Biden Issues Executive Order Redirecting and Clarifying Scrutiny of Chinese Apps
By EsqSocial Corporation 23/06/21
Key Points - On June 9, President Biden signed an executive order (“EO”) revoking a series of Trump-era EOs targeting specific Chinese “connected software applications” (“apps”), including TikTok and WeChat. The EO calls for a “rigorous, evidence-based analysis” of potential risks posed by apps designed, developed, manufactured or supplied by China and other “foreign adversaries” and identifies the Information and Communication Technology and Services (“ICTS”) Supply Chain EO and its...
By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP