National Security News

• Property developers rush to attract Hong Kong residents amid uncertainty over new law
  
  Amid economic recession and uncertainty over China's National Security Law, global real estate firms are trying to get Hong Kong residents to buy abroad.
  CNBC.  Monday, 13 Jul 2020.
• Here's why the Trump administration's threat to hurt Hong Kong's dollar peg won't work
  
  Advisors to President Donald Trump were reportedly considering proposals to strike against the Hong Kong dollar peg, in response to China implementing a national security law on the city.
  CNBC.  Monday, 13 Jul 2020.
• New records released in Flynn case as appeals court issues stay of dismissal
  
  A federal appeals court on Friday delayed a decision to dismiss charges against President Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. ...
  Yahoo.  Saturday, 11 Jul 2020.
• Egypt grounds kites for 'safety', 'national security'
  
  Egyptian police have seized kites from people flying them after a ban by a northern governorate for "safety" reasons and a lawmaker's warning they posed a "national security threat". ...
  Yahoo.  Saturday, 11 Jul 2020.
• UK 'needs to urgently review nuclear contracts with China'
  
  Iain Duncan Smith has said the UK should learn from what happened in the 1930s when it comes to present day China - and the government should review its contracts in the strategic nuclear sector and other areas of national security.
  Sky News.  Saturday, 11 Jul 2020.
• The new Hong Kong: Disappearing books, illegal words and arrests over blank white paper
  
  Less than two weeks under a new national security law enacted by Beijing, Hong Kong residents already feel a curtain of control falling over the city's realms of speech and thought.
  Los Angeles Times.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Amazon Backtracks From Demand That Employees Delete TikTok
  
  TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been under scrutiny as a potential national security threat.
  New York Times.  Saturday, 11 Jul 2020.
• Hong Kong Police Raid Pollster on Eve of Pro-Democracy Camp Primary
  
  The investigation, which follows the imposition of a broad new national security law, raised fears of official interference in the voting.
  New York Times.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Amazon says email telling workers to delete TikTok app was sent in error
  
  TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is under mounting pressure from lawmakers, who see the company as a potential national security threat.
  Los Angeles Times.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Trump Might Ban TikTok. Here's What Experts Who Pored Through Its Code and Privacy Policies Say About Its Security.
  
  The Trump administration has said it is considering banning TikTok, claiming that it hoovers up user data and is owned by a Chinese company as a national security threat.
  Entrepreneur.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Judge asks for full appeals court review of Michael Flynn case
  
  Two weeks ago a three-judge appeals court panel ordered District Judge Emmet Sullivan to drop the criminal case against the former national security adviser.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Judge refuses to dismiss Flynn case, petitions full appellate court
  
  Judge Emmett Sullivan is appealing for a review of a 3-judge panel's decision urging a dismissal of the case against former national security advisor Michael Flynn.
  Fox News.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• National security law: Australia suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty
  
  China's new national security law "undermines" Hong Kong's current freedoms says Canberra.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Australia suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty and offers visa extensions
  
  Australia has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, and offered visa holders from the territory a five-year extension with a pathway to permanent residency, in response to China's imposition of a national security law.
  Sky News.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Intelligence Matters: A CBS News original national security podcast
  
  "Intelligence Matters" is a weekly podcast about national security and policy hosted by CBS News senior national security contributor Michael Morell
  CBS News.  Wednesday, 8 Jul 2020.

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