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Brad Little
Brad Little and Tencent are mentioned in contexts involving bans on Chinese apps by state entities.
Updated: Where Is TikTok Banned? Tracking State by State - GovTech link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:57:18.022320
- Topics: Cybersecurity in China–United States relations, Restrictions on TikTok in the United States, National security risks of Chinese technology
- Media:
- Orgs: Idaho Office of Information Technology Services
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Brendan Carr
Brendan Carr and Tencent are both involved in the scrutiny of the Paramount-Skydance merger due to concerns over foreign influence and media bias.
Complaints of Bias Against CBS, ABC and NBC Reinstated by FCC Chair link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:57:25.890081
- Topics: Broadcast license, Foreign influence in United States media, Media bias in the United States
- Media: 60 Minutes
- Orgs: Federal Communications Commission, The Center for American Rights
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FCC Asks CBS for Kamala Harris ‘60 Minutes’ Interview Transcript - The Wrap link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:57:25.923206
- Topics: Foreign influence in United States media, 1978 Broadcast Policy Statement on minority ownership, Broadcast license transfer regulations
- Media: 60 Minutes
- Orgs: Federal Communications Commission, Proposed merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global, Tencent, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
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Exclusive | Larry Ellison’s backing of Trump’s $500B AI project could … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:57:25.936476
- Topics: Proposed merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global, Foreign influence in United States media, Military-civil fusion, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
- Media: The Washington Post
- Orgs: Federal Communications Commission, Paramount Global, Proposed merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, United States Department of Defense
- Events:
- People: Larry Ellison, John Moolenaar
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Donald Trump
Donald Trump and Tencent have been at the center of geopolitical tensions due to Trump’s attempts to restrict Tencent’s operations in the US, including efforts to ban its WeChat app.
Tencent Shares Slide After Pentagon Blacklists Chinese Tech Giant - Forbes link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:37.749877
- Topics: Chinese military companies operating in the United States, WeChat
- Media:
- Orgs: United States Department of Defense
- Events: Presidency of Donald Trump
- People: Guo Jiakun
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Trump’s Tiktok Tantrum throws Tencent into twist - Inverse link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:37.755966
- Topics: TikTok, Donald Trump–TikTok controversy
- Media:
- Orgs: Tencent
- Events: Donald Trump–TikTok controversy
- People: Donald Trump
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Tencent’s WeChat is Trump’s new target in tech war with China - CNN link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:37.776187
- Topics: China–United States trade war, Technology policy under the Trump administration
- Media: CNN
- Orgs: Tencent
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Trump scraps plan to ban China’s Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu: Sources link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:37.797609
- Topics: Chinese military companies list, China–United States trade war
- Media: Reuters
- Orgs: United States Department of Defense
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Doug Burgum
Doug Burgum and Tencent were indirectly connected through North Dakota’s investment in Tencent via the state’s Legacy Fund.
Port: On the campaign trail, he’s a China hawk, but Doug Burgum’s had a … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:01:00.304718
- Topics: China–United States relations, Cold War II, Chinese Communist Party, United States government sanctions
- Media:
- Orgs: Tencent, North Dakota Legacy Fund, ChemChina
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J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance and Tencent are linked through Vance’s business partner Jim Breyer, whose venture capital firm Accel Partners has financial ties to Tencent.
JD Vance: Big Tech Sleeper Cell, or Converted Silicon Valley Insider … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:03:56.076753
- Topics: Silicon Valley, Big Tech, Venture capital, China–United States relations, Surveillance technology
- Media:
- Orgs: Mithril Capital, Palantir Technologies, Founders Fund, BlackRock, Inc., Clearview AI, Revolution LLC, Null, New America (organization), Accel (company), Tencent, Foremost Group
- Events:
- People: Peter Thiel, Eric Schmidt, Jim Breyer, Angela Chao, Elaine Chao, James S. C. Chao
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Jack Posobiec
Jack Posobiec and Tencent both have an indirect connection through the movie Top Gun Maverick, where Tencent was a main producer and Posobiec commented on its production choices.
