Overview

• The Biden administration is exploring ways to address security concerns about Chinese cloud computing giants like Alibaba and Huawei.
• American officials have discussed setting tighter rules for Chinese companies operating in the United States and ways to counter their growth abroad.
• U.S. officials fear that Beijing could use Chinese data centers in the United States and abroad to gain access to sensitive data.
• The State Department has started developing a strategy for raising American concerns about Chinese cloud computing providers with other countries.
• The U.S. government could find a way to offer foreign assistance or urge American cloud providers to provide benefits to customers to counter the Chinese companies' inducements.