

Though WeChat has different rules for users inside and outside of China, it remains a single, unified social network spanning China’s Great Firewall. In that sense, it has helped bring Chinese censorship to the world. A ban would cut dead millions of conversations between family and friends, a reason one group has filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s efforts. It would also be an easy victory for American policymakers seeking to push back against China’s techno-authoritarian overreach.

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Taiwan : Visits to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a delegation including Indiana’s governor have exacerbated tensions between the United States, which is seeking to deepen its ties with the self-governing island, and China, which claims Taiwan as its own.Reassuring Allies: Against a backdrop of rising tensions with China, the Biden administration has renewed its commitment to its Asian allies. Solomon Islands: The Pacific nation suspended visits by U.S.īut critics argue that Washington needs to deploy stronger military and economic strategies. Microchips: Taiwan is the biggest producer of the world’s most advanced microchips.and other foreign military vessels, raising concerns in Washington that the country might be turning away from engagement with the United States in favor of closer ties with China. Worried about the Chinese threat to the island, the United States and others are trying to expand their piece of the island’s crucial semiconductor industry. The next day, four police officers showed up at her family’s apartment. Twice she was released, only to be dragged back to the station for fresh interrogation sessions. Li said an officer even insisted China had freedom of speech protections as he questioned her over what she had said online.
