TikTok ban threat reveals an insecure America

It should not have required lawmakers to invoke the Chinese shadow to get cracking on Ukraine, the Middle East and Asia.

Efforts in recent months to build a case against TikTok seemed like a foregone conclusion in search of a reason, says the writer. PHOTO: NYTIMES
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For all the talk of a polarised America unable to get its act together, this week brings good news. 

An omnibus US$95 billion (S$129 billion) package has been signed into law by US President Joe Biden, after receiving bipartisan support in Congress.

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