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Three Brands to Avoid on Cyber Week: Part 3—Motorola

Posted on December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 by China Tech Threat

Expect smartphones to be a popular gift this holiday season. A recent survey found two-thirds of respondents plan to upgrade to a 5G-capable phone this year. On Black Friday, smartphone sales reached $3.6 billion, a 25% increase over last year… Read More

Three Brands to Avoid on Cyber Week: Part 2—GE Appliances

Posted on December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 by China Tech Threat

When shopping for computers, smartphones and appliances (yes, even items like washing machines have gone digital), most Americans will only consider brands they know—or think they know. But some products branded as proudly American-made may actually support the United States’… Read More

Three Brands to Avoid on Cyber Week: Part 1—Lenovo

Posted on November 30, 2020December 1, 2020 by China Tech Threat

It’s Cyber Monday, and across the country millions of Americans are going online today for their holiday shopping. Experts anticipate a record-setting year, as more consumers take advantage of an abundance of virtual deals. Two days ago, Black Friday marked… Read More

Trump Administration Lists 89 Chinese Companies with Military Ties

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by China Tech Threat

The U.S. Department of Commerce plans to designate 89 Chinese companies as “military end users,” which would require U.S. companies to obtain a license to sell dual-use technologies to those named, Reuters reported today. The restrictions appear to be… Read More

China’s Big Presence in the U.S. Stock Exchange

Posted on November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 by China Tech Threat

Last month the bipartisan U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released a report of Chinese companies listed on NASDAQ and NYSE. It finds there are 217 Chinese companies with a total capitalization of $2.2 trillion—including 13 national-level state-owned enterprises (SOEs).… Read More

The TikTok Threat that Reveals a Deeper Threat from China

Posted on November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 by China Tech Threat

The clock keeps ticking for the popular video sharing app, TikTok. On Friday, the Trump administration extended a deadline, initial set for November 12, to give the Beijing-based owner, ByteDance Ltd., an additional fifteen days to find an American buyer—or… Read More

25 Years In, Wassenaar Arrangement’s Mission Remains Critical

Posted on November 13, 2020November 17, 2020 by China Tech Threat

During World War I and World War II, technology in wind-up toys was used to engineer self-detonating bombs. In the generations since, technologies have become exponentially more sophisticated. So, too, have their applications. Today, what’s to stop advanced imaging capabilities… Read More