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Some policymakers are declaring non-U.S. tech companies, products, and services a risk to U.S. security—and proposing bans in response. But before barreling ahead, policymakers need to consider several questions.
Last week, senior TikTok executives held a private briefing to review the details of Project Texas and the contours of the national security agreement it is negotiating with the U.S. government.
Engaging more closely in the future of TikTok would give Congress the opportunity to broaden and evolve the national security assessment of technology transactions with Chinese companies and advantage the U.S. government in its competition with the Chinese Communist Party.
Discourse about "great power competition" is everywhere, but policymakers are often inconsistent or unclear about who fits the bill.
The combination of a weakening strategic situation and an increasingly despotic regime has left Xi with few constraints on his power, leaving many to fear that he could risk military adventurism as a diversion from China’s deteriorating situation.
The United States’ new chip export controls on China launched an unprecedented strategy to constrain China’s technological ambitions. Despite some flaws, the Biden administration got the scope, scale, and, critically, the timing right.
As it currently stands, the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit is poised to put justice for victims and accountability for atrocity crimes on the backburner and perpetuate trends that stagnate progress on the continent.
China faces a crucial choice: become a more creative, dynamic economy, or prioritize security and stability. Unfortunately for Beijing, it can’t have both—and unfortunately for the world, Xi Jinping appears to have chosen the latter.
International rivalries can draw powerful states into local political disputes—sometimes with disastrous consequences—but the United States and China can avoid the mistakes of the Cold War.
In three separate cases, Chinese nationals were charged with a range of activities in support of the Chinese government, including bribing a (supposed) U.S. official with Bitcoin and attempting to forcibly repatriate a Chinese national.