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The goal of this report is to serve as a one-stop-shop for all things exit bans and China: examining what exit bans are, how they occur, who could be subject to them, and offering related guidance for OSAC members.
Through the first few weeks of July, heavy rains have caused significant flooding and even deaths in countries across Asia. This brief report examines those weather events and provides related guidance to the private sec...
Throughout 2024, several violent incidents involving an assailant and members of the public at random have taken place in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Between various stabbings and a vehicle-ramming incident, bo...
This benchmarking report is a follow-up to OSAC's previous report from 2023, which assessed changes to U.S. private-sector organizations’ operations and policies in light of the PRC’s expanded counter-espionage law.
Several OSAC members and organizations have inquired about travel to China as well as the updated China Travel Advisory, reissued on June 30, 2023. This report will provide members with some answers to commonly asked que...
This benchmarking report assesses changes to U.S. private-sector organizations’ operations and policies in light of the PRC’s expanded counter-espionage law. Despite a variety of policy responses and risk perceptions, a...
In late April, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) passed amendments expanding its counter-espionage law. In tandem with several recent incidents of private sector organizations facing law enforcement action, OSAC membe...
Following an apartment fire in the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) northwest region of Xinjiang—coupled with nearly two and a half years of stringent COVID-19 restrictions—protests recently spread nationwide across th...
In recent years, several countries in East Asia have experienced tightening censorship and increasing risks to journalist safety. This first report in a multipart series will examine the shifting dynamics and trends in t...
On October 16, the People’s Republic of China is set to start its 20th National Party Congress. The dayslong meeting, held in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, will likely cement President Xi Jinping for an unprecedent...
After Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Chief Security Officers representing a dozen members of the OSAC Council and more than 80+ members of the PARC provided insight into private-sector concerns and...
U.S. private-sector leadership is at risk of influence operations conducted or directed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The PRC uses a range of overt and covert techniques to influence leadership to expand suppo...
China poses and will continue to pose a high cybersecurity threat to the U.S. private sector, based on observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), targeting, and intent to expand its regional and global influenc...
OSAC conducted a benchmarking survey among private-sector organizations with personnel in or recently in Shanghai following a surge in COVID-19 cases and strict lockdowns that triggered scarcities of essential resources...
The U.S. Consulate in Shanghai is now mandating that certain employees depart Shanghai, rather than making this decision voluntary, due to a surge in COVID-19 cases and the impact of restrictions related to the PRC’s res...
This is OSAC's final Daily Report for the Beijing Winter Olympics summarizing the relevant security and logistical considerations that impacted the U.S. private sector during the Games.
The OSAC Daily Report for the Beijing Olympics highlights relevant security and logistical considerations for the U.S. private sector. To receive the reports directly in your inbox each day, sign up here: https://www.sur...
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