According to Axios, the four most popular apps in America are Chinese–Temu, TikTok, CapCut (an editing tool for TikTok) and SHEIN. Others already in widespread use include Zoom. This way lies madness. The Chinese are sophisticated enough that they can penetrate the IT system of anyone who downloads one of these apps. TikTok, for example, […]…
About: William Holstein
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I predict #Apple’s #TimCook will live to regret this picture
The term “lap dog” could one day be applied: Apple CEO praises China’s innovation, long history of cooperation on Beijing visit Reuters Fri, March 24, 2023 at 11:32 PM EDT·1 min read SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Apple CEO Tim Cook on Saturday used his first public remarks on his visit to China to praise the country […]…
My conversation with Mike Chinoy about media coverage of China
Mike Chinoy has written an oral history of how Western correspondents have covered China called Assignment China. I organized a book night for him at the Overseas Press Club on March 23. Here is the Q&A session where he and I drill in on the situation today. His conclusion is that we have reached a […]…
Signs emerge that America’s tech companies are limiting their exposure to China
Marvell, a California-based tech company founded by Indonesian entrepreneurs, says it is closing its China R&D operations. The move is couched in the language of standard downsizing but its significance is much greater. It could be in response to Intellectual Property theft in China or it could be a response to mounting U.S.-Chinese frictions. I […]…
What does the American Intelligence Community really know about the Chinese leadership?
When the news broke that the American IC community had picked up clues that China was considering providing lethal assistance to the Russians fighting in Ukraine, I had a quiet moment of joy. Oh, I thought, the Americans have figured out an angle to look in on Chinese decision-making. But then it was revealed by […]…
