TikTok - Interconnected

RESTRICT First, Ban Later

Since my first post on the RESTRICT Act two weeks ago, the bill has gotten a lot more attention and scrutiny than when it was first announced on March 7. And deservedly so. Its definition of what types of technologies may constitute national security

Topics: ByteDance• Entrepreneurship• TikTok•

[Premium] Zhang Yiming’s Last Speech

Topics: Clean Network• Zoom• TikTok•

August 9, 2020: Election Interference, Clean Network, TikTok and London, Zoom, Shandong, Huawei Chips

This issue covers the period between August 2 - August 9, 2020 with six news stories – three from English language sources, three from Chinese language sources. I intentionally did not include any item directly related to the EOs on TikTok and WeChat. Until more