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How Taiwan Can Turn Coronavirus Victory Into Economic Success

Taiwan has earned the world’s admiration for its fast and highly effective response to the coronavirus pandemic. As of June 1, Taiwan had only 443 confirmed infections and 7 deaths among a population of 24 million—and even has a functioning professional baseball league. This comes despite early modeling that projected Taiwan to have one of the highest risks of importing cases from China.
Evan Feigenbaum
The Hill

The Memo: Trump ratchets up Twitter turmoil

There has been growing disquiet about Section 230 on both sides of the aisle — and many liberals worry that it means hugely influential digital companies have no incentive to curb disinformation. Chris Lu, who served as White House Cabinet Secretary under former President Obama, acknowledged that he thought the legislation “needs to be reexamined.” But many figures in the tech world argue that revoking or altering Section 230 would fundamentally change the whole internet. And Lu argued that the most pressing issue was how existing rules, drawn up by the companies themselves to govern content, are applied.
Chris Lu
The Atlantic

It’s Time to Listen to the Doomsday Planners

Chris Lu, the Cabinet secretary during Obama’s first term and the deputy secretary of labor during his second, found that such continuity helped bridge the gap between a government that can’t anticipate every scenario and the natural tendency of disasters not to follow a script. He told me that it was especially crucial that former Homeland Security Adviser John Brennan, former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, and former FEMA Director Craig Fugate had worked together for years. “You can’t underestimate having three people managing this stuff who all know each other’s rhythms, who know the authorities they have. There is no substitute for that,” Lu said.
Chris Lu
Univision

Discussion of Trump Tweeting about Minneapolis

President Trump fired off a series of tweets about the events in Minneapolis causing Twitter to warn users about the glorification of violence. To discuss the president's tweets, UNews spoke to Chris Lu, a former senior White House aide to President Obama.
Chris Lu