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Monthly Archives For January 2023
China is still punishing those who protested against zero-covid
Soon after the demonstrations, China’s government ditched most of its covid controls … police tracked down many of those involved using facial-recognition technology and mobile-phone data. Some were …
Tech war: China’s Jiangsu province offers US$74 million a year to bolster vital semiconductor industry to counter US sanctions blow
Jiangsu will offer subsidies and financial support to cover research, equipment purchase, chip design, packaging and production Local authorities have also promised cash grants to universities for …
Is China’s quantum computing breakthrough all that?
Last month, a team of 24 Chinese scientists made waves in cybersecurity circles when it released a quantum computing paper that claimed to have found a way to crack the most common encryptions …
Chinese facial recognition technology helping Iran to identify women breaking strict dress code: Report
Iran is reportedly using facial recognition technology to help enforce strict dress code rules for women after months of protests against the country’s morality police.
Beijing Letter: ‘When I asked him if business was back to normal, he looked up at me for a moment and then back down to work on my toes’
The young man in the podiatrist’s chair wiggled his toes, pulled down his face mask and looked across from below a short, orange beanie with a perky little cabillou on top. “Hello,” he said. “Where…
Crypto crime hits record $20 billion in 2022, report says
Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo …
How Biden’s microchip ban is curbing China’s AI weapons efforts
U.S. semiconductor export controls on China have erected huge hurdles in Beijing’s efforts to use artificial intelligence for military purposes.
Defense Secretary Austin ‘seriously doubts’ China invasion of Taiwan is ‘imminent’
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he “seriously doubts” that China’s increased aggression in and off the Taiwan Strait means that an invasion is “imminent.”
Republican House to vote on banning China from getting U.S. oil reserves, as top analyst dismisses bill
The Republican-led House is due to vote Thursday morning on a bill that would block U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve releases from going to China.
U.S. Imports From China Collapse In November 2022
U.S. imports of goods produced in China collapsed further in November 2022, continuing the plunge that began in September.
Casper Labs report: Enterprises highly interested in blockchain, but adoption gap persists
Interest in blockchain (and intent to adopt it) is at an all-time high. Yet, there remains a fundamental knowledge gap of the technology.
5 Key Industries to Watch in China in 2023
As China reopens after the COVID-19 pandemic, we profile the Chinese industries with considerable growth potential in 2023.
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