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News

TikTok: A Story of Bans and Boundaries

by Stevie Ryke (‘27) Once again, TikTok may acquire a ban.  Everything began in 2020 when Donald Trump ordered Chinese owners to sell the app.  However, TikTok updated rules to exclude sensitive information from exposure.  Well, four years later, everything is starting again. Byte Dance is the parent company of TikTok, located in Beijing, China.  TikTok has 150 American users, pushing Western governments to worry … Continue reading TikTok: A Story of Bans and Boundaries

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Columns

Strained Relations- U.S. and China

By Rachel Rochford (‘23) Under the Trump administration, relations between the United States and China continued to sour. With Biden’s recent inauguration, many wonder how the new President will approach U.S.-Chinese relations. The two nations have recently been at odds concerning trade, technology, espionage, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Atop all this, one must wonder about potential clashes over core aspects of foreign policy such as … Continue reading Strained Relations- U.S. and China

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Opinion

Remember the Taken

By Tasawwar Rahman (‘22) Depicts protester wearing Uighur flag with tears of blood. Brussels, April 2018. Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Taken. As the world is distracted by China’s rise, our economic priorities have begun supplant our moral. A people taken. A culture taken. A religion taken. And the world remains silent. Look away, away from the polished glamour and to the people, the people yearning … Continue reading Remember the Taken

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Opinion

As China Yearns to Join the Exclusive Club of Advanced Economies, It Must Learn to Play by the Rules

By Tasawwar Rahman (‘22) On an otherwise uneventful Friday in early October, Daryl Morey, General Manager of the Houston Rockets tweeted an image supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. While seemingly benign for an American citizen to voice his opinion on an issue of public significance, it had consequences no one could have anticipated and was the catalyst to a months long petty dispute between … Continue reading As China Yearns to Join the Exclusive Club of Advanced Economies, It Must Learn to Play by the Rules

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