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The president has suggested that U.S. companies have an obligation to aid the U.S. government and avoid contracts with foreign countries. But U.S. companies have thrived abroad precisely because they have not been subject to this sort of techno-nationalist interference.
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy news.
U.S. complacency about the protests and police violence will not improve ties with China.
The controversial proposal would create a legal mechanism by which individuals could be rendered from Hong Kong back to mainland China. Many fear that it would be used by Beijing to grab individuals that China couldn’t otherwise get its hands on.
It’s not clear whether criminal charges against hackers deter foreign adversaries, but they are still valuable.
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy news.
The president wanted to let the Commerce Department cut Huawei off from U.S. components. His order may do quite a bit more.
The United States is currently the world leader in technological innovation, but it faces a challenger in China. It is responding by adopting measures the authors term “shielding, stifling and spurring,” such as the new export controls on Huawei.
On May 1, Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a former CIA employee, pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide classified information to the Chinese government in violation of the Espionage Act. The statement of facts and plea agreement are below.
Statement of Facts
A surprise Justice Department filing in a case charging Huawei with bank fraud and sanctions avoidance provides a rare glimpse into the larger question of Huawei’s relationship to China’s intelligence services.