“It has become increasingly clear that this startling barrage of actions on China is driven by a coterie of China hawks who fear Trump’s loss in November and areseeking to bind the next president’s China policy，” said Evan Medeiros， a former top White House aide to Barack Obama.
（August 10， 2020， Demetri Sevastopol， Financial Times， China hawks latch on to Trump’s campaign against Beijing）
二、美國政府對TikTok和微信的封殺缺少法律依據，並有損言論自由。
It would be difficult for the government to stop people from using WeChat and TikTok — there are work arounds even if they’re removed from app stores — and it’s not clear the president has a legal basis to do so under the powers cited in the orders， experts said. Moreover， civil－rights groups said a ban raises First Amendment concerns.
“Selectively banning entire platforms harms freedom of speech online and does nothing to resolve the broader problem of unjustified government surveillance， including by our own government，” said Hina Shamsi， director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Security Project， in an emailed statement.
（August 8， 2020， Tali Arbel， Washington Post， Q＆A：What’s up with Trump’s orders on TikTok and WeChat？） |
