Thread by @JChengWSJ

Mike Pompeo: "The single rule is this: We don’t want American data in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party…It will end up in the hands of their MSS, their security apparatus, their military, their civil-military fusion programs."
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Pompeo: "The transaction around TikTok, I’ve seen the outlines of it…This deal…will ensure that no American’s data has any access to anyone in China that has any capacity to move this to a place we don’t want it. We will ensure…that firewall is real."
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Pompeo: "Whether there is still some Chinese ownership or they still collect a royalty check from the benefits of the business, there will be an American headquarters…controlled by Americans. And the data…will be in a place that we have confidence."
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Pompeo: "I used to do oil deals all the time. I didn’t have any access to the company’s information. I just got a royalty check…That’s the situation, just a passive shareholder who collects money…No access to the company, no decision-making authority."
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