eu, eu commission, eu data protection, gdpr, u.s., u.s. big tech

EU Data Overhaul: A Mixed Bag of Concerns for U.S. Tech Giants

The European Union’s plan to regulate data management is the latest blow for U.S. tech giants. The data localization initiative means that companies collecting critical data must store and process them within the borders of the EU. This will significantly increase the infrastructural costs of U.S.-based companies operating within the EU.  Local data spaces that ...

Michael Segarty

The EU flag.

Taiwan Begins Domestic Submarine Production to Protect From Mainland Threat

Facing increasing aggression from Communist China, Taiwan has undertaken the domestic submarine production of eight indigenous submarines to protect its territorial autonomy. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen tweeted about the commencement of production on Nov. 24. The total project cost of building the submarines comes to approximately $16 billion. Strengthening the Republic of China Navy (ROC ...

Michael Segarty

A submarine plowing through the water.

Professor Wu Ningkun: Conscience of the Chinese Nation (Part 2)

At the beginning of 1951, Wu Ningkun, who was studying in the United States at the time, received a letter of appointment from Lu Zhiwei, the President of Yanjing University, asking him to be a professor of English. At that time, he naively thought: “Giving up a most affluent capitalist career and returning to serve ...

Michael Segarty

The cover of Professor Wu Ningkun's memoir 'A Single Tear.'

Professor Wu Ningkun: Conscience of the Chinese Nation (Part 1)

On August 10, 2019, Professor Wu Ningkun, a renowned Chinese-born translator and Emeritus Professor of English Literature, passed away at his home in the United States. The much-beloved Professor was 99 years old. In 1993, Professor Wu published his memoirs called A Single Tear in the U.S. This autobiographical book about his life in communist ...

Michael Segarty

Two hands meeting in the heavens.

Visa Denial: US-China Tensions Escalate

Tensions escalate as the United States administration issued new visa rules to restrict travel by members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and their families in the country. The new policy statement issued on Dec. 3, 2020, limits the maximum duration of B1/B2 non-immigrant business and tourist visas to one month, down from 10 years.  ...

Michael Segarty

Airport flight information.

5 Strengths of the U.S. Vs China

Michael Schuman is the author of Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the World. In his recent article Don’t Believe the China Hype on The Atlantic, he pointed out that it seems that China is replacing the U.S. as the world’s economic superpower; however, the reality is not what it appears to be on the ...

Jack Roberts

New York City.

Mississippi Delta Marshes in a State of Irreversible Collapse

Given the present-day rate of global sea-level rise, remaining marshes in the Mississippi Delta are likely to drown, according to a new Tulane University study. A key finding of the study, published in Science Advances, is that coastal marshes experience tipping points, where a small increase in the rate of sea-level rise leads to widespread submergence. The ...

Troy Oakes

The Mississippi Delta.

Pew Research: Anti-China Sentiment Grows in the United States

China spends billions of dollars every year to ensure that it is positively perceived in the international community. But if the latest data from Pew Research is any indication, all those billions are going to waste in the U.S. since more Americans now view China more negatively than ever before as anti-china sentiment grows in ...

Jack Roberts

Anti-China sentiment is growing in the U.S.

Are College Seniors in the U.S. Outperforming China, India, and Russia?

Undergraduate computer science programs at universities and colleges in the United States appear to produce more skilled students on average than equivalent programs in China, India, and Russia, according to new Stanford-led research. An international group of scholars, led by the Graduate School of Education’s Prashant Loyalka, found that undergraduate seniors studying computer science in the ...

Troy Oakes

Computer science students.

What the Mueller’s Report Really Means

The investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller came to an end on Friday, March 22, with a report delivered to Attorney General William Barr. On Sunday, Barr released a 4-page summary of the report, and President Trump claimed “complete and total exoneration.” In this Q&A, ...

Troy Oakes