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Former White House Senior Official: China's Threat to U.S. Public

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The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party’s held its first hearing last week. Steve Yates, former White House Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs and Chair of the China Policy Initiative at the America First Policy Institute, tells Taiwan Talks what the committee aims to achieve in minimizing the Chinese threat not just on national security, but also on the general public. Yates speaks about TikTok and China’s global psychological warfare and manipulation capabilities that aim to shape public perception in democracies of views it does not condone. He also explains how banning such state-sponsored applications are not in violation of free speech, but a matter of national security, protecting freedom, and preventing disinformation.