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CNN article quoting Keith
02/23/2023 Source:  CNN

CNN article quoting Keith

In the year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has been hit by unprecedented Western sanctions and shut out of much of the global economy. But China, which has declared “no limits” to its friendship with its northern neighbor, has thrown the Kremlin an economic lifeline, tempering the impact of its banishment from the global financial system.

Past Event: Building alliances to forge global semiconductor supply chain resiliency
02/13/2023 Source:  Atlantic Council

Past Event: Building alliances to forge global semiconductor supply chain resiliency

The Biden administration issued wide-ranging restrictions on the export to China of chips and chip-making technology to undercut that country’s ability to manufacture the same class of integrated circuits.

Former US Under-Secretary: ‘China’s strategy is to seduce with money, reinforce with intimidation’
02/08/2023 Source:  RFA

Former US Under-Secretary: ‘China’s strategy is to seduce with money, reinforce with intimidation’

Communist China is committing punishable genocide as defined by the U.N. in Xinjiang and elsewhere with Uyghurs and other minority populations.

U.S. Ban on Huawei Seen Widening China Chip War
02/08/2023 Source:  EETimes

U.S. Ban on Huawei Seen Widening China Chip War

The Biden administration has implemented a series of sanctions on the Chinese tech industry, the largest of which was announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce on Oct. 7.

TikTok tries to sell ‘Project Texas’ as it fights for survival in the U.S.
01/28/2023 Source:  NBC News

TikTok tries to sell ‘Project Texas’ as it fights for survival in the U.S.

TikTok is facing the most serious threat to its U.S. operations since 2020, when then-President Donald Trump tried to ban the app and lost in court.

The construction of the 5G network brings the demise of the Chinese domination in North Macedonia’s telecommunications
01/05/2023 Source:  Global Voices

The construction of the 5G network brings the demise of the Chinese domination in North Macedonia’s telecommunications

Data collected by TikTok and other Chinese companies goes straight to Beijing, said Keith Krach, former undersecretary of state in the Trump administration that pushed for cracking down on the platform.

Suspicions about TikTok’s link to the Chinese government spread across party lines
01/03/2023 Source:  The Washington Times

Suspicions about TikTok’s link to the Chinese government spread across party lines

Data collected by TikTok and other Chinese companies goes straight to Beijing, said Keith Krach, former undersecretary of state in the Trump administration that pushed for cracking down on the platform.

Keith Krach on Weaponizing Trust
12/11/2022 Source:  The Wire China

Keith Krach on Weaponizing Trust

The business veteran and former State Department official talks about pushing back against Huawei; ‘tech statecraft’; and fighting back when the market is no longer free.

Purdue institute wants tech used to advance democracy
12/07/2022 Source:  IBJ

Purdue institute wants tech used to advance democracy

The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, which is part of the university-affiliated Purdue Research Foundation, aims to educate policymakers, diplomats and others about artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum computing and other technologies relevant to national security and U.S. foreign policy.

How Washington chased Huawei out of Europe – POLITICO
12/07/2022 Source:  Globe News Wire

How Washington chased Huawei out of Europe – POLITICO

Huawei officers talking in licensed interviews dismissed the departures as common turnover. “There’s a fluctuation all the time in corporations, not solely in Huawei … Some persons are leaving and another persons are coming,” a spokesperson for Huawei Europe mentioned in a certified interview final week.

U.S. Bans New Equipment Sales From Huawei And Eight Other Chinese Companies
12/07/2022 Source:  Conservative News Daily.

U.S. Bans New Equipment Sales From Huawei And Eight Other Chinese Companies

The FCC banned the U.S. government from purchasing Huawei and other companies’ equipment in 2019. Since then, the European Union has moved to restrict Chinese telecom equipment, and Huawei and ZTE have been banned in Australia and Canada. The U.K. has a deadline to remove all Huawei equipment by 2028, according to Reuters.

Biden-Xi meeting underscores discord over Taiwan
11/22/2022 Source:  Washington Examiner

Biden-Xi meeting underscores discord over Taiwan

Krach told the Washington Examiner, “After eliminating any form of competition, Xi bypassed the normal two-term limit for China’s president and was crowned ruler for life with unlimited powers.” That means “there hasn’t been a dictator in the world with so much power since 1945. His ambitions are boundless and unconstrained.”