China’s subjugation of the Xinjiang Uyghur Muslim community has to be one of the worst racial, religious persecutions of the decade. What makes it even more unique and horrifying is that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has used cutting-edge technology to suppress Uyghurs. AI surveillance The most important component of CCP’s surveillance of Uyghurs is ...
When it came to light that Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML had some of its trade secrets stolen. which resulted in a loss of millions of dollars, media reports suggested that Chinese employees could be behind the crime. However, the CEO of ASML, Peter Wennink, announced that the theft was not linked to Chinese spies. ...
The government of Hong Kong has proposed an amendment to its Fugitive Offenders Ordinance law that would allow people accused of crimes in the city to be extradited to China, Taiwan, and Macau. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam expects the amendment to be made before July this year. Amending the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance It ...
Are you looking for a new Asian getaway destination during the summer? Look no further! Check out one of the largest islands in China — Hainan. Here are some things to know about the “Hawaii of China.” Hainan Island is China’s largest ocean island in the South China Sea. Since Hainan is the only tropical ...
Google has banned virtual private network (VPN) product adverts in China because of local legal restrictions. The action, however, seems to lend credence to the rumors that Google plans on re-entering the Chinese market with a censored search engine to work around China’s Great Firewall. Following policy or helping censorship efforts? Under its new policy, ...
Beijing has vowed to dampen its coal activities to help reduce the worldwide emission of greenhouse gases. However, a recent joint report from environmental groups shows China doing quite the opposite, thus putting global climate change goals in danger. Sneaky moves Global Energy Monitor, Sierra Club, and Greenpeace have published a joint report titled Boom ...
Meng Hongwei, the former Chief of Interpol, will be prosecuted on bribery charges by the Chinese government. He was reported missing last year during a trip to China from France, where he was living with his family. Chinese authorities later revealed that Meng Hongwei was placed under arrest. He was the first person of Chinese ...
Millions of would-be Chinese travelers have been blocked from buying airplane and train tickets. Why? Because the government’s social credit system classified them as a “risk.” So much for Chinese taking a vacation Last year, 17.5 million people were banned from buying airplane tickets in China, and 5.5 million were prevented from riding a train. ...
The world is rapidly moving toward a major shift, a change that will introduce new technologies and new leaders, such as China, into the field of technology. These changes pose huge ethical dilemmas for mankind. Rise of China The world is witnessing a major conflict in the fight for technological supremacy between the U.S. and ...
The earliest soccer game originated from the Linzi region of the Qi state during the Zhou Dynasty in China over 2,300 years ago. Its ancient name was cuju. Cuju was first mentioned in the historical texts Annals of the Warring States and Records of the Grand Historian in which the sport was clearly recorded as ...