Closer Than Ever: Is the Technology in Our Homes Connected to the Chinese Military?

The United States is placing Chinese giants like Alibaba and BYD on blacklists, fearing their civilian technologies are also used by the Chinese military. Ariel Idan hosts Yuval Lass, a researcher of China and the Middle East at the Institute for National Security Studies, for a conversation about the security and economic struggle that is escalating the technology war between the superpowers.

In an episode of his program on Channel 14, Ariel Idan hosts Yuval Lass, a researcher of China and the Middle East at the Institute for National Security Studies, for a conversation about the security and economic struggle that is escalating the technology war between the superpowers. The background to the discussion is the US decision to place Chinese giants like Alibaba and BYD on blacklists, fearing their civilian technologies are also used by the Chinese military. The conversation deals with the implications of the American move, the effects on the global technology market, and the question of whether the technology in our homes is connected to the Chinese military. The article presents the interviewee's point of view but does not include a response from Chinese companies or official American sources.