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Washington must draw a red line: American tech infrastructure cannot power foreign repression while serving our own government. The stakes are economic, moral, and national-security-critical.

This isn’t theoretical. CCP-aligned firms gain access to U.S. cloud infrastructure, developer resources, and AI modeling environments. That data and expertise strengthen China’s digital authoritarianism.

When U.S. tech companies host censorship tools for Beijing, they aren’t just exporting code—they’re importing risk. Every line of software that trains China’s surveillance AI erodes American leverage.

These programs show how U.S. cloud platforms can directly support Beijing’s information-control systems—even as Microsoft pursues lucrative U.S. government contracts.

One Azure listing, from Chinese big data company Data Grand, scans text for “political or pornographic violations” and rates their severity. Another, Tezign, flags “politically sensitive content” in videos and images. Both firms came through Microsoft’s China accelerator.

Breitbart reports that Microsoft’s Azure-China marketplace offers apps that enable political censorship—tools that identify and suppress “sensitive” topics across Chinese networks.

Microsoft is under scrutiny for hosting software that powers China’s censorship regime. Let’s break down what’s actually happening: https://t.co/InImg8Pia3

China is pushing back on Apple’s shift to India: Foxconn has ordered hundreds of its Chinese engineers and technicians in Indian iPhone plants to return home, slowing Apple’s efforts to relocate from China. https://t.co/rZhmmg673S

Amazon is closing its AI lab in Shanghai. In 2022, the company had 10,000+ employees in China, and AWS alone once employed over 1,000 people there. https://t.co/HYyflEQJ5C

Amazon’s humanoid robots are built on Chinese tech—sparking fears that America’s supply chains and advanced robotics are vulnerable to Beijing. https://t.co/VjCvePDBEB

American chatbots are showing CCP-style censorship—suppressing speech and content in line with Beijing’s preferences. https://t.co/0lGbTEKQBc

Apple secretly worked with Chinese EV giant BYD on long-range batteries. Experts warn BYD’s rise threatens U.S. automakers & speeds China’s EV dominance. https://t.co/xR607U6a6P

Meta & Google make billions off Chinese advertisers like Temu & Shein—even though Beijing bans their platforms. China now drives ~20% of global digital ad spend. https://t.co/sC8r1QMrMy

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7/ This is part of a bigger pattern: U.S. tech giants cozy up to the CCP while demanding favors in Washington. Congress must use its oversight and procurement power to ensure taxpayer dollars don’t fund companies compromised by China.

6/ Lawmakers are sounding the alarm. Senators @SenTomCotton, @SenatorShaheen, @SenEricSchmitt, and @SenWarren have all pressed for answers on Microsoft’s entanglements with China and its dominance over federal systems. https://t.co/pZUb2aFuKk

5/ Meanwhile, Chinese law requires companies and citizens to aid the CCP in espionage. So it’s no coincidence Microsoft has been hacked repeatedly by China — and even ran a vulnerability disclosure program with Chinese firms. https://t.co/bc200e2iyq

4/ But this wasn’t just a one-off mistake. Microsoft holds an 85% monopoly on government software and uses tying practices that keep agencies locked in — creating a dangerous single point of failure. https://t.co/kjOXFgZt5p

3/ The fallout was predictable. Systems maintained by these engineers were later hacked by China, and Microsoft misled the Pentagon about what was happening behind the scenes. https://t.co/VeUSdMRkSL