China made the strategic “and unfair” decision to ban or discriminate against foreign internet companies in China, and now Chinese firms “want to be able to enter foreign markets,” reported the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. The Biden administration should work with U.S. allies to “embrace reciprocity” under World Trade Organization rules and principles, said ITIF. As long as China doesn't let foreign internet firms operate fairly in China, those nations should enact measures that “exclude or disadvantage” Chinese internet firms in their own and third-country markets until there's reciprocity, ITIF said. There’s likely little that other governments can do to open up China’s internet market, “but they can and should contest Chinese firms’ efforts to gain market share overseas,” it said. The Commerce Department “should expand and upgrade its network of digital attache positions in China and other U.S. embassies around the world,” it said. “The next administration should work more aggressively in international bodies to defend cross-border data flows and empower industries to forge international standards that ensure a level playing field.”

China made the strategic “and unfair” decision to ban or discriminate against foreign internet companies in China, and now Chinese firms “want to be able to enter foreign markets,” reported the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. The Biden administration should work with U.S. allies to “embrace reciprocity” under World Trade Organization rules and principles, said ITIF. As long as China doesn't let foreign internet firms operate fairly in China, those nations should enact measures that “exclude or disadvantage” Chinese internet firms in their own and third-country markets until there's reciprocity, ITIF said. There’s likely little that other governments can do to open up China’s internet market, “but they can and should contest Chinese firms’ efforts to gain market share overseas,” it said. The Commerce Department “should expand and upgrade its network of digital attache positions in China and other U.S. embassies around the world,” it said. “The next administration should work more aggressively in international bodies to defend cross-border data flows and empower industries to forge international standards that ensure a level playing field.”

China made the strategic “and unfair” decision to ban or discriminate against foreign internet companies in China, and now Chinese firms “want to be able to enter foreign markets,” reported the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. The Biden administration should work with U.S. allies to “embrace reciprocity” under World Trade Organization rules and principles, said ITIF. As long as China doesn't let foreign internet firms operate fairly in China, those nations should enact measures that “exclude or disadvantage” Chinese internet firms in their own and third-country markets until there's reciprocity, ITIF said. There’s likely little that other governments can do to open up China’s internet market, “but they can and should contest Chinese firms’ efforts to gain market share overseas,” it said. The Commerce Department “should expand and upgrade its network of digital attache positions in China and other U.S. embassies around the world,” it said. “The next administration should work more aggressively in international bodies to defend cross-border data flows and empower industries to forge international standards that ensure a level playing field.”

The State Department issued the final version of its guidance on exports of surveillance technology (see 1909040071 and 1911060049), which includes definitions and guidance principles for companies to weigh before exporting sensitive items to potential human rights abusers. The Sept. 30 guidance expands on the agency’s initial definition of human rights due diligence and offers a range of red flags and due diligence considerations, but did not significantly narrow its definition for surveillance items, despite requests from industry.

The Commerce Department outlined its prohibitions for the parent companies of TikTok and WeChat, saying in notices released Sept. 18 that it will no longer allow transactions between U.S. parties and the Chinese companies or their subsidiaries. The prohibitions detail a range of blocked activities for both ByteDance Ltd. and Tencent Holdings, including bans on providing internet hosting services, content delivery services and transactions with the two companies. Certain prohibitions on the availability of TikTok in the U.S. took effect Sept. 20, and all prohibitions on WeChat are effective as of Sept. 20. Other restrictions on TikTok will take effect Nov. 12.

The U.S. needs to increase funding to support “collaborative, pre-competitive R&D” in the semiconductor industry and offer “incentives” for boosting domestic production, said the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Thursday. It should invite participation of semiconductor enterprises “headquartered in like-minded nations,” said ITIF. The increasing cost, complexity and scale required to innovate and manufacture semiconductors “means that no single nation or enterprise can go it alone,” it said. “In the face of challenges from China, allied cooperation in semiconductors is critical.” China views the semiconductor sector as the linchpin of its digital development and "broadest-scale economic growth plans,” said ITIF. It has shown it’s willing to use “every tool at its disposal in its efforts to develop a world-class semiconductor industry,” it said.

The U.S. needs to increase funding to support “collaborative, pre-competitive R&D” in the semiconductor industry and offer “incentives” for boosting domestic production, said the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Thursday. It should invite participation of semiconductor enterprises “headquartered in like-minded nations,” said ITIF. The increasing cost, complexity and scale required to innovate and manufacture semiconductors “means that no single nation or enterprise can go it alone,” it said. “In the face of challenges from China, allied cooperation in semiconductors is critical.” China views the semiconductor sector as the linchpin of its digital development and "broadest-scale economic growth plans,” said ITIF. It has shown it’s willing to use “every tool at its disposal in its efforts to develop a world-class semiconductor industry,” it said.

The U.S. needs to increase funding to support “collaborative, pre-competitive R&D” in the semiconductor industry and offer “incentives” for boosting domestic production, said the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Thursday. It should invite participation of semiconductor enterprises “headquartered in like-minded nations,” said ITIF. The increasing cost, complexity and scale required to innovate and manufacture semiconductors “means that no single nation or enterprise can go it alone,” it said. “In the face of challenges from China, allied cooperation in semiconductors is critical.” China views the semiconductor sector as the linchpin of its digital development and "broadest-scale economic growth plans,” said ITIF. It has shown it’s willing to use “every tool at its disposal in its efforts to develop a world-class semiconductor industry,” it said.

The U.S. needs to increase funding to support “collaborative, pre-competitive R&D” in the semiconductor industry and offer “incentives” for boosting domestic production, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation reported Sept. 17. It should invite participation of semiconductor enterprises “headquartered in like-minded nations,” ITIF said. The increasing cost, complexity and scale required to innovate and manufacture semiconductors “means that no single nation or enterprise can go it alone,” it said. “In the face of challenges from China, allied cooperation in semiconductors is critical.” China views the semiconductor sector as the linchpin of its digital development and “broadest-scale economic growth plans,” ITIF said. It has shown it’s willing to use “every tool at its disposal in its efforts to develop a world-class semiconductor industry,” it said.

Adopt NTIA’s petition for rulemaking on Communications Decency Act Section 230, Republican state attorneys general commented to the FCC posted Thursday in RM-11862 (see 2009020064). Tech, telecom and consumer groups again largely said the FCC shouldn't consider the petition, saying the FCC and NTIA are exceeding their jurisdiction and expertise. The AG group was formed by Texas’ Ken Paxton, Indiana’s Curtis Hill, Louisiana’s Jeff Landy and Missouri’s Eric Schmitt. The petition clarifies 230's scope and empowers states without undermining protections for moderation of “traditionally regulated content,” they wrote: It promotes freedom of speech by “ensuring competition through transparency.”