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Congressman calls for TikTok ban due to national security concerns

In this interview, Florida Republican Congressman Michael Waltz expresses concerns about the security risks and harm to children posed by TikTok, calls for...

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TikTok privacy breach allegations under spotlight

Concerns social media giant TikTok breached Australian privacy laws through its data harvesting practices are being looked at by the information commissioner.

AAP

Shares in Chinese gaming giants tumble as the CCP imposes strict new regulations and spending limits, alongside a ban on login bonuses and 'luck-based draw features' for minors

A report states that "nearly $80 billion in market value" has spilled out of two major companies alone.

PC Gamer

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Jimmy Lai: Son of Briton jailed in China hits out at ‘textbook show trial’

Jimmy Lai, 76, a life-long critic of Beijing, faces a life sentence under charges described as politically motivated

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai: Lawyer for Briton jailed in China warns show trial is chilling message to silence critics

British citizen Jimmy Lai, 76, faces a life sentence under China’s draconion National Security Law

The Independent UK

Tibet is ‘dying a slow death’, warns head of Tibetan government-in-exile

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the president of the Tibetan government-in-exile warned that Tibet is "dying a slow death". Penpa Tsering said that Chinese government policies are aimed at the "eradication" of Tibetan identity. Among them, Tsering cited the policy of forcible schooling of some 1 million Tibetan children…

France 24

Beijing’s narrative pushes Taiwan to rethink its own history

Beijing considers Taiwan an integral part of China, and even though the Chinese Communist Party has never governed the island, it still refuses to rule out taking it by force. In Taiwan, historical narrative is at the heart of political debates during the current electoral season. For the opposition KMT…

France 24

Montana TikTok Ban Likely Violates First Amendment, Intrudes on Federal Foreign Affairs Power

Judge Donald Molloy's opinion Thursday in Alario v. Knudsen (D. Mont.) preliminarily enjoined Montana's ban on TikTok, which the state had defended largely on the theory that TikTok was owned by a Chinese corporation and "gathers significant information from its users, accessing data against their will to share with the…

Reason

Jewish tech leaders met with TikTok’s CEO to raise concerns that the platform is biased toward Pro-Palestine content

The group, which includes the founders of Gusto, Bonobos, and Tinder, did not mince words with TikTok boss Shou Zi Chew. “I don’t believe I can trust you," one of them told Chew.

Fortune

First person charged under Australia's foreign interference laws denies working for China

Lawyers for the first person to be charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws have told a court that a hospital donation made through a federal government minister was not a covert attempt to curry favor on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party

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Hospital donation 'to combat anti-China sentiment'

A man on trial for alleged planned foreign interference says he was trying to combat anti-Chinese attitudes when he handed a politician a $37,000 cheque.

The Conversation

When Marx met Confucius: Xi Jinping's attempt to influence China's intellectual loyalties has met with a mixed reception at home and abroad

A new film series produced in China, When Marx met Confucius, was viewed more than 8 million times in the first two weeks after it was released online in October. But this is not another blockbuster drama of the sort China has been adept at producing in recent years, but…

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai: UK refuses to release details of efforts to free British citizen jailed by China ‘to avoid damaging relations’

Media tycoon and activist Jimmy Lai has been detained in China since 2020 and while foreign secretary James Cleverly says he raised the issue in Beijing, it is not clear how

The Independent UK

George Santos suggests his five-year-old niece was abducted by Chinese communists

George Santos implied the disappearance may have been in retaliation for his vocal stance against the Chinese Communist Party

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Is Taiwan a country or not?

Defining what is and isn’t a country is a lot more complicated than many people would realize. Take the case of Taiwan.

The Independent UK

Vivek Ramaswamy is furiously defending his business ties in China. What are they?

‘Vivek’s first business had a subsidiary in China’ which was closed ‘as the risks of doing business in China became apparent,’ Ramaswamy spokesperson says

The Guardian - UK

Tory party ‘acted swiftly’ to block would-be MPs after MI5 warnings

Party removed two people from candidates list after MI5 warned in 2021 they could be Chinese spies

The Independent UK

Sunak under pressure to act amid row over alleged Chinese spy

New curbs on Chinese influence could be considered, as ministers continue to face questions about allegations of Chinese espionage in Westminster.

Evening Standard

China spying claims: Rishi Sunak says he ‘will not accept’ interference in UK democracy

Ministers are under pressure to reveal when they first knew about allegations of Chinese espionage in Westminster

The Independent UK

Ministers urged to say when they first knew about alleged Chinese spy

Rishi Sunak said the Foreign Secretary had raised concerns over Chinese interference during his recent trip to Beijing.

Chicago Sun-Times

China’s unfair trade practices harm American companies, but we can level the playing field

We can counter China through tougher rules and enforcement, more investment and other strategies, write union leader Steve Kramer and U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi.

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