Ronald Deibert

Dr. Sheena Greitens and Dr. Ronald Deibert discuss Trump's bans on TikTok and WeChat, U.S.-China relations, technology competition, Xi Jinping's security theory, personal data privacy, national security concerns in corporate transactions, and the need for global cooperation in addressing Chinese technology.

Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, an associate professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and Dr. Ronald Deibert, founder of The Citizen Lab, discuss President Trump's executive orders targeting TikTok and WeChat. They also cover the broader U.S.-China relationship and the role of technology competition. Topics include concerns over WeChat and TikTok, actions taken against them, analysis of sanctions under IEPA, uncertainty surrounding Tencent's activities in the U.S., and ongoing developments in Microsoft's potential acquisition of TikTok.