https://www.scmp.com/rss/322443/feed Allen Yu is an IP attorney in Silicon Valley, a founding blogger at blog.hiddenharmonies.org, as well as an adjunct fellow at the Chunqiu Institute for Development and Strategic Studies. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a D. Engr., M.S., and B.S. from UCLA Samueli School of Engineering. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com US President Donald Trump was elected with a mandate to make deals and “drain the swamp”. His TikTok saga reveals just how much he has let down his country. Trump’s demand for a fire sale of TikTok hit a legal wall two weeks ago when a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction. Judge Carl Nichols questioned whether the president had the legal authority to so broadly ban and restrict a “personal communication” and “informational” service such as TikTok on national security grounds. Even... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3104896/trump-not-tiktok-or-china-real-threat-us-national-security?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3104896/trump-not-tiktok-or-china-real-threat-us-national-security?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Oct 2020 19:30:17 +0000 With much pomp and circumstance, the United States has proposed to the world a brand new beginning, with the expansion of its “clean network” initiative. The enemy is China, which must be purged from the reconfigured internet. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the programme is a “comprehensive approach to guarding our citizens’ privacy and our companies’ most sensitive information from aggressive intrusions by malign actors, such as the Chinese Communist Party”, addressing “the long-term... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3098713/how-rise-chinese-tech-companies-offers-hope-clean-internet-ending?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3098713/how-rise-chinese-tech-companies-offers-hope-clean-internet-ending?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:30:12 +0000 Over the past week or so, the long-simmering China-US disputes seem to have spilled over from the geopolitical and economic realms into the people-to-people arena. This is not good. In this increasingly multipolar world, America needs to learn to be fellow citizens of a shared world and refrain from nosing into other people’s affairs. Two recent incidents have triggered a public outcry in China. The first involves a tweet last week by Daryl Morey – general manager of the Houston Rockets –... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3032460/nbas-row-china-should-be-lesson-us-free-speech-should-not-be-used?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3032460/nbas-row-china-should-be-lesson-us-free-speech-should-not-be-used?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Oct 2019 04:30:08 +0000 It is clear that, while the US election may be over, much of the rancour remains. In a season of surprises, the latest controversy now swirls around how a long-time adversary – Russia – hijacked America’s election to secure a Trump presidency. Americans seem to be transfixed by this latest thriller, with President Barack Obama promising retribution, but Donald Trump warning against politicising US intelligence. American concerns about foreign interference, however, appear to be much ado about... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2057624/why-us-must-not-cry-foul-over-moscows-alleged-role-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2057624/why-us-must-not-cry-foul-over-moscows-alleged-role-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Dec 2016 07:00:45 +0000 Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are leading a new American awakening on global trade. According to the new emerging consensus, America has been the victim of bad trade deals – including the yet-to-be-ratified Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – for decades. These deals have shipped millions of high-paying American jobs abroad and in the process hollowed out the American middle class. When Sanders and Trump began questioning the merits of trade even with allies such as Japan, however, many believed... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1934151/america-should-not-blame-trade-or-its-trading-partners-its?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1934151/america-should-not-blame-trade-or-its-trading-partners-its?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Apr 2016 04:45:34 +0000