China Opposes NASA Official’s Remark Calling Its Space Mission as a Military Program

China Opposes NASA Official’s Remark Calling Its Space Mission as a Military Program

ByNews Polite

China on Monday opposed remarks made by an official of NASA on its space program after the administrator of US space agency Bill Nelson said that Beijing’s space program is a “military” space program. Addressing a press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that it is not the…

Semiconductor Exports to Russia Said to Have Plunged by 90 Percent After Curbs Following Ukraine Invasion

Semiconductor Exports to Russia Said to Have Plunged by 90 Percent After Curbs Following Ukraine Invasion

ByNews Polite

Global exports of semiconductors to Russia have plummeted by 90 percent since the United States and allies slapped export controls on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Wednesday. Raimondo, speaking at an annual Commerce Department conference, also said that controls placed on Russia’s…

US Senators Seek Report on Security Review of TikTok a Week After Data Transferred to Oracle

US Senators Seek Report on Security Review of TikTok a Week After Data Transferred to Oracle

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A group of six Republican senators on Friday asked the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about an ongoing Biden administration national security review of social media platform TikTok. The US government’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which reviews deals by foreign acquirers for potential national security…