Barr accuses U.S. firms like Disney and Apple of "bowing to Beijing"

Excerpts:

• "Over the years, corporations such as Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Apple have shown themselves all too willing to collaborate with the CCP."
• “America’s corporate leaders might not think of themselves as lobbyists. You might think, for example, that cultivating a mutually beneficial relationship is … necessary to do business with [China].”
• “But you should be alert to how you might be used, and how your efforts on behalf of a foreign company or government could implicate the Foreign Agents Registration Act.”

Background: Barr’s was the third in a series of speeches from top Trump administration officials on China.

• It followed remarks by National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and FBI Director Christopher Wray. Barr said that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would be up next.

What to watch: The NYT reports that the administration is considering a sweeping travel ban on CCP members and their families.

Go deeper: Pompeo announces visa restrictions on Huawei employees