China’s Social Credit System

The “Doomsday Clock” stands at 90 seconds to midnight. It’s the closest it’s ever been to armageddon. With good cause. Global tensions are spiralling out of control. Russia has invaded Ukraine. But that brutal fight is a harbinger of what could come to Southeast Asia. This week, Chairman Xi’s newly…

Huawei will unveil the Mate X3 and P60 series smartphones on March 23 in China, which the company today announced will be joined by the Enjoy 60. The poster shared by Huawei reveals the Enjoy 60's design and confirms two color options. It shows us the Enjoy 60's back panel,…

Huawei will unveil the Mate X3 foldable smartphone on March 23 in China at an event that will begin at 2:30PM local time. The company hasn't divulged much about the foldable, but DSCC's CEO Ross Young has revealed a few details about the Mate X3's display. Huawei Mate X2 Young…

Chinese President Xi Jinping is making a state visit next week to Russia where he will meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin from Monday to Wednesday, China and the Kremlin said Friday. The two last met in China last year when Putin attended the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics…

Recently, Anhui Quantum Computing Engineering Research Center of China successfully developed the country’s first quantum chip high vacuum storage box and has put it into use. Researchers have called it a “quantum chip refrigerator”. According to Jia Zhilong, deputy director of Anhui Quantum Computing Engineering Research Center, the quantum chip…

US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby speaks during the daily press briefing in the James S Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 2, 2023. AFP/FileWASHINGTON: The White House said Thursday that talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Chinese…

China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin held a regular press conference on March 16. Wang was asked at the conference that, “a TikTok spokesman told Reuters that the Biden administration has asked Chinese tech company ByteDance to sell TikTok, otherwise the latter would face a ban from the US. What…

Since the beginning of this year, a surge in reduced car prices has swept across China, prompting many vehicle companies to participate. Nevertheless, some companies, including Li Auto, NIO, Porsche, and Audi, have no intention of following suit. Recently, Li Auto launched a user purchase price protection program that offers…

On March 14, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced that the High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) accelerator, a major national science and technology infrastructure under the “13th Five Year Plan”, has successfully accelerated the first electron beam with full energy. As a result, HEPS entered the parallel phase of scientific…

The aftermath of a car bombing in Aden in 2021. Photo: Wael Shaif Thabet/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images. The testing ground for the Iran-Saudi normalization deal, announced on Friday and brokered by China, will be in Yemen. Why it matters: The truce that halted fighting in Yemen expired in October,…