Month: June 2017

U.S.–China Week: ‘Consensus’ at D&SD? Trump to China this year, Cornyn’s CFIUS changes, Alibaba to Detroit, Ford and Tesla to China (2017.06.26)

Welcome to Issue 104 of U.S.–China Week. New out this week is an essay by Hong Yanqing of Peking University, translated by Paul Triolo and myself, and published as a working paper by the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School. Hong, who has worked for the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and is a…

June 26, 2017
U.S.–China Week: First ‘D&SD’ this Wednesday, DPRK pressures, CFIUS changes, cybersecurity reviews, trade talks (2017.06.19)

Welcome to Issue 103 of U.S.–China Week. This Wednesday brings the first meeting the new partial replacement for the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), the Diplomatic and Security Dialogue (D&SD). It Foreign Ministry. Tillerson had framed as counterpart to the U.S. secretary of defense during a 2015 U.S. visit. It will be interesting to see what if any…

June 19, 2017
Chinese IT security examiner describes review process, clarifies status of Chinese government Windows edition

A public controversy among computer security experts in China has erupted over the degree of national security assessment required in general and what specifically is required by the new Cybersecurity Law and related regulations. Ni Guangnan, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a longstanding proponent of indigenous technology in China, recently argued…

June 16, 2017
U.S.–China Week: Top diplo in Beijing resigns & Calif. governor meets Xi over climate; Chinese gov’t Windows edition; beyond FONOPS (2017.06.12)

Welcome to Issue 102 of U.S.–China Week. As always: Please encourage friends and colleagues to subscribe to U.S.–China Week. Here is the web version of this issue, ideal for sharing on social media, and you can follow me on Twitter at @gwbstr. Please send your comments, quibbles, and suggestions to [email protected]. DIPLOMACY Acting U.S. ambassador in…

June 12, 2017
Ni Guangnan: China should suspend purchases and use of Windows 10 China Government Edition pending security review (translation)

(Chinese original follows / 中文在后) See also related items: 核心安全审查专家回应Windows10政府版被建议禁用：现阶段强行切换系统并非最佳选择, 倪光南炮轰Win10政府版没过审查微软合作方回应 * * * The Government Should Suspend Purchase and Use of Windows 10 Government Edition By Ni Guangnan Southern Metropolis Daily, June 8, 2017, Page: AA15 A few days ago, Microsoft Greater China CEO Alain Crozier said the China Government Edition of Windows 10, produced…

June 12, 2017