A widely popular television program in China aired on Monday, World Consumer Rights Day, dealing a serious blow to companies for offences related to facial recognition technology, collection of … ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For March 2021
China Chides ‘Cold War Mentality’ As Antony Blinken Bolsters Anti-Beijing Alliance
The Chinese foreign ministry’s comments came a day before Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin landed in Tokyo for the Biden administration’s first overseas diplomatic visit. ( read original story …)
Signal Accepts Cryptocurrency Donations, App Goes Dark in China
The Giving Block currently accepts 12 different coins, including BTC and ETH. Users in China unable to access Signals app or website. Signal has partnered with the cryptocurrency donations platform … ( read original story…
Exclusive: Investors value China’s Ant Group at over $200 billion after IPO halt – sources
Some of Ant Group’s global investors have valued the Chinese fintech firm at over $200 billion based on its 2020 performance, said people with knowledge of the matter, offering a more sober estimate … (…
Warburg Pincus Marks Down Ant Valuation After Failed China IPO
The company cut Ant’s valuation to a range of $200 billion to $250 billion at year end, down from a peak of about $280 billion before the IPO was halted amid a regulatory crackdown, the…
US and Japan express concern over China’s ‘aggressive actions’ during first trip by Biden’s top diplomat
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized China’s threats to regional stability during bilateral talks in Tokyo on Tuesday, warning that the United States and Japan would push back if necessary. ( read original story…
China’s Yunnan vows ecological ‘security barrier’ to limit disease risks
In the border district of Xishuangbanna in southwest China’s Yunnan province, the global pandemic has put residents of the small ethnic minority village of Mandian under pressure to change old habits. ( read original story…
China Appears to Block Signal, One of Last Popular Encrypted Messaging Apps
Signal became unusable without a virtual private network for many in the country, intensifying the government’s hold on public and private discourse. ( read original story …)
China’s on a mission to dominate space internet
China is ramping up plans for government-sponsored satellites to beam internet from space, taking on U.S. rivals like SpaceX and Amazon in the race to own the next frontier of connectivity.Why it … ( read…
Huawei announces royalty rates for 5G phone technology
Huawei Technologies announced royalty rates for the use of its 5G phone technology for the first time, in a move its chief legal officer said was an effort to increase transparency at an event on…
China cenbank official proposes financial stability law in magazine article
China should push for legislation on financial stability to be rolled out as soon as conditions are ripe, a vice governor of the central bank wrote in a magazine published by the bank on Tuesday.…
Signal’s encrypted messaging app stops working in China
The encrypted app, often used by reporters and others needing ironclad privacy, has been unavailable in mainland China since early this morning. Signal’s website, meanwhile, was blocked in the nation … ( read original story…
After China’s ‘two sessions’, Xi Jinping affirms national goals for innovation, Big Tech, and the environment
Days after China’s top legislature approved the the latest five-year plan. President Xi Jinping is making sure that cadres support the country’s efforts to become a self-sufficient technology leader, … ( read original story …)
