‘Becoming Chinese’ craze highlights soft power twist
Social media mania of ‘Chinamaxxing’ skirts politically sensitive topics through systematic filtering
TikTok
Cool China and the soft power rivalry with the US
Chinese blockbuster films, hit video games and viral apps risk eroding the United States’ cultural edge
Chinese companies try to fool consumers in the West
Changing a firm’s name, moving headquarters and buying global brand names are just part of the strategy
Security clock is ticking amid TikTok fears
Privacy concerns fueled the move by the US to roll out a ban on government employees using the social media app
Cold War 2.0 triggers US-China Big Tech risks
Spotlight again falls on social media sensation TikTok amid calls that the short video-sharing app should be ‘banned’
TikTok runs out of time amid Chinese data row
Concerns grow about the trendy social media platform with Chinese actors suspected of mass data harvesting
Time runs out for TikTok CEO as Mayer stops the clock and quits
The former Disney executive walks away after the trendy Chinese-owned app is dragged into US-China row
Cold War grown-ups wreck TikTok’s fun in the US-China row
Beijing aims to bring up the tech conflict with Washington in a review of the phase one trade deal