Lawmakers Question 2 US Tech Firms on China Investments

The chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China urged U.S. technology companies Microsoft and Google Nov. 22 to explain why they reportedly funded Chinese tech firms that assisted in censorship and police surveillance in China, including of repressed minority groups. The tweet by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Sen. Jeffrey Merkley, D-Ore., seeks “assurances” that investments by Microsoft and Google are “not abetting human rights abuses in China.” Microsoft and Google had no immediate comment on the tweet.