Tencent Hires New Lobbyists While Trump Targets WeChat

08/21/20 • 8 min

News Briefing for August 21. Tencent has hired its first lobbyist in Washington DC while the Trump administration has targeted WeChat in the U.S. At home here in China, people in Wuhan, the once epicenter of COVID19, celebrated an eye-catching pool party earlier this week. In today’s show, we will get you covered on the latest.

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Chinese Tech Giant Baidu Steps Up Its Game to Get Autonomous Vehicles on the Road

News Briefing for August 19. Chinese tech giant Baidu has now joined the competition to develop autonomous vehicles. One of our reporters was invited to take a ride on the roads of Changsha. In today’s show, we will hear from Isabel Wang about her experience with Baidu and her takeaways from Baidu’s attempt to enter the field of autonomous driving.

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ByteDance to Sue US Government over TikTok Ban on Monday

News Briefing for August 24th. TikTok’s parent company ByteDance will file an official federal lawsuit this week against the Trump administration and his executive order on banning the app in the U.S. Meanwhile back home in China, the fashion industry is developing the idea of “sustainability” amid the pandemic to make changes.