China’s Social Credit System

“SNATCH GROCERIES first, then get a covid test” has quickly become an anthem for the lockdown that started suddenly in Shanghai in the early hours of March 28th. Local hip-hop artists CATI2, P.J. and Keyso describe scenes of panic buying—qiang cai, or snatching groceries—and the threat of being locked out…

Rescue workers walk at the site where a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed, in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China March 24, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Recovery crews on Sunday…

Workers work beside steel wires at a factory in Beijing, China November 22, 2017. Picture taken November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Profits at China's industrial firms grew at a faster pace in January-February, official data showed on Sunday, in…

From the window of her room on the seventh floor, Shia Majer peered out over Yanhee International Hospital. The buildings spread out under a dark evening sky. It was a humid Thursday in July 2019, and Shia had just woken from a six-plus-hour-long procedure. Shia was unsure about the outcome…

China is not a progressive country when it comes to LGBTQ rights and social acceptance. But it’s not all heteronormative: The country is, in some ways, surprisingly tolerant of non-binary ideas about gender, and one of the most vibrant and popular genres of Chinese fiction is danmei (耽美 dānměi), stories…

The Chinese regime has sealed off the crash site and controlled the flow of information WUZHOU—Searchers found engine parts from a China Eastern passenger jet that crashed in southern China with 132 people on board earlier this week. No survivors have been found. Some human remains and engine parts were found, as…

USA President, Joe Biden said that he believes that China understands the terrible economic consequences of supporting Russia in its war in the Ukraine. Furthermore, Biden said that he had a straightforward conversation with the President of China last week about the Russian invasion. Mr. Biden said that Chinese President…

WUZHOU: Recovery crews searched in light rain for a second black box from a China Eastern Airlines passenger plane that plunged into a mountainside with 132 people on board, as more information emerged about the pilots of the flight. A first black box found on Wednesday was the cockpit voice…

This photo taken on March 21, 2022, shows rescuers working at the site of a plane crash in Tengxian county, Wuzhou city, in China´s southern Guangxi region. — AFPWUZHOU: Heavy rains on Wednesday hampered the recovery of a China Eastern jet that nosedived into a mountain with 132 passengers on…

Motorola's newest flagship smartphone has three names: Edge X30 in China, Edge 30 Pro globally, and Edge+ in North America. It was initially unveiled in China in December, and then made its global debut in late February, although the Edge+ didn't come with a release date. Until today, that is.…