Biden Administration Explores Actions to Address Chinese Cloud Computing Security

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Sources say that over the last eighteen months, the Biden administration and members of Congress have ramped up their exploration of what can be done to address security concerns about the cloud computing divisions of Chinese tech behemoths like Alibaba and Huawei as fears of Chinese espionage using tech gear escalate.

The sources say American officials have discussed whether they can set tighter rules for Chinese cloud companies when they operate in the United States and ways to counter the companies’ growth abroad. The Biden administration has also spoken with the American cloud computing companies Google, Microsoft, and Amazon to understand how their Chinese competitors operate.

According to the sources, the Commerce Department has been considering how to handle the Chinese cloud computing companies, …