The 8th ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will be held in Dakar, Senegal at the end of November. Since its inception in 2000, the FOCAC has become an important …
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How to buy and sell data? Shanghai starts new exchange for trading massive amounts of data like commodities
The Shanghai Data Exchange initially offered 20 data products at the start of trading on Thursday These include flight information from China Eastern Airlines, and data from China Mobile, China Unicom …
How does China really view Aukus? This military assessment may offer a clue
People’s Liberation Army researcher writes that the security alliance’s purpose and its geopolitical context make it a different proposition to Nato.
China successfully launches tactical military communications satellite
The ChinaSat (Zhongxing) series of satellites, built by the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), fall under the communications category. The ChinaSat-1 series is …
China-Laos railway to provide mobile network service
The China-Laos Railway, which is expected to open to traffic in early December, will provide stable mobile networks in the Chinese section, some with 5G, to help improve experiences for passengers, …
Shanghai Data Exchange Launches Trading in Bid to Boost Digital Economy
The Shanghai Data Exchange (SDE) started trading on Thursday, with the listing of 20 data products covering eight sectors including energy, finance, transportation and communications, further boosting …
China steps up pressure on tech with draft online ad rules
China’s market regulator proposed new rules on Friday that would increase online advertising oversight, including stipulating that adverts should not affect normal internet use or mislead users.
China’s State-Run Companies Limit Use of Tencent’s Messaging App
Managers at at least nine state-run companies told employees that chat groups set up for work purposes on Weixin could contain sensitive information and should be shut down.
How Does China’s J-31 Compare to the F-35 Stealth Fighter?
It is widely believed that the J-31 is modeled in part off of stolen F-35 technology. Several years ago, the president of a leading Chinese defense company boasted that China’s J-31 stealth fighter …
Behind China’s huge 5G numbers: Fast rollout and low prices
Most likely, the two giant networks – China Mobile’s and the shared China Telecom-China Unicom network – each covers exactly the same population. Which leads to the second problem – the distortions of …
US-China tech war: Beijing draws up three-year plan to revamp state technology system
The new blueprint approved by President Xi Jinping calls for an improved state system to help China achieve self-sufficiency in technology, a goal of increasing urgency because of US sanctions.
The biggest issues Chinese technology needs to fix in 2022
It has been a rollercoaster year for Chinese technology firms. Since the spectacular collapse of the Ant Financial IPO, touted as the world’s most …
China’s State-Run Firms Limit Use of Tencent’s Messaging App
Managers at at least nine state-run companies told employees that chat groups set up for work purposes on Weixin could contain sensitive information and should be shut down.