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Tech and labor agencies release new digital talents plan
We just finished reading Beijing's new three-year plan to cultivate digital talents. The policy was jointly released on April 2 by a phalanx of regulators, including the human resource ministry (MoHRSS), the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), and the… Read More »
The fast track to TikTok divestment
The TikTok divestment bill might be passed sooner than expected. On Wednesday, media reported that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is planning on bundling a modified version of the bill into a vote on foreign aid for Taiwan, Ukraine,… Read More »
Chinese embassy reportedly lobbied against TikTok divestment bill
TikTok just can't catch a break. On Wednesday, Politico reported that Chinese embassy representatives have held at least two meetings with US congressional staffers in which they lobbied against the TikTok divestment bill. Whoops: Outraged US policymakers have since pointed… Read More »