a U.S. senator says. “The CCP has stolen trillions of dollars of American intellectual property, destroyed millions of American jobs, and turned students…
As China’s Trial of Digital Yuan at Olympics Ends, Experts Warn of Dangers of Digital Currency
February 24, 2022
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As China’s debut of its digital currency draws to a close in tandem with the 2022 Winter Olympics, the regime’s crypto ambitions remain in place. Experts warned of the Chinese Communist Party’s centralized control, both at home and abroad. A digital currency will empower the regime’s control over its populace, especially dissenters, as all future…
DOJ Terminates Program Targeting Chinese Espionage Amid Accusations of Racism
February 23, 2022
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Feb. 23 that it’s ending the “China Initiative,” an effort to combat economic espionage, trade theft, and technology transfer by the Chinese regime. The program will be replaced with a broader approach focused on countering espionage, cyberattacks, and other threats from a range of countries, a top DOJ…
As DOJ’s Crackdown on Chinese Espionage Draws Criticism, Others Say Program Is Necessary but Needs Reform
February 22, 2022
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News Analysis The Department of Justice (DOJ) is completing a review of its anti-espionage “China Initiative,” which critics of the program hope will result in a shift away from its controversial targeting of academic researchers. The news follows numerous allegations of racial discrimination and misconduct leveled by academics and civil rights advocacy groups. It is…
China Infiltrates US, Other Nations Through Huawei, Expert Says
February 22, 2022
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Chinese tech giant Huawei rose to prominence because it received tens of billions from Beijing, thus allowing the firm to undercut competitors and gain market shares, said book author Jonathan Pelson. However, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) did not shell out the money for only pure business reasons. “The CCP was not helping Huawei so…
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