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Commerce Mulls Blocking Cloud Firms From Countries Like China (Axios)

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A proposed executive order aimed at keeping American cloud computing companies out of certain foreign countries is being circulated within the Trump administration and to tech industry players, Axios has learned, disconcerting the firms that could be affected. The proposal would likely represent a chance to plant another tough-on-China flag before the president leaves office. Trump's Commerce Department, where the draft order originated, has repeatedly sought to prove that it will stand up to countries that it believes want to supplant or infiltrate American tech.

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