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Pompeo: China National Security Measure a 'Death Knell' for Hong Kong Autonomy
May 27, 2020
According to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, proposed national security legislation being considered by China and aimed at forbidding secessionist and subversive activity could be used to prevent further pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong.
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Newsweek: Intelligence Reports Reveal China Malfeasance Relating to COVID-19 Pandemic
May 20, 2020
A Newsweek exclusive report reveals that Intelligence reports indicate that, as China hoarded medical supplies, it tried to stop the WHO from sounding alarm on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How the Coronavirus Pandemic Will Permanently Expand Government Powers
May 20, 2020
In Foreign Policy, several experts provide their views about how the COVID-19 pandemic will permanently expand government powers.
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Turley: Reject Call for Increased Internet Governance
May 06, 2020
Responding to the recent call of Jack Goldsmith and Andrew Woods for increased government oversight of the Internet, Jonathan Turley attacks the “dangerous liberal ideas for censorship in the United States.”
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House GOP Investigating Chinese Influence on US Campuses
May 06, 2020
The ranking members on seven U.S. House committees have sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to “seek a better understanding of the Department’s efforts to address unreported foreign direct investment into the U.S. higher education system."
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US Religious Freedom Report Identifies India as Country of Particular Concern
May 01, 2020
An annual report released by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom ("USCIRF") has identified India as a country of particular concern, since religious minorities in the country have faced “increasing assault” since the 2019 elections.
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NATO Chief Rebukes China Over Coronavirus Disinformation
April 22, 2020
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg sats that China's and other state-backed disinformation campaigns are exacerbating the COVID-19 health crisis.
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NY Post: Trump Administration Weighs Legal Action over Alleged Chinese Hoarding of PPE
April 08, 2020
According to the New York Post, in response to receiving news from leading U.S. manufacturers of medical safety gear that China prohibited them from exporting their products outside of China as the coronavirus pandemic mounted, the Trump Administration is weighing legal action against China for trying to corner the world market in personal protective equipment ("PPE").
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Li: Balance Privacy Rights and Use of Personal Data for Global Public Health
April 08, 2020
Writing in Slate, Tiffany C. Li explains how to strike a balance between protecting privacy and using personal data-driven technology to address global health challenges.
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Precise COVID-19 Patient Tracking Data Raises Privacy Concerns
April 06, 2020
As government officials in South Korea, Singapore and China rely on phone location data to carry out extremely precise and targeted “contact tracing” for people who test positive for the virus, in the U.S., the application of the same technology raises serious privacy and constitutional concerns.