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'Everything Has a Connection to the Communist Party': Stilwell on TikTok | China In Focus In this special episode, we sat down with David Stilwell, retired brigadier general and former assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He sheds light on the TikTok hearing, whether it's for entertainment or for warfare, and how to understand the Chinese Communist Party more broadly. On the TikTok hearing's importance, ...
Biden Signs Bill to Unveil COVID-19 Origin; Georgia Moves to Prosecute Trump Over 2020 Elections The origins of COVID-19 could soon be shown to the world. President Joe Biden just signed a bill to declassify federal information on the origins of the virus, and this follows public information showing that both the FBI and the Department of Energy assess that COVID-19 likely originated in a Chinese lab. Meanwhile, as President Donald Trump ...
'TikTok Should Be Banned': Lawmakers Grill TikTok CEO | China In Focus China in Focus TikTok's CEO was grilled on Capitol Hill Thursday, and said the app is not a national security threat to the United States. Lawmakers were not convinced. From children dead after viral challenges to millions of young Americans vying to keep the app, TikTok is back under scrutiny. To ban or not to ban is still the question. As user data concerns ...
US Lays Out New Rules to Limit China's Chip Access | China In Focus The United States is revealing new rules to curb Beijing's chip access, expanding on the #CHIPSAct passed last year. But not all parties are convinced. South Korea noted the rules won't force companies to close their China facilities. Beijing is taking matters into its own hands, with officials unveiling their own set of rules. And one company is finding ways to play both ...
Biden Signs Bill to Declassify Virus Origin | China In Focus China in Focus The public will soon gain access to intelligence on the potential origins of the pandemic after President Joe Biden just signed a bill to declassify the details. This follows rare, unanimous bipartisan votes in both the House and Senate. At the center of the debate is the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Did the virus leak from the lab, was it man-made, ...
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