The communist regime in China is using two popular Chinese apps—WeChat and TikTok—to exert influence over Americans and the Chinese diaspora, a China expert told U.S. lawmakers on Nov. 17. “It’s essential to remember that all Chinese tech companies are subject to the control of the Chinese Communist Party [CCP],” said Wang Yaqiu, a senior…
China Exerts Influence in US Through TikTok and WeChat, Expert Says
November 18, 2021
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The Strange Case of the WeChat Lawsuit
News Analysis WeChat “allow[s] the Chinese Communist party access to Americans’ personal and proprietary information” said then-President Donald Trump, explaining why he signed an executive order, banning the Chinese app. WeChat (微信; Wēixìn), developed in 2011 by Tencent, is a multi-purpose social media app that has instant messaging, ride hailing, and mobile payment functions. With…
Huawei CFO Meng’s Plea Deal With the US Is Just the Latest Giveaway to China
September 29, 2021
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Commentary The Biden administration has spent been soft on communist China from the very beginning. Such examples include rescinding Trump-era executive orders that result in economic benefits to the Chinese regime, appointing pro-Beijing apparatchiks who advocate resetting relations with China, and allowing a de facto “hostage swap” for a Huawei executive awaiting extradition to the…
Your Call May Be Monitored: China-Like Surveillance Comes to the US
September 22, 2021
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Commentary In China, WeChat has become an indispensable tool for 1.2 billion of the country’s 1.4 billion people. Need to transfer money? Use WeChat. Need to book a doctor’s appointment? Use WeChat. Need to order a taxi? Use WeChat. Need to message a friend? Use WeChat. The “super-app,” as you can see, is used for…
Australia Considers Regulation of Apple, Google, WeChat Digital Payment Services
August 31, 2021
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The Australian government is considering new laws that would standardise regulation across the digital payments industry and likely encompass the payment services of Apple, Google, and Chinese tech giant WeChat. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is considering recommendations from a recently published report—Payments System Review—that considered whether the old regulatory architecture for digital payments set up in…
Riley Walters: Chinese Tech Companies Getting ‘The Heavy Hand’ From Beijing
August 12, 2021
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The Chinese Communist Party is reining in its tech companies. But is it for control, finance, or politics? We speak with Riley Walters, deputy director of the Japan Chair at the Hudson Institute. He is an expert on macroeconomics. We learn more about the reason why Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his government would want…
Tencent’s WeChat Suspends New User Registration for Security Compliance
BEIJING—Tencent’s WeChat has temporarily suspended registration of new users in mainland China as it undergoes a technical upgrade “to align with relevant laws and regulations,” China’s dominant instant messaging platform said on July 27. “We are currently upgrading our security technology to align with all relevant laws and regulations,” the company said in a statement…
Beijing Weaponizes Healthcare and Mobile Apps to Target Individuals: Expert
The communist regime in China uses healthcare and apps as weapons as part of its playbook, said an expert on China and the Indo-Pacific. Cleo Paskal, an associate fellow at Chatham House and a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said that lessons could be learned from China’s neighbors, particularly India and…
Commerce Department Rescinds TikTok, WeChat Prohibited Transactions List
June 21, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The Commerce Department said Monday it was rescinding a list of prohibited transactions with TikTok and WeChat that were issued in September as the Trump administration sought to block new U.S. downloads of both Chinese-owned apps. The withdrawals came after President Joe Biden earlier this month withdrew a series of Trump-era executive orders that sought…
Chinese Regime Detains Detractors of the ‘Hybrid Rice’ Hero
Last weekend, while social media platforms across China were flooded with posts mourning the death of Yuan Longping, lauded as China’s “father of hybrid rice,” some dissident voices did not escape from the Chinese regime’s clutches. China’s top agricultural expert Yuan, who is praised in state media for developing the world’s first high-yield hybrid rice…
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