Hollywood bows to Chicoms: New ‘Top Gun’ movie removes Japanese and … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:04:11.668770
- Topics: Film censorship in China, Propaganda in China
- Media:
- Orgs: Tencent Pictures
- Events:
- People: Mark MacKinnon
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Jim Banks
Jim Banks and Tencent are connected through their involvement in concerns about Chinese companies’ influence in the U.S. and investment practices.
Chinese-owned finance apps collect Americans’ sensitive personal data link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:05:36.529402
- Topics: Chinese Communist Party, United States investment blacklist
- Media:
- Orgs: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Events:
- People: Jim Banks, Tommy Tuberville
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GOP Bill Asks Pensions To Avoid Investments In “Adversarial … - Forbes link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:05:36.534210
- Topics: Foreign relations of China, Conflict minerals law, United States foreign adversaries, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act
- Media: ESG Investing Hearings
- Orgs: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, MSCI
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John Kennedy
John Kennedy and Tencent are connected through a US legislative bill aimed at delisting Chinese companies, which Kennedy authored, and which affects companies like Tencent.
US bill aiming to delist Chinese companies could claim American … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:06:24.326790
- Topics: Chinese companies listed on the United States stock exchanges, China–United States trade war, American depositary receipt, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
- Media:
- Orgs: United States Senate, US-China Business Council, New York Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Events: United States Senate
- People:
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Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley and Tencent are connected through legislative actions aimed at banning U.S. federal employees from using Tencent’s platforms due to concerns over espionage.
Sens. Hawley, Cruz Call for Ban on U.S. Officials Using Tencent, Huawei … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:06:54.897049
- Topics: Chinese Communist Party
- Media:
- Orgs: Tencent, Countering Chinese Attempts at Snooping Act, United Nations
- Events:
- People: Ted Cruz
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Sens. Cruz, Hawley to Introduce Legislation Banning U.S. Officials from … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:06:54.902359
- Topics: Chinese espionage in the United States, United Nations–Tencent partnership
- Media:
- Orgs: Tencent, Huawei, ZTE, United States Department of State
- Events:
- People: Ted Cruz
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US Senators Propose Bill to Ban Federal Staff from Using Beijing-Backed … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:06:54.908986
- Topics: Chinese intelligence activity abroad
- Media:
- Orgs: Chinese Communist Party
- Events:
- People: Ted Cruz
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NEW ANTI-CHINA BILL - The Los Angeles Post link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:06:54.925783
- Topics: Countering Chinese Attempts at Snooping Act, Chinese espionage in the United States, 5G
- Media: The Los Angeles Post
- Orgs: Chinese Communist Party, Huawei, ZTE
- Events:
- People: Ted Cruz
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ABD Cumhuriyetçileri tasarıyı yasaklamayı planlıyor hükümet yetkilileri … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:06:54.936181
- Topics: Restrictions on TikTok in the United States, Chinese Communist Party, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
- Media:
- Orgs: Huawei, ZTE, Tencent
- Events:
- People: Ted Cruz
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Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem and Tencent are connected through Noem’s executive order banning Tencent from state devices due to cybersecurity concerns.
Executive order by Gov. Kristi Noem bans Chinese-owned Tencent from … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:08:43.111727
- Topics: Kristi Noem, China–United States relations
- Media:
- Orgs: Tencent
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Noem signs executive order banning Tencent - Dakota News Now link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:08:43.123334
- Topics: Cybersecurity, Restrictions on TikTok in the United States
- Media: Null
- Orgs: Tencent
- Events:
- People: Kristi Noem
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Noem bans Tencent on state-owned devices - SDPB link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:08:43.128227
- Topics: State executive order, National security of the United States, Science and technology in China
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- Orgs:
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- People: Kristi Noem
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Gov. Kristi Noem bans Tencent Holding, which owns We Chat and Discord … link
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Larry Kudlow
Larry Kudlow and Tencent are both involved in discussions concerning US trade issues with China.
