Rhode Island Gov. Will Oversee End of 2020 Census President-elect Joe Biden has selected Gina Raimondo to serve as Commerce secretary, which will put her in charge of the 2020 Census closure and economic recovery from the pandemic-driven recession. Michael Macagnone, CQ-Roll Call | January 8, 2021 | News
(TNS) President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as his Commerce secretary, according to several news reports last Thursday.
Raimondo, if confirmed, would oversee the end of a historically challenged decennial census as well as economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
The Washington Post,
New York Times and
CNN reported the decision Thursday without naming sources. Members of Biden’s transition team and the governor’s office could not be immediately reached for comment.
Alibaba and Tencent have a combined worth of $1.3 trillion
The Trump administration is considering adding tech giants Alibaba and Tencent to a blacklist of firms allegedly owned or controlled by the Chinese military, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Targeting Asia s two most valuable companies, worth a combined $1.3 trillion, would be U.S. President Donald Trump s most dramatic step yet in a recent raft of measures unleashed against Chinese companies as he seeks to cement his hardline policy against Beijing during his final days in office. Defense Department officials, who oversee the blacklist designations, have not yet finalized plans and are also discussing adding other Chinese firms to the list, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the deliberations are private.
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Director, Center for Technology Policy In this picture taken on May 11, 2017, a drone flies in the showroom of the DJI headquarters in Shenzhen. AFP Contributor / Contributor / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
The Departments of Defense, Interior, and Homeland Security have all warned against or prohibited the procurement of Chinese-made drones warnings Congress heeded.
China has lost the benefit of the doubt when it comes to data-sharing or security.
DJI drone-buyers will be aware they are supporting a company that participates in human rights abuses.
Shortly before Christmas, the federal government took bold action to preserve both U.S. national security and our foreign policy interests by placing the Chinese corporation Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI), the world’s largest maker of unmanned aerial systems, on the Entity List.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps, including popular Chinese payment apps Alipay and WeChat Pay, over privacy concerns.