The State Department, in a statement early Wednesday morning, said the move is "in order to protect American intellectual property and American's (sic) private information."
Petitions have piled up at the country's Supreme Court to overturn the new legislation championed by President Rodrigo Duterte, which could jail suspects without charge for weeks.
Prosecutors say the men are criminal hackers who allegedly perpetrate cybercrimes for their own benefit — but who also do jobs for Beijing's intelligence service. They're unlikely to face trial.
While in London this week, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised the British government for its restrictions on Chinese telecoms and for offering visas to Hong Kong residents.
They're speaking out and leading protests to learn the fate of fathers and brothers who are among the many hundreds of disappeared Pakistanis — most of them men. Are they making a difference?
Coronavirus vaccine studies in Great Britain and China have both reported encouraging results. These projects are on the vanguard of vaccine development, but now they are awaiting large-scale tests.
Heavy rains in the northeastern region have caused flooding and landslides, killing at least 80 people. Workers are also rushing to save species including the greater one-horned rhino.
Some Indians became known TikTok personalities and even earned money and gifts for their content. The government banned the app as tensions flare with China.
The archipelago nation has been hit by the virus far more than any other country in Southeast Asia. Epidemiologists says it is due to government failures.
Health officials in Australia's second-largest city said 317 new cases had been reported more than a week after a "hard boundary" around the city closed it off.
Travelers were stuck without a way to get back to their pets amid coronavirus travel restrictions. Now expats in China are chartering a flight to bring dogs and cats over to their owners.
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Lindsey Ford of the Brookings Institution about the future of Hong Kong after President Trump signed an executive order rescinding special treatment for the island.