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China’s Social Credit System

Bilibili Influencer Interviews Apple CEO, Revealing Which iPhone Features Were Inspired by Chinese Users and More China's Social Credit System

Bilibili Influencer Interviews Apple CEO, Revealing Which iPhone Features Were Inspired by Chinese Users and More

Source: Bilibili An interview of Apple CEO Tim Cook by a 22-year-old Bilibili content creator went viral in China. Within the 48 hours of the video’s release, the 18-minute clip generated over 5.4 million video views on Bilibili, and the hashtag #HetongxueInterviewTimCook (#何同学采访苹果CEO#) attracted over 220 million views on Weibo.…
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February 20, 2021
Food Delivery Service Ele.me Faces Harsh Criticism due to Reportedly Unreasonable Reward System Amid Spring Festival China's Social Credit System

Food Delivery Service Ele.me Faces Harsh Criticism due to Reportedly Unreasonable Reward System Amid Spring Festival

Source: Gongshe Labor disputes surrounding China’s leading food delivery service Ele.me are back in the spotlight. After several couriers anonymously complained about the firm’s unreasonable reward system during the Chinese New Year on Weibo, Ele.me apologized yesterday for misjudging the number of possible delivery orders and promised to fix the…
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February 20, 2021
Moutai expert’s honour nomination gives China academics a headache China's Social Credit System

Moutai expert’s honour nomination gives China academics a headache

Recommendation of chief engineer for China’s best known liquor brand revives debate about how scientific excellence is rewarded Selection process for science and engineering academicians called into question over objectivity and fairness Published: 3:00pm, 19 Feb, 2021 Updated: 3:06pm, 19 Feb, 2021 Read More
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February 19, 2021
China’s Baidu beats revenue estimates on strong cloud, AI demand China's Social Credit System

China’s Baidu beats revenue estimates on strong cloud, AI demand

Business FILE PHOTO: Employees wearing face masks are seen next to a Baidu AI robot, in front of a sign of Baidu at the company's headquarters in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang 18 Feb 2021 05:50AM(Updated: 18 Feb 2021 12:13PM) China's…
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February 18, 2021
China’s film fans spend on home-grown entertainment as Hollywood struggles amid pandemic and geopolitics China's Social Credit System

China’s film fans spend on home-grown entertainment as Hollywood struggles amid pandemic and geopolitics

Ticket sales for the first four days of the Lunar New Year holiday surpassed 2019 levels to around 4.5 billion yuan Chinese studios are now making high quality and culturally relevant films, leaving little room for mediocre American movies, says US producer Published: 1:16pm, 16 Feb, 2021 Updated: 3:18pm, 16…
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February 16, 2021