It's gonna be an interesting afternoon.
Noticing no Krassenstein tweets either.
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/05/19/white-house-to-unveil-economic-component-of-israeli-palestinian-peace-plan-at-bahrain-in-june/
White House to Unveil Economic Component of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan at Bahrain in June
The Kingdom of Bahrain, in partnership with the United States, will host the “Peace to Prosperity” economic workshop in Manama on June 25 and June 26, 2019. This workshop is a pivotal opportunity to convene government, civil society, and business leaders to share ideas, discuss strategies, and galvanize support for potential economic investments and initiatives that could be made possible by a peace agreement.
“Peace to Prosperity” will facilitate discussions on an ambitious, achievable vision and framework for a prosperous future for the Palestinian people and the region, including enhancements to economic governance, development of human capital, and facilitation of rapid private-sector growth. If implemented, this vision has the potential to radically transform lives and put the region on a path toward a brighter future.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/technology/444473-google-halts-some-business-with-chinas-huawei-report
Google halts some business with China's Huawei: report
Google is suspending some dealings with Huawei that require transferring hardware and software between the companies, Reuters reported Sunday, citing a source close to the matter.
Huawei will reportedly no longer be able to access Android updates, the Gmail app, the Google Play store and new versions of Google phones outside of China.
Some details of the stoppage were reportedly still being talked over within Google.
The Hill has reached out to Google and Huawei for comment.
The U.S. government last week added Huawei to a trade blacklist, which would make it more difficult for the corporation to work with U.S. firms. Companies placed on the "Entity List" are considered to be national security threats.
U.S. authorities have said that Huawei's close connections to the Chinese Communist Party could result in spying in places where the company has hardware. Huawei has denied this.
The administration has moved against Huawei and other Chinese technology companies after the two countries failed to come to a trade agreement this month and both said they would increase tariffs on the other's products.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/huawei-will-not-bow-to-us-pressure-founder/
Huawei will not bow to US pressure: founder
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is ready to deal with Washington’s crackdown and will reduce its reliance on US components, its founder told Japanese media.
President Donald Trump effectively barred Huawei from the US market on Wednesday and added it to a list which would restrict US sales to the firm amid an escalating trade war with Beijing.
“We have already been preparing for this,” Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei told a group of Japanese journalists Saturday in his first interview since Trump’s move.
Ren said Huawei would continue to develop its own components to reduce its dependence on outside suppliers.
Huawei is a rapidly expanding leader in 5G technology but remains dependent on foreign suppliers.
It buys about $67 billion worth of components each year, including about $11 billion from US suppliers, according to The Nikkei business daily.
The usually elusive Ren, 74, has come out of the shadows in recent months in the face of increasing pressure on his company.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/facebook-breakup-could-boost-china-rivals-sandberg-2/
Facebook breakup could boost China rivals: Sandberg
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said Friday a breakup of big US technology would not address “underlying issues” facing the sector and suggested that such a move could help rivals in China.
Sandberg, interviewed on CNBC television, was asked about the latest calls to break up Facebook and other major Silicon Valley firms which dominate key sectors.
“You could break us up, you could break other tech companies up, but you actually don’t address the underlying issues people are concerned about,” Sandberg said in the interview.
Sandberg said the social network used by more than two billion people was working to address concerns about election security, online violence promotion and data protection, but that a breakup might only serve to help competitors from China.
“While people are concerned with the size and power of tech companies, there’s also a concern in the United States with the size and power of Chinese companies, and the realization that those companies are not going to be broken up,” she said.
The comments come a week after one of Facebook’s co-founders, Chris Hughes, said in an essay “it’s time to break up Facebook,” warning that it has gained too much power over what people see online.
No worries.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1130220543427457024
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