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US House passes bill that could lead to TikTok ban if Chinese owner refuses to sell​


The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn't sell, as lawmakers act on concerns that the company's current ownership structure is a national security threat.​

The bill, passed by a vote of 352-65 yesterday (overnight AEDT), now goes to the Senate, where its prospects are unclear.​

TikTok, which has more than 150 million American users, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese technology firm ByteDance.​





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US House passes bill that could lead to TikTok ban if Chinese owner refuses to sell​


The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn't sell, as lawmakers act on concerns that the company's current ownership structure is a national security threat.​

The bill, passed by a vote of 352-65 yesterday (overnight AEDT), now goes to the Senate, where its prospects are unclear.​

TikTok, which has more than 150 million American users, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese technology firm ByteDance.​





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I wonder if facebook want to buy it. 🤣
 
Read how Tictok has bought some Republican figures off who were previously against Tictok but are now pro.

Or don't. It's on mainstream media. I will be interested to see whether the Tictok legislation will get through the Senate.


If Trump is able to kill this effort in service of his financial and political interests, it’s a dark sign for all remaining foreign policy efforts until the election. He already tanked a conservative but bipartisan border bill, and his MAGA-minded minions in Congress are stalling passage of urgent aid to Ukraine. It is increasingly looking as though Republican foreign policy is being held hostage to whatever helps this presidential hopeful — or whoever can fill his coffers.
 
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China is demanding that developed Nations pay 1.3 trillion USD to countries such as itself because of climate change.
from Evil Murdoch press
China has led a call for developed countries, including Australia, to provide more than $US1.3 trillion ($1.8 trillion) a year to developing nations because of climate change.
The demand was made at the UN COP29 meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, where countries have agreed to update an existing pledge of $100bn a year.

Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has been nominated to play a key role in the negotiations for what has been called the New Collective Quantified Goal.
Environment groups had called for a target of $US1 trillion a year. But a group of 77 developing countries, led by China, called for $US1.3 trillion a year in new, additional, adequate and affordable finance to address mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage.

A group of least developed countries wants at least $220bn a year and small island states, including Pacific nations, want a minimum of $39bn a year.

South American countries have yet to set a figure. China is not legally expected to contribute to the fund because it is considered a developing country.

Most of the money is expected to come from the US, Europe, Australia, Japan and other major economies.

But last week’s re-election of Donald Trump as US president has put a cloud over the talks in Baku.

A summary of Tuesday’s discussions released by the International Institute for Sustainable Development said the US had opposed inclusion of loss and damage in the demands.

And the EU, Japan and New Zealand had stressed the need to “discuss the quantum in the context of the contributor base, instruments and timelines”.

If Mr Trump pulls the US out of the Paris Agreement as he has promised to do, the US will not be required to make public its greenhouse gas emissions or make payments to other countries.

This will increase the burden on those that remain.

Activist group 350.org said “fair climate finance is being held up by rich countries in the Global North who have a historic debt in responsibility to this due to a legacy of colonialism, and predatory profiteering at the expense of many Global South countries and communities”.

“While governments may claim that finding money is the missing piece to commit to these agreements and plans, the truth is that this money exists, but we need the political will to redirect it”, the group said.

The Baku talks have got off to a controversial start with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev declaring that fossil fuels were a “gift of the God”. He said countries could not be blamed for bringing their natural resources to international markets.

European demand for oil and gas from Azerbaijan has been boosted by Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Major world leaders have elected not to attend the Baku talks. But British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new emissions reduction target of 81 per cent by 2035 from 1990 levels.

The UK’s current target is 68 per cent which is it not on track to meet. Mr Starmer said in Baku that the UK was “building on our reputation as a climate leader”.

The Australian government is not expected to announce a 2035 climate target until after the federal election.
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And there are enough fools in OZ to agree to it to make us pay for it.
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