China to Raise Issues Around WeChat and TikTok in Next US Trade Talks link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:09:02.834480
- Topics: China–United States trade war
- Media:
- Orgs: Tencent
- Events:
- People: Larry Kudlow
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China to Raise Issues Around WeChat and TikTok in Next US Trade Talks link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:09:02.845823
- Topics: China–United States trade war
- Media:
- Orgs: Tencent
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- People: Larry Kudlow
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Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio and Tencent are connected through Rubio’s advocacy for Tencent’s inclusion on a Pentagon blacklist due to alleged ties to the Chinese military.
The Pentagon Says Tech Giant Tencent Is a Chinese Military Company. Its … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:10:06.594671
- Topics: Military-civil fusion, Chinese espionage in the United States, Internet censorship in China, Artificial intelligence industry in China
- Media: The Washington Free Beacon
- Orgs: Yale University, Chinese Communist Party, The Pentagon
- Events:
- People: Ma Huateng, Donald Trump
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Tencent Shares Slide After Pentagon Blacklists Chinese Tech Giant - Forbes link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:10:06.604038
- Topics: Military-civil fusion, United States sanctions against China, Trump administration WeChat executive order
- Media: Forbes
- Orgs: United States Department of Defense, People’s Liberation Army
- Events:
- People: Guo Jiakun, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio
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US blacklists PUBG Mobile developer, Tencent, for alleged links to the … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:10:06.613637
- Topics: Military-civil fusion, People’s Liberation Army, China–United States relations
- Media:
- Orgs: United States Department of Defense
- Events:
- People: Marco Rubio, Ma Huateng
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Tencent shares plunge after US adds company to Chinese military … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:10:06.619426
- Topics: Military-civil fusion, China–United States trade war
- Media:
- Orgs: United States Department of Defense
- Events:
- People: Marco Rubio, Guo Jiakun
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Mike Braun
Mike Braun and Tencent are connected through concerns over apps owned by Tencent facilitating Chinese digital currency transactions, which Braun opposes due to security risks.
Tuberville, Colleagues Call for Investigation into Stock Trading … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:11:57.931493
- Topics: Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, Chinese Communist Party
- Media:
- Orgs: Webull, Moomoo (company), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Events:
- People: Rick Scott, Roger Marshall, Gary Gensler
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US bill would bar Google, Apple from hosting apps that accept China’s … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:11:57.941761
- Topics: Digital renminbi, Digital renminbi
- Media: Fox Business
- Orgs: Tencent, App Store (Apple), Google Play
- Events:
- People: Tom Cotton, Marco Rubio, Jack Ma
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U.S. bill would bar Google, Apple from hosting apps that accept China’s … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:11:57.947639
- Topics: Digital renminbi, Digital renminbi, Mass surveillance in China, App stores
- Media:
- Orgs: Apple Inc., Google, Tencent, Center for a New American Security
- Events:
- People: Tom Cotton, Marco Rubio
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US bill would bar Google, Apple from hosting apps that accept China’s … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:11:57.953161
- Topics: Digital renminbi, Mass surveillance in China, Cross-Border Interbank Payment System
- Media:
- Orgs: Center for a New American Security, App Store (Apple), Google Play
- Events:
- People: Tom Cotton, Jack Ma
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US bill would bar Google, Apple from hosting apps that accept China’s … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:11:57.959062
- Topics: Digital renminbi, Electronic funds transfer, Privacy
- Media:
- Orgs: Apple Inc., Google, Ant Group, Center for a New American Security
- Events:
- People: Tom Cotton, Jack Ma
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US bill would bar Google, Apple from hosting apps that accept China’s … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:11:57.959199
- Topics: Digital renminbi, Mass surveillance in China, Null
- Media:
- Orgs: Center for a New American Security, Apple Inc., Google
- Events:
- People: Tom Cotton, Jack Ma
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Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo and Tencent are connected through the U.S. government’s actions to limit activities of Chinese tech companies, including Tencent, due to national security concerns.
Analysts say Tencent’s US$22 billion in US assets, mainly gaming, could … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:12:47.594355
- Topics: Executive Order 13942, Video game industry
- Media:
- Orgs: Tencent
- Events:
- People: Donald Trump
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DeepSeek shock means US must fight China’s new space race link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:12:47.600397
- Topics: Military applications of artificial intelligence, Space Race, BeiDou, Satellite constellation
- Media:
- Orgs: People’s Liberation Army, Chinese Communist Party, United States Space Force, Artemis program, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
- Events:
- People:
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Analysts say Tencent’s US$22bn in US assets, mainly gaming, could be at … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:12:47.605620
- Topics: Executive Order 13942, China–United States trade war, Chinese technology company restrictions in the United States
- Media: CNBC
- Orgs: Tencent
- Events:
- People: Donald Trump
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Not Just TikTok and WeChat - Pompeo Hints on More Chinese Apps Affected … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:12:47.613611
- Topics: TikTok, WeChat, United States sanctions against China
- Media:
- Orgs: ByteDance
- Events:
- People: John Lo
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TikTok: Chinese app may be banned in US, says Pompeo - BBC link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:12:47.619447
- Topics: China–United States trade war, Donald Trump–TikTok controversy, Mass surveillance in China, TikTok ban in India
- Media: Fox News
- Orgs: United States Department of State, Chinese Communist Party, Royal United Services Institute, Government of India
- Events: 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes
- People: Kevin A. Mayer, James Sullivan (cybersecurity expert), Nikki Haley
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Mnuchin saves Alibaba from Trump ban - asiafinancial.com link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:12:47.626401
- Topics: Military-civil fusion, United States investment restrictions on Chinese companies
- Media: Asiafinancial.com
- Orgs: United States Department of State
- Events:
- People: Steven Mnuchin, Mike Pompeo
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Pompeo Calls on U.S. App Stores to Remove Chinese Apps link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:12:47.632351
- Topics: China–United States relations, Computer security
- Media:
- Orgs: The Clean Network
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- People:
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The Trump administration is reportedly considering restricting Chinese … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:12:47.641754
- Topics: The Clean Network, China–United States trade war
- Media:
- Orgs: WeChat
- Events:
- People: Jack Ma
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Riley Moore
Riley Moore and Tencent are indirectly connected through Moore’s legislative efforts targeting Chinese students in US universities, where Tencent has employed many graduates.
How US colleges strengthen China - Washington Examiner link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:14:51.532706
- Topics: International students in the United States, Belt and Road Initiative, Technology transfer to China, Chinese government influence on American higher education
- Media: Washington Examiner
- Orgs: Tencent, Chinese Communist Party, United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Events:
- People: John Moolenaar, Ma Huateng, Riley Moore
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Robert Lighthizer
Robert Lighthizer and Tencent are both involved in the context of US-China trade tensions and the implementation of trade controls.
China policy round-up: Trade deal implementation to be reviewed … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:14.645392
- Topics: China–United States trade war, Donald Trump–TikTok controversy, China–United States trade war
- Media: Xinhua News Agency
- Orgs: Tencent
- Events:
- People: Wang Yi
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The Geopolitics of the Semiconductor Industry and India’s Place in It … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:14.650344
- Topics: Made in China 2025, China–United States trade war, Semiconductor industry in the United States, Export control
- Media:
- Orgs: National Development and Reform Commission, United States Department of Commerce
- Events:
- People: Henry Paulson, Li Keqiang
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Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis and Tencent are connected through financial ties between DeSantis’ fundraiser and Tencent’s lobbying activities, despite ongoing political efforts to limit such relationships due to national security concerns.
