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China’s Social Credit System

Pitch-Invading Teen Hugs Messi, Captures Public Imagination, Now Detained China's Social Credit System

Pitch-Invading Teen Hugs Messi, Captures Public Imagination, Now Detained

This story is being updated to reflect latest developments.  A pitch-invading teenager has shot to fame after hugging Lionel Messi at the friendly match between Argentina and Australia on Thursday — the latest chapter in an eventful visit to the country for the soccer superstar. The teenager, 18, is now…
bubmag
June 16, 2023
Inside the ‘factory of the world,’ there is still a corner untouched by machines China's Social Credit System

Inside the ‘factory of the world,’ there is still a corner untouched by machines

ByPaul Salopek Photographs ByZhou Na  andGilles Sabrié Published June 13, 2023 • 25 min read Having dedicated the past 10 years of my life to walking across the Earth, I’m sometimes asked, “How do the big issues of our day look—from boot level?” Or, “Has walking changed the way you weigh…
bubmag
June 13, 2023
Bank of China subsidiary issues tokenized notes on Ethereum China's Social Credit System

Bank of China subsidiary issues tokenized notes on Ethereum

What is CryptoSlate Alpha?A web3 membership designed to empower you with cutting-edge insights and knowledge. Learn more › Connect via Access ProtocolAccess Protocol is a web3 monetization paywall. When users stake ACS, they can access paywalled content. Learn more › Disclaimer: By choosing to lock your ACS tokens with CryptoSlate,…
bubmag
June 12, 2023
South Korea Indicts Ex-Samsung Elec Executive for Alleged Data Leak to China China's Social Credit System

South Korea Indicts Ex-Samsung Elec Executive for Alleged Data Leak to China

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors said they indicted a former Samsung Electronics executive on Monday on suspicions of stealing the company's technology to build a chip factory in China. The defendant, who also formerly worked at SK Hynix as a vice president, is accused of illegally…
bubmag
June 12, 2023
China has been spying on the U.S. from Cuba for years, Biden administration official says China's Social Credit System

China has been spying on the U.S. from Cuba for years, Biden administration official says

China has been spying on the U.S. from Cuba for years, according to a Biden administration official. The admission came days after the Biden administration denied a Wall Street Journal report on Thursday that China and Cuba had reached an agreement to put an electronic eavesdropping facility in Cuba —…
bubmag
June 11, 2023