https://www.scmp.com/rss/508490/feed Aynne Kokas is a senior faculty fellow at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center for Public Affairs, a professor of Sino-US relations at University of Virginia, and a former fellow at the Library of Congress. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com On September 15, US President Joe Biden released an executive order designed to address concerns about data-gathering by foreign – specifically, Chinese – tech firms like TikTok The order directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a government panel that reviews the national security implications of foreign investments in US companies, to pay close attention to deals that could give foreign entities access to the sensitive data of Americans. The need for tougher... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/united-states/article/3193000/us-piecemeal-approach-data-security-leaves-americans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/united-states/article/3193000/us-piecemeal-approach-data-security-leaves-americans?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Sep 2022 17:30:10 +0000 On January 6, US Capitol Police dispersed violent extremists who stormed the US Capitol. Armed throngs invaded Congress’ hallowed halls to undermine the peaceful transfer of power through certification of the Electoral College votes. The US Capitol is only one part of the complex. Capitol Police also evacuated buildings around the Capitol, including the Library of Congress, where I was a fellow at the Kluge Centre before the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown. As a scholar of US-China relations, what... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3116754/storming-us-capitol-us-lawmakers-advocating-democracy-abroad-must?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3116754/storming-us-capitol-us-lawmakers-advocating-democracy-abroad-must?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Jan 2021 02:30:17 +0000