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China starves its economy of information at its own risk
6 days, 14 hours ago

China starves its economy of information at its own risk

Live Mint  

For decades, a global guessing game has focused on whether the people of China will tire of single-party rule. China’s property sector remains in a deep slump, with home values dropping and builders at risk of going bust before they can deliver flats. While the web being broadly under the state’s watch is taken as a given, what seems new …

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The real problem with China’s economy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The real problem with China’s economy

Live Mint  

China’s giant economy faces an equally giant crisis of confidence—and a growing deficit of accurate information is only making things worse. By backtracking on the decades-long policy of partially liberalising the flow of information, China will find it harder to complete its ambition of restructuring the economy around new industries. Witnessing the totalitarianism of the 1930s and 1940s, liberal thinkers …

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Fantastical flying beasts
7 months ago

Fantastical flying beasts

China Daily  

By WANG RU | China Daily | Updated: 2024-05-18 10:19 A Hongshan Culture jade pig-dragon from Niuheliang Site in Chaoyang, Liaoning province. In this way, we offer complete information about the artifacts, so visitors can quickly understand the lineage of dragons in China," says Guo. Over time, the dragon has evolved into a cultural symbol, with people attributing spiritual qualities …

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Telecom innovation set to turbocharge China's new quality productive forces
8 months ago

Telecom innovation set to turbocharge China's new quality productive forces

China Daily  

A cloud company employee addresses visitor queries during a telecom expo in Beijing in July. LI XIN/XINHUA BEIJING — China is pushing for the convergence of next-generation communication with technologies such as big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, aiming to empower various industries and develop new quality productive forces. With innovation playing the leading role, new quality productive forces …

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Biden orders US investigation of national security risks posed by Chinese-made ‘smart cars’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden orders US investigation of national security risks posed by Chinese-made ‘smart cars’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Citing potential national security risks, the Biden administration says it will investigate Chinese-made “smart cars” that can gather sensitive information about Americans driving them. “So it’s scary to contemplate the cyber risks, espionage risks that these pose.’' A spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that Biden’s order limiting access to Americans’ personal data “overstretches the concept of …

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China's path to modernization through information revolution
9 months, 3 weeks ago

China's path to modernization through information revolution

China Daily  

A girl stands in front of the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in May 2021. At a recent conference on internet and cybersecurity, the top Chinese leader said China should strive to pursue innovation-based internet development and build China into an internet power. In today's world, the rapid development of information technology has catalyzed new changes …

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2023 Haihe forum of information technology application innovation takes place in Tianjin's Binhai
11 months, 3 weeks ago

2023 Haihe forum of information technology application innovation takes place in Tianjin's Binhai

China Daily  

The 2023 Haihe forum of information technology application innovation was held in Binhai New Area on Dec 27, seeing the participation of over 300 representatives from local government departments, leading enterprises and relevant academic communities. The 2023 Haihe forum of information technology application innovation is held in Binhai New Area. Lian Maojun, standing committee member of the CPC Tianjin Municipal …

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Health Matters | Sharing information in a globalised world
1 year ago

Health Matters | Sharing information in a globalised world

The Hindu  

In the world of healthcare, déjà vus are quite common. China’s National Health Commission told reporters last week that the respiratory illness spike was due to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the circulation of known pathogens, namely influenza and common bacterial infections that affect children, including mycoplasma pneumonia. Meanwhile, India’s Health Ministry maintained that it would be closely monitoring …

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WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters
1 year, 1 month ago

WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Chinese officials say they did not detect any “unusual or novel diseases” in the country, the World Health Organization said Thursday, following an official request by the U.N. health agency for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children. WHO noted that authorities at China’s National Health Commission on Nov. 13 …

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Ex-U.S. Army sergeant charged with trying to pass secrets to China
1 year, 2 months ago

Ex-U.S. Army sergeant charged with trying to pass secrets to China

NPR  

Ex-U.S. Army sergeant charged with trying to pass secrets to China Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP A former U.S. Army sergeant who worked in military intelligence and carried a top secret security clearance was arrested Friday and charged with trying to pass sensitive American defense information to China. Court papers say Schmidt served in the U.S. …

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China's bid for media control in Pakistan draws concern, says US report
1 year, 2 months ago

China's bid for media control in Pakistan draws concern, says US report

India TV News  

China has been working to exert influence over global media narratives and aims to gain significant control over Pakistan's media, according to a recent report from the US State Department. In 2021, China reportedly attempted to negotiate significant control over Pakistani media under the CPMC, proposing the creation of a jointly operated "nerve center" to monitor and shape Pakistan's information …

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Foreigners' ID card gets hi-tech revamp
1 year, 3 months ago

Foreigners' ID card gets hi-tech revamp

China Daily  

A sample of the new version of the Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card. CHINA DAILY A new version of the Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card will be officially launched and issued on Dec 1, incorporating new technology for better personal information protection and wider application scenarios, the National Immigration Administration said on Friday. The administration said that enabling the new …

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PT Expo China
1 year, 6 months ago

PT Expo China

China Daily  

PT Expo China investinchina.chinaservicesinfo.com Updated: Jun 20, 2023 The 31st PT Expo China 2023 was held from June4-6 in Beijing. The PT Expo China is organized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and is one of the most influential annual events in the information and communications technology industry, serving as the main venue for 5G releases. It has …

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Explained | China’s ‘developmental’ security approach
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | China’s ‘developmental’ security approach

The Hindu  

The story so far: Late in May this year, the Cyberspace Administration of China announced that the U.S. chip giant Micron, which had been under investigation by the Cybersecurity Review Office, failed to obtain a security clearance, and that its products posed a threat to national security. Under President Xi Jinping, Chinese discourse on national security has repeatedly underlined that …

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US Holocaust Museum says China ‘may be committing genocide’
3 years, 1 month ago

US Holocaust Museum says China ‘may be committing genocide’

Al Jazeera  

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has released a report detailing evidence of increasing government repression against Uighur Muslims in China’s western Xinjiang region. The report released on Tuesday “expresses the Museum’s grave concern that the Chinese government may be committing genocide” against the Uighurs, the organisation’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide said in a statement. The report, …

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China Wants Your Data — And May Already Have It
3 years, 10 months ago

China Wants Your Data — And May Already Have It

NPR  

China Wants Your Data — And May Already Have It Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP As COVID cases began to rise a year ago, a Chinese company contacted several U.S. states and offered to set up testing labs. But U.S. national security officials urged the states to reject the offer, citing concerns about how China might use personal …

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China revises regulation on business name registration
3 years, 10 months ago

China revises regulation on business name registration

China Daily  

A revised regulation on registering business names will come into effect starting March 1, according to a State Council decree, signed by Premier Li Keqiang and issued on Jan 19. The new regulation is aimed at standardizing business name registration, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises, maintaining social and economic order, and improving the business environment. Provincial-level administrations …

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