White House News (白宮消息) | Aug. 17, 2020

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Trump's moves risk further fracturing the global internet, upending families and online communities, and disrupting the flow of tech investment and innovation in both countries, without necessarily putting in place a set of policies to ensure popular apps — be they from China or the US — guarantee the privacy and security of their users.

"The solution can't be to undermine the free flow of information that underpins the internet," said Susan Ariel Aaronson, an expert on internet governance at George Washington University. "What worries me is that the US is becoming China by trying to block off apps."     more

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/15/tech/tiktok-wechat-security-us-china-intl-hnk/index.html

ByteDance faces China backlash as Trump piles pressure on TikTok
Analysts say Chinese internet group wary of being seen to bow to Washington over sale

Aug. 16 - The Chinese parent of TikTok faces a growing backlash at home, compounding the company’s problems as the Trump administration increases pressure on the hugely popular social media app. President Donald Trump on Friday issued an executive order requiring ByteDance to complete a sale of TikTok’s US operation within 90 days. The company is in talks with Microsoft over a deal. That has prompted anger among users and observers in China that the internet group will bow to US pressure at a time of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing...     more

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Biden leads Trump nationally by nine points on eve of conventions - with strong support from black, Hispanic and female voters, new poll reveals
A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released Sunday found that 50 percent of US voters intend to vote for Biden, compared with 41 percent backing Trump