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    Trump Signs Memo to Secure Government-Backed Research and Development Against Foreign Interference
    BY TOM OZIMEK January 15, 2021
    https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-...g-2021-01-15-3

    "President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a presidential memorandum that seeks to secure U.S. government-supported research and development (R&D) against interference and exploitation by foreign powers.

    Trump’s action seeks to enhance protections for United States R&D efforts, given their open and collaborative nature, and in light of their importance to national security and in keeping the country economically competitive, the White House Press Secretary said in a statement.

    The memorandum “ensures that Government-supported research can occur in an open environment and foster new discoveries for the benefit of our Nation while also protecting intellectual capital, discouraging research misappropriation, and ensuring the responsible management of United States taxpayer dollars.”

    The presidential memo reinforces the Trump administration’s efforts to maintain American leadership in the field of science and technology.

    “America must remain the world’s leader in S&T [science and technology] during this era of great power competition, and today’s signing builds on the long and successful history of actions taken by President Trump to protect American technology from adversaries,” the press secretary said.

    “This whole-of-government approach to R&D security will protect America’s technology and innovation advantage. Whether in trade, military cooperation, or S&T research, President Trump refuses to let other countries take advantage of America,” the statement added.

    Trump in 2017 made research and development an important aspect of his administration’s new National Security Strategy, which addressed key challenges that affect America’s standing in the world, including the use of “technology, propaganda, and coercion to shape a world antithetical to our interests and values” by such powers as China and Russia.

    “To succeed in this 21st century geopolitical competition, America must lead in research, technology, and innovation,” the White House said in a statement in December 2017. “We will protect our national security innovation base from those who steal our intellectual property and unfairly exploit the innovation of free societies.”

    Trump signed the new memorandum strengthening R&D protections on the same day that a senior NASA scientist pleaded guilty to lying about his ties to a Chinese-backed program designed to harvest talent from the West and transfer intellectual property to China, according to the Justice Department."

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    US Sets New Rules to Block American Purchases of Chinese Telecom Tech
    BY FRANK FANG
    January 15, 2021
    https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-set...g-2021-01-15-3

    "The U.S. Commerce Department on Jan. 14 announced new rules to allow the federal government to block American companies from buying information and communications technology from five foreign adversaries, including China.

    The new rules were made to implement an executive order (E.O. 13873) that President Donald Trump signed in May 2019 to safeguard U.S. supply chains in information and communications technology and services (ICTS) from being exploited by foreign adversaries, including via industrial espionage.

    According to the executive order, ICTS included “hardware, software, or other product or service primarily intended to fulfill or enable the function of information or data processing, storage, retrieval, or communication by electronic means, including transmission, storage, and display.”

    In other words, the new rules could see the Commerce Department having oversight over American purchases of a broad range of technologies, including tech products used in critical infrastructure and mobile apps that collect user information.

    Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), described Trump’s order as a “significant step toward securing America’s networks” in a statement in May 2019.

    Aside from China, the new rules apply to imports from Russia, Iran, North Korea, and the Venezuelan regime under Nicolás Maduro, according to a press release from the Commerce Department.

    The new rules will come into effect in 60 days.

    “Since day one, President Trump has been committed to protecting the national security of all Americans, and the implementation of this rule is a pivotal moment in this Administration’s efforts to put America First and hold bad actors accountable,” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in the press release.

    Ross added: “Aggressively securing the ICTS supply chain will protect American citizens and businesses from vulnerabilities that could undermine the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of their personal information or sensitive data by malicious foreign adversaries and those who wish harm on the United States.”

    The announcement came on the same day that the Commerce Department added state-run oil giant Chinese National Overseas Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to its “entity list,” which prevents U.S. companies from doing business with blacklisted companies unless they secure a special government license.

    Ross said CNOOC acted as a “bully for the People’s Liberation Army to intimidate China’s neighbors” in the South China Sea, where Beijing has built artificial islands to stake its territorial claims.

    Additionally, the Commerce Department also added China’s state-owned aerospace company Skyrizon to its new trade blacklist called the “Military End User” list. Ross said the company’s effort to “acquire and indigenize foreign military technologies poses a significant threat to U.S. national security.”

    Known by its full name as Beijing Skyrizon Aviation, the company drew U.S. criticism over its effort to take over Motor Sich, a Ukrainian manufacturer of helicopter and airplane engines.

    Skyrizon bought a majority stake in the Ukrainian company in 2017, but the purchased shares were frozen by a local court pending an investigation by Ukraine’s security service. According to Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Post, Skyrizon filed an arbitration case against Ukraine in December last year for blocking the deal.

    Last month, the department had named 58 Chinese and 45 Russian entities on the MEU list."
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