China’s Social Credit System

Hong Kong is voting in the first election since Beijing amended the laws to reduce the number of directly elected lawmakers and vet candidates to ensure that only those loyal to China can run. Pro-Beijing candidate Ng Chau-pei waves to supporters on a street in Hong Kong Sunday. Hong Kong…

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Awards Keep Coming for iQiyi Productions It’s not the first time original iQiyi productions have been recognized at global award festivals. Last year, its suspense thriller “The Bad Kids” won the Asia Content Awards’ Best Creative Award and Newcomer Actor Award at the 25th Busan International Film Festival. iQiyi’s Light…

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Rising consumption in China, India and the United States could bring global coal-fired power demand to a new all-time high this year, undermining efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. The IEA said global power generation from coal was expected to reach 10,350…

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Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comSHANGHAI, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The founder of a private equity fund in China, a former Wall Street banker, has gone missing after Chinese authorities started an investigation into alleged financial misconduct at his firm, financial magazine Caixin reported on Thursday. Wang Chaoyong,…

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In June, the U.S. government dropped half a dozen cases without prosecution or any evidence of wrongdoing, and in September, the first China Initiative academic case to go to trial, against Hú Ānmíng 胡安明 of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, ended in acquittal on all counts. At Stanford University, 177…

Late that evening, Xu was sleeping when her husband came home intoxicated and woke her up with a blow to the face. In an inexplicable rage, he hit Xu repeatedly, forcing her to defend herself. The fight was interrupted briefly by Xu’s father, who lived with the couple and tried…