Go here to register for this unique online event this Thursday, Aug; 13, at 11 a.m. Eastern: The Overseas Press Club of America and Gateway House, Mumbai, India, are co-sponsoring a unique global online conversation among China experts on three continents. As China pushes to expand its power around the world technologically, economically and strategically, signs of […]…
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It May Not be Possible to Disentangle TikTok from China
This excellent article in the New York Times explains how TikTok’s algorithms are controlled by Chinese engineers in China. To disentangle TikTok from any Chinese involvement would require years of work and cause massive disruption to current TikTok users. So watch very carefully as Microsoft pursues an “acqusition.” What really might it be buying?…
Los Angeles Times Quotes Me on TikTok
Seen here. My old friend Russ Mitchell calls me a “technology hawk.” I sorta like it!…
Does China Have a Commanding Lead in Computing?
The U.S. decision to demand that China close its Houston consulate dominated the news cycle this week, but an even more important case may have been the indictment of two Chinese hackers, working at times with China’s Ministry of State Security. The indictment, seen here, is breathtaking for two reasons: the hackers revealed amazing sophistication […]…
Bill Barr’s Important Speech Attacking U.S. Companies “Kowtowing” to China
It’s easy to dismiss Attorney General Bill Barr as just another Trump toadie, but he has given a very important speech that breaks new ground in the American government’s apparent bid to rally an effective response to Xi Jinping. Watch it here. Barr, who has a master’s degree in Chinese studies, accuses Xi of launching […]…
