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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.”

The movement to ban TikTok: What the midterms could mean for the future of the app
11/07/2022 Source:  CBC News

The movement to ban TikTok: What the midterms could mean for the future of the app

Adding to the pressure is a bipartisan group of state attorneys general who announced an investigation in March into TikTok’s effect on the physical and mental health of children and teens. And nearly two years ago, the Federal Trade Commission ordered TikTok and eight other online services to turn over documents about data-handling.

US eyes new role for research funding in diplomacy
10/31/2022 Source:  Time Shigher Education

US eyes new role for research funding in diplomacy

The White House review also expresses admiration for Horizon Europe, the ongoing European Union plan for collectively spending more than $100 billion over seven years on research and innovation work among member countries.