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China Is Targeting the Incoming Administration, Says Intel Official

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 by China Tech Threat

The Chinese government has ramped up its influence campaign since the U.S. election, with a focus on personnel in the incoming Biden-Harris administration a senior U.S. intelligence official said earlier this month. U.S. intelligence agencies had expected an “uptick” of… Read More

S&P Dow Jones to Remove 21 Blacklisted Companies

Posted on December 11, 2020December 14, 2020 by China Tech Threat

The S&P Dow Jones Indices will remove 21 Chinese companies with ties to the People’s Liberation Army from its global stock and bond benchmarks, Reuters reported on Thursday. Last month President Trump issued an executive order preventing U.S. investors from… Read More

Layton Warns Senate on China Digital Yuan, Urges Scrutiny of Next SEC Chair Nominee

Posted on December 7, 2020 by China Tech Threat

China Tech Threat co-founder Roslyn Layton issued a policy letter today to the U.S. Senate, urging a sharp focus be placed on the needs of the U.S. cryptocurrency and blockchain industry when handling the confirmation of the next Chair of… Read More

McMorris Rodgers Tapped for Energy & Commerce Committee

Posted on December 5, 2020December 5, 2020 by China Tech Threat

This week House Republicans named U.S. Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA) to head the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees technology policy. Rep. McMorris Rogers will be the first woman to hold the leadership position. A China hawk, Rep.… Read More

Nevada’s Data at Risk from CCP-owned Products Purchased by State

Posted on December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 by China Tech Threat

Following our FOIA reports on states such as Colorado using taxpayer fuds to purchase Chinese government-owned products, we have now discovered that the state of Nevada has also made substantial purchases of U.S. military-banned equipment. Through a FOIA request, we… Read More

Report to Congress: U.S. Must Do More to Counter China

Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 by China Tech Threat

This week the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) presented its Annual Report to Congress. The 575-page analysis is frank in its assessment of China’s growing threat to U.S. economic and national security interests. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)… Read More

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