Lessons From 45: How 47 Can Stand Up to China

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Lessons From 45: How 47 Can Stand Up to China

TikTok: 47 continues to retreat from 45's efforts to sever TikTok from the CCP: • The Trump-Pence Administration’s efforts propelled Congress to pass its landmark “Divest or Ban” law, which the Supreme Court subsequently upheld. • CCP ownership of TikTok threatens the privacy of American citizens and our national security. • President Trump refuses to act in accordance with his constitutional duty to enforce the “Divest or Ban” law, as passed by Congress.

o By launching its own TikTok account, the White House mocks the rule of law and

invites CCP spyware onto White House phones. Nvidia: President Trump trades national security for CCP cash: • Trump’s deal for 15% of Nvidia’s revenue in China on H20 chips plays right into Beijing’s playbook of obtaining foreign trade secrets through coercion or theft and displacing foreign competitors. • Trump’s Nvidia deal cedes the U.S.’s technological advantage in AI, the most rapidly developing frontier of national security, and rewards big-tech lobbyists over the American people. Tariffs: Despite President Trump’s on-again-off-again tariff threats, which he promised would bring China to the negotiating table, China’s exports last month were up 5.8% year-over-year. • Trump’s tariffs have kneecapped American small businesses, which overwhelmingly rely on Chinese goods and lacked adequate time to rearrange supply chains in response to tariffs.

o However, he backed down from prudent restrictions on AI chip exports to China, along

with other technology export controls. • Chinese students linked to the CCP can still enroll at American universities, take spots from American students, and steal American IP. • Tariffing our allies pushes them into China’s arms.

o In March, trade ministers from China, Japan, and South Korea met to discuss a trilateral

free trade agreement and enhanced supply-chain cooperation. Taiwan: The United States should unapologetically stand with Taiwan. • Bowing to Beijing’s pressure, the Trump Administration just denied Taiwan’s President’s request to stop in New York while on the way to Central America.

o Dig Deeper: “Taiwan must not fall.” by V.P. Pence and Ed Feulner. BOTTOMLINE: To beat China, President Trump must return to his first administration’s “Tough On China” approach, not bow down to Beijing.

TOPLINE: The first Trump Administration reset the world’s narrative on China, but President Trump is walking away from that important legacy in his second term.

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