Leonardo Dinic, Advisor to the CroAsia Institute
Jan 11, 2023
National security and data risk concerns between the U.S. and China are continuously increasing, potentially leading to a ‘Cold War’ between the two countries.
Sara Hsu, Visiting Scholar at Fudan University
May 27, 2021
Though China’s invasive data security laws are oft criticized abroad, China is on the way to implementing a comprehensive national regulatory framework protecting personal privacy online.
Eric Harwit, Professor, University of Hawaii Asian Studies Program
Mar 03, 2021
Trump’s hardline stance against Chinese influence put popular apps TikTok and WeChat in the crosshairs during his final year in office, but his predecessor shares with him a history of restricting Chinese tech companies in the U.S. as well.
Shang-Jin Wei, Professor, Finance and Economics at Columbia University
Aug 16, 2020
Shortly after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order effectively banning the Chinese-owned social-media app TikTok, he issued a second order prohibiting “any transaction that is related to WeChat by any person … as identified by the Secretary of Commerce.”
Sun Chenghao, Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University
Aug 14, 2020
In weaponizing his rhetoric against China, the U.S. president may be digging himself into hole. Young people are not likely to take kindly to the undermining of their free speech. And now they can vote.
Shang-Jin Wei, Professor, Finance and Economics at Columbia University
Aug 07, 2020
Following US President Donald Trump’s vow to block US access to TikTok, the popular short-video app’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has been in frantic talks with Microsoft, presumably to sell its subsidiary quickly before the ban goes into effect.