Business Sep 21, 2020
With a presidential election around the corner, the ruling buys the apps' owners some time and offers hope or avoiding a ban.
Business / Tech Sep 19, 2020
China launches sanctions regime after U.S. moves on TikTok and WeChat
China on Saturday launched a mechanism that would allow it to sanction foreign companies, upping the ante in a tech war with the United States a day after Washington moved to curb popular Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat. China's long-expected "unreliable entities list" is seen ...
Commentary / World Sep 17, 2020
Singapore wants cold war’s casualties, not cash
by Andy Mukherjee
Amid the drumbeats of a U.S.-China cold war, the Southeast Asian island-state is often talked about as a sanctuary for capital looking to flee the clash of superpowers.
World Sep 9, 2020
WeChat and TikTok taking China censorship global, study says
The popular Chinese-owned social media platforms are increasingly taking practices honed for years behind the Great Firewall to an international audience.
Business / Corporate Sep 3, 2020
Ant’s huge IPO sets up Jack Ma to escalate war with Tencent
by Zheping Huang and Lulu Yilun Chen
Ant Group’s late-summer IPO filing drove home why the business — backed by 711 million active users that spent $17 trillion through its platform — is headed for potentially the world’s largest stock debut. Yet investors may do well to focus on the long-term ...
Commentary / World Sep 2, 2020
U.S. and China should seek a truce in tech cold war
by Wang Huiyao
In the absence of shared global norms on how data flows should be governed, domestic policymakers everywhere are developing their own "patches” to regulate data and protect national security and their citizens’ privacy.
Business / Tech Aug 20, 2020
Changing TikTok Japan ownership could address security concerns, ruling party lawmaker says
by Kiyoshi Takenaka
Norihiro Nakayama said his LDP group was unlikely to seek a ban on TikTok and other apps but would push for measures to ensure protection of user data.
Business / Corporate Aug 13, 2020
China's Tencent plays down WeChat ban after results top estimates
The internet giant has tried to reassure investors the U.S. ban on its WeChat app may apply only to its overseas operations, suggesting the impact should be modest.
Commentary / Japan Aug 11, 2020
Should Tokyo ban TikTok and WeChat?
by Kuni Miyake
I had not used TikTok until yesterday. My niece in her mid-20s said she had stopped using the TikTok app — a Chinese-owned video-sharing social networking service — because it's best suited for teenagers. After downloading and trying the app for a while, I ...
Asia Pacific / Politics | ANALYSIS Aug 8, 2020
Trump’s attacks on China reach new peak of ‘pent-up’ grievances
by Nick Wadhams and Peter Martin
U.S. President Donald Trump’s rapid-fire escalation of attacks on China — from bans of WeChat and TikTok to sanctions on Hong Kong’s top official — underscores that he’s dropped past restraint and decided to make confronting Beijing his priority less than 90 days before ...
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Aug 8, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on transactions using popular Chinese messaging app WeChat will cut ties to families and friends in China, millions of users in the United States fear, as they become the latest casualties in the standoff between the two nations. WeChat, owned ...
Business / Tech Aug 8, 2020
TikTok and WeChat bans not crucial to U.S. security, experts say
The U.S. bans on Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat are not particularly valuable for U.S. security, experts said Friday, but could step up broader commercial pressure on Beijing and help President Donald Trump appear tough as he seeks re-election. In announcing the bans — to ...