America should take steps to improve ties with China in health security, according to report from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies It says that while this will not be an easy task in…
Monthly Archives For December 2021
China-based disinformation operation pushed fake Swiss scientist, Facebook says
China-based propagandists created an elaborate online disinformation campaign earlier this year centered on an internet persona claiming to be a Swiss …
Ex-Goldman Manager Raises $245 Million for China Property Debt
China’s beleaguered property industry. Brown’s Hong Kong-based Arkkan Capital completed a first close for the Arkkan China Real Estate Fund and plans to raise more money in the first half of next year …
The important, but not yet urgent impact of central bank digital currencies
Central bank digital currencies have gone from a curiosity to reality for some in just a few years. For now, any impact on exchange rates appears …
WTA suspends events in China over concern for Peng Shuai
The WTA has yet to release the 2022 event calendar, but on average the professional tennis tour has held about 10 tournaments each year in China, including the season-ending WTA Finals.
U.S.-China Tech Decoupling Accelerates With New Export Controls on Chinese Quantum Computing Companies
Decoupling between the United States and China accelerated in late November as both countries adopted new trade restrictions against the other. On Nov. 24, the U.S. Commerce Department announced …
China’s War on Crypto
In El Salvador, you can now use crypto-currency to pay for your Big Mac. In Kazakhstan and Russia, crypto mining operations have taken off. In China, …
Digital assets face ‘bumps in the road’ amid China-like growth, metaverse investor Yat Siu says
LONDON: Demand for digital assets is set to grow as online virtual worlds become more popular but investors face some short-term risks, Animoca Brands’ chairman and co-founder Yat Siu said in a …
China-Linked Operators Used Fake Biologist to Undermine World Health Org’s COVID Probe
STR/GettyChina-linked operators used a fake Swiss biologist in order to discredit a World Health Organization inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research from Meta.
Facebook and Instagram remove over 600 accounts linked to COVID disinformation effort by China
Meta announced Wednesday it has removed over 600 Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to a Chinese influence operation that claimed the U.S. was pressuring the World Health Organization (WHO) to …
Women’s tennis tour suspends matches in China after alleged Peng Shuai censorship
Peng Shuai posted an allegation of sexual assault against a top Chinese government official, the Women’s Tennis Association recognized that Peng Shuai’s message had to be listened to and taken …
Fake Biologist Behind Post Claiming U.S. Scientists Told to Blame COVID on China: Facebook
Wilson Edwards regularly posted that U.S. officials were using “enormous pressure and even intimidation” to get scientists to blame China for COVID-19.
Meta Removes China-Based Network Pushing Covid-19 Misinformation
Meta Platforms Inc. said it removed a China-based network of more than 500 Facebook accounts that sought to push a false narrative about the U.S. government’s attempts to blame the Covid-19 pandemic …
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