Kai

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[ChinaObservers @chinaobservers]

💻Despite presenting as independent, China's tech champions – incl. @bytedance, @AlibabaGroup, and others – are at the very least partially controlled through CCP party cells, golden shares, and pressure tactics, writes @kavocabo. What should the EU do?👇https://t.co/N3BlqhxRvq

[DGAP @dgapev]

„Der weitreichende Einfluss der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas auf 🇨🇳 Unternehmen ist in 🇩🇪 weitgehend unbekannt“, so Associate Fellow @kavocabo. Im Memo erläutert er, wie Parteizellen und Golden Shares die Wirtschaft kontrollieren & was 🇪🇺 tun sollte. https://t.co/3DqxJEn0gs

[Dr Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy | 馮儒莎 @zsuzsettte]

Delighted to share that together with @Palgrave I have been quietly working on a book connecting my two homes, Europe and Taiwan, two partners in peace.

Available now: https://t.co/GiAyS4cU0r

On the road with it soon!

[Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham]

EU-China launched formal talks on Chinese data flow issues yesterday, a long-term gripe of Brussels'

EU businesses complain they can't get non-personal data out of China due to tight laws

EU says issue is most problematic for finance, insurance, pharma, auto, ICT industries

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

The Dutch cabinet has banned phones in meetings over espionage fears.
https://t.co/yAh7UY0DWc

[Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham]

NEW:

EU court dismisses Nuctech's case against commission over foreign subsidies regulation

💥Huge news for Chinese businesses in Europe

https://t.co/JijWMTWjbY

[Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham]

Breaking: TikTok commits to permanently removing its rewards feature in the EU, in the first ever DSA case to be closed

EU regulators had accused it of being addictive and potentially harmful to minors' mental health

https://t.co/SlnOGS0WWc

[Kai @kavocabo]

ByteDance is building a TikTok "light" in prep for forced sale in the US.
Politically, I think that is the only smooth way out for everyone.
- ByteDance can keep its core IP
- US can say they did sth against disinfo
- CH protected export of AI algos
https://t.co/3gA19cNBcr

[Kai @kavocabo]

Excellent insights into China‘s „digital veiling“!
Some further context on how the securitisation of China’s internet means that less online resources and platforms are available from abroad, including court rulings, gov docs, apps and websites sites 👇👇

https://t.co/5Mym88V7dH

[Han Chen @HarryChen93]

As Beijing seals off more data, China researchers are coming to terms with the restrictions with ingenuity. "I think we can, and we found ways," @PeterIrwin_ told me. #nationalsecurity @kavocabo @DariImpio @alexcolv1lle @rorytruex @METhorley @angelaxiaowu
https://t.co/IaRg32DWlw

[NZZ @NZZ]

Sie will angeblich nur unterhalten. Nun steht Tiktok in den USA kurz vor einem Verbot. Vom Aufstieg der mächtigsten App der Welt.

https://t.co/2sAqqba618

[Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham]

A year after the European Parliament banned TikTok, MEPs and even the Parliament itself are rushing to the Chinese owned app

My report

https://t.co/wrCO4HRIPN

[Rebecca Arcesati @RebeccaArcesati]

Excited to see the outcome of a year-long research endeavor and a fantastic team effort at @merics_eu. Together w/ @ToniHDS, @kavocabo and Wendy Chang, I spent much time and energy trying to understand what one may call the Europe-🇨🇳 AI relationship: 🧵

https://t.co/GqnMxZP6bN

[Henry Gao @henrysgao]

Implications of China's new app registration rules:
1. Chinese phones will not be able to install apps that have not been registered with the Chinese government;
2. Even if you manage to install them, you might not be able to access the mobile data services when using such apps.

[Krpata Marie @KrpataM]

My study on #China's influence in the #Balkan and #CEE regions through #infrastructure projects within the #BRI is now available in English. More to read here: https://t.co/wIQe8rJHWA

[MERICS @merics_eu]

In July, a series of revisions to #China‘s anti-espionage law are set to officially take effect. Vincent Brussee (@Vincent_WDB) and Kai von Carnap (@kavocabo) argue the amendments’ essence is to give Beijing more control over the country’s global image: https://t.co/EMOM2C5nwK

[Lingling Wei 魏玲灵 @Lingling_Wei]

NEW: U.S. think-tank reports on sensitive Chinese practices — such as civil-military fusion — alarmed officials in Beijing, helping trigger a campaign to restrict overseas access to Chinese databases 🧵 https://t.co/6rQKadNyQb

[Thomas des Garets Geddes @thomasdggeddes]

"To the dismay of academics around the world, CNKI, a digital subscription platform for 🇨🇳 research papers, suddenly became inaccessible to accounts outside the country in March."

A bit misleading... Good read apart from that.
https://t.co/g7wwBuwtde

[MERICS @merics_eu]

@kavocabo @ChimitsF 🔎 Our interactive map zooms in on pilot projects for the adoption of the #DigitalYuan, including #SmartCity applications and smart contracts: https://t.co/E2drDmiVRV 4/4

[Rebecca Arcesati @RebeccaArcesati]

New piece w/ Wendy Chang on 🇨🇳’s approach to regulating generative AI. 🇨🇳 has been thinking about governance of this space longer than Europe. The CCP’s obsession w/ info control is key, but it isn’t the only lens thru which to understand what’s happening. https://t.co/dquwx297E9

[Antonia Hmaidi @ToniHDS]

My colleague, @kavocabo and I argue that the EU should not be led by the US in banning Tiktok, but instead use Tiktok as a test case for its new platform regulations. @merics https://t.co/WHxQYLeuhz A thread (1/7)