Biden calls for creating 'rules' on cyber, tech to combat China and Russia threats
Source: The Hill
President Biden on Friday called on the United States and other democratic nations to shape the "rules of the road" on cybersecurity and tech issues, particularly as part of efforts to confront China and Russia.
"We must shape the rules that will govern the advance of technologies and the norms of behavior in cyberspace, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, so they are used to lift people up, not used to pin them down," Biden said during remarks at the White House as part of the virtual Munich Security Conference.
Biden zeroed in on confronting China on these issues, in particular on ensuring greater transparency in terms of individuals and groups behind major Chinese companies.
Concerns that tech groups, such as social media platform TikTok and telecom giant Huawei, may have ties to the Chinese government, has been the major motivating factor behind pushback against them from the United States.
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