With Sino-American trade tensions escalating, China\u2019s cybersecurity\n standards could be used as an \u201cinvisible tool\u201d for retaliating against \nWashington\u2019s tariffs, according to one expert.
\nSuch standards are government-issued operational guidelines that are \ntechnically voluntary, but are oftentimes treated as mandatory by \nforeign firms\u2019 Chinese business partners.
\nIf Asia\u2019s largest economy were to weaponize the listing of standardized \npractices to hit American companies, the cost would be difficult to \nquantify, but the move\u2019s effects on foreign firms could outlive current \ntensions, according a report from a Washington-based think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Sino-American trade tensions escalating, China\u2019s cybersecurity \nstandards could be used as an \u201cinvisible tool\u201d for retaliating against \nWashington\u2019s tariffs, according to one expert.
\nSuch standards are government-issued operational guidelines that are \ntechnically voluntary, but are oftentimes treated as mandatory by \nforeign firms\u2019 Chinese business partners.
\nIf Asia\u2019s largest economy were to weaponize the listing of standardized \npractices to hit American companies, the cost would be difficult to \nquantify, but the move\u2019s effects on foreign firms could outlive current \ntensions, according a report from a Washington-based think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Sino-American trade tensions escalating, China\u2019s cybersecurity \nstandards could be used as an \u201cinvisible tool\u201d for retaliating against \nWashington\u2019s tariffs, according to one expert.
\nSuch standards are government-issued operational guidelines that are \ntechnically voluntary, but are oftentimes treated as mandatory by \nforeign firms\u2019 Chinese business partners.
\nIf Asia\u2019s largest economy were to weaponize the listing of standardized \npractices to hit American companies, the cost would be difficult to \nquantify, but the move\u2019s effects on foreign firms could outlive current \ntensions, according a report from a Washington-based think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Sino-American trade tensions escalating, China\u2019s cybersecurity \nstandards could be used as an \u201cinvisible tool\u201d for retaliating against \nWashington\u2019s tariffs, according to one expert.
\nSuch standards are government-issued operational guidelines that are \ntechnically voluntary, but are oftentimes treated as mandatory by \nforeign firms\u2019 Chinese business partners.
\nIf Asia\u2019s largest economy were to weaponize the listing of standardized \npractices to hit American companies, the cost would be difficult to \nquantify, but the move\u2019s effects on foreign firms could outlive current \ntensions, according a report from a Washington-based think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Sino-American trade tensions escalating, China\u2019s cybersecurity \nstandards could be used as an \u201cinvisible tool\u201d for retaliating against \nWashington\u2019s tariffs, according to one expert.
\nSuch standards are government-issued operational guidelines that are \ntechnically voluntary, but are oftentimes treated as mandatory by \nforeign firms\u2019 Chinese business partners.
\nIf Asia\u2019s largest economy were to weaponize the listing of standardized \npractices to hit American companies, the cost would be difficult to \nquantify, but the move\u2019s effects on foreign firms could outlive current \ntensions, according a report from a Washington-based think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Sino-American trade tensions escalating, China\u2019s cybersecurity \nstandards could be used as an \u201cinvisible tool\u201d for retaliating against \nWashington\u2019s tariffs, according to one expert.
\nSuch standards are government-issued operational guidelines that are \ntechnically voluntary, but are oftentimes treated as mandatory by \nforeign firms\u2019 Chinese business partners.
\nIf Asia\u2019s largest economy were to weaponize the listing of standardized \npractices to hit American companies, the cost would be difficult to \nquantify, but the move\u2019s effects on foreign firms could outlive current \ntensions, according a report from a Washington-based think tank.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"