China’s Social Credit System

Hawkish foreign policy is a losing game when China provides 70 percent of the world’s rare-earth supplies. May 24, 2021 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch. Thanks to its very name—renewable…

2019: Australian intelligence services conclude that China was responsible for a cyber-attack on Australia's parliament and three largest political parties in the run-up to a May election. April 2020: Australian PM Scott Morrison begins canvassing his fellow world leaders for an inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Britain…

Pune: Ninong Ering, a former union minister and a Arunachal Pradesh MLA, has called for a ban on the relaunch of PUBG Mobile as Battlegrounds Mobile India, on grounds that it would once again give China’s Tencent Holdings access to the Indian market. Pre-registrations for the Indian version of PlayerUnknown’s…

Xiaomi is proudly announcing that its Mi 11, Mi 11 Pro, and Mi 11 Ultra have reached over 3 million cumulative sales worldwide. Undoubtedly, if we would add in the other members of the Mi 11 family, the number would be even bigger. Furthermore, Xiaomi boasts that the aforementioned trio…

China on Friday asserted that any successor to the present Dalai Lama should be approved by it, ruling out recognition to any heir nominated by the India-based Tibetan spiritual leader or by his followers. The reincarnation of the Dalai Lama and other grand Living Buddhas has been subjected to approval…

(Source: Tencent & VSPN) Last week, the Chinese esports industry experienced some early summer heat that brought new changes to the scene, witnessing some significant esports announcements from the Beijing government. Among the