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Monthly Archives For December 2021
When Will the Rest of the World Call Out China’s Insanely Implausible Covid-19 Statistics?
Meanwhile, the Chinese official health statistics are insanely implausible. Even if we want to give Chinese policies of city-wide lockdowns and quarantining people by wielding apartment doors shut the …
Chinese Oil Refiners in Limbo as Beijing Delays Releasing Quotas
It’s an anxious end to the year for many Chinese oil refiners as they wait for Beijing to announce crude import and fuel export quotas.
WHO: Omicron, Delta variants driving ‘tsunami’ of COVID-19 cases
I am highly concerned that Omicron being more transmissible, circulating at the same time as Delta, is leading to a tsunami of case,” says World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom …
In wake of Wang Leehom scandal, Beijing urges Taiwanese artists to pursue excellence and integrity
The mainland’s Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman did not directly refer to Taiwanese-American star Wang Leehom’s ugly public divorce but said artists should work to build a good social image.
How China dismantled Hong Kong’s democracy in 2021
Again and again throughout 2021, the Hong Kong authorities and the central government in Beijing stamped out nearly everything the pro-democracy movement had stood for.
Asian American groups call on Biden to end controversial China Initiative
Feng “Franklin” Tao and his family have been driven to the cusp of bankruptcy as they try to prove he isn’t a tech spy for the Chinese …
China Mobile Subsidiary CMLink to Cease Operations in Canada Amid Security Concerns
CMLink, China Mobile’s subsidiary in Canada, will cease operation in Canada due to fears expressed by the federal government.
China to see breakthroughs in robotics by 2025
China has pledged to achieve breakthroughs in core robotic technologies and related high-end products by 2025, according to a guideline released Tuesday. The country will strive to become a global hub …
China trying to misuse civilian data for military purposes through Artificial Intelligence
In an effort to misuse civilian data for military purposes China proposes to regulate applications of artificial intelligence capable of transforming the inter …
The Abuse of Antitrust: Unilateral Disarmament in the Face of China’s Tech Challenge
It’s a mix of wishful thinking and liberal delusion to assume that China’s rapid evolution into a fascist state is going to slow down its progress toward tech dominance.
China govt starts tech self-reliance
This photo shows a view of the ARM-structure server processor Yitian 710, developed by Alibaba’s in-house semiconductor unit T-Head, at the Apsara Conference, an annual cloud service technology forum …
China cries foul on returned Delta flight over COVID entry requirements: ‘not consistent with the facts’
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman on Wednesday pushed back against crew member claims that pandemic-related cleaning requirements forced a Delta Air Lines flight to reverse course were.