REVEALED: DeSantis Fundraiser’s Millions from China Tech Giant. link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:44.407611
- Topics: Executive Order 13942
- Media:
- Orgs: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Tencent
- Events:
- People:
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DeSantis Fundraiser’s Millions from China Tech Giant link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:44.467396
- Topics: Chinese Communist Party, China–United States trade war
- Media:
- Orgs: Tencent, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
- Events:
- People: Lampkin
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USF TikTok ban: University of South Florida joins UF, banning multiple … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:44.481381
- Topics: Digital Bill of Rights (Florida), Restrictions on TikTok in the United States
- Media:
- Orgs: University of South Florida
- Events:
- People: Ron DeSantis
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REVEALED: DeSantis Fundraiser’s Millions from China Tech Giant. link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:44.487578
- Topics: Executive Order 13942, Chinese Communist Party
- Media: The National Pulse
- Orgs: Tencent, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
- Events:
- People: Lampkin
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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz and Tencent are linked through the controversy regarding Tencent’s influence in Hollywood and political legislature against Chinese firms by Cruz.
Sens. Cruz, Hawley to Introduce Legislation Banning U.S. Officials from … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:01.339037
- Topics: Chinese espionage in the United States, U.S. federal employee internet use policies
- Media:
- Orgs: Chinese Communist Party
- Events:
- People:
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Sens. Hawley, Cruz Call for Ban on U.S. Officials Using Tencent, Huawei … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:01.339174
- Topics: Countering Chinese Attempts at Snooping Act, Chinese Communist Party, United Nations–Tencent partnership
- Media:
- Orgs: Tencent, Huawei, United Nations
- Events:
- People: Ted Cruz
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Cruz: ‘Top Gun’ Censorship for China Proves ‘Hollywood is Afraid to … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:01.344113
- Topics: Film censorship in China, Chinese influence in Hollywood
- Media: The Washington Free Beacon, The Hollywood Reporter
- Orgs: Tencent Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Proposed merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global
- Events:
- People: Mark MacKinnon, David Ellison
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The Pentagon Will No Longer Offer Support to Moviemakers Who Censor … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:01.352321
- Topics: Film censorship in China, United States military policy
- Media: Top Gun- Maverick
- Orgs: Tencent, The Pentagon
- Events:
- People: Ted Cruz
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Hollywood enables CCPs repression of Taiwan says Ted Cruz on Top Gun … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:01.399037
- Topics: Hollywood and Chinese market relations, Cross-strait relations
- Media: The Washington Free Beacon
- Orgs: Tencent Pictures, Chinese Communist Party
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- People:
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Tom Cotton
Tencent and Tom Cotton are connected through Cotton’s push for sanctions against the Tencent-backed IoT firm, Tuya, over data security concerns.
Tencent 傘下の Tuya に圧力：中国データセキュリティ法と米大統領令の狭間で link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:27.575387
- Topics: Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China, United States national security, China–United States relations, Internet of things
- Media: The Washington Post
- Orgs: Tuya Inc., Tencent, New Enterprise Associates
- Events: Executive Order 13959
- People: Jeff Immelt, Rick Scott, Marco Rubio
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Tommy Tuberville
Tencent and Tommy Tuberville are mentioned in relation to Tuberville’s financial trades involving Tencent, raising concerns due to Tencent’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
Congressmen strike it rich trading CCP-linked stocks link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:19:36.389213
- Topics: Stock trading by members of United States Congress, National security of the United States
- Media:
- Orgs: Chinese Communist Party
- Events:
- People:
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Chinese-owned finance apps collect Americans’ sensitive personal data link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:19:36.394623
- Topics: Chinese Communist Party, United States investment blacklist, Information privacy
- Media: Straight Arrow News
- Orgs: Tencent, Futu, Futu Holdings Limited, Xiaomi, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Events:
- People: Tommy Tuberville, Jim Banks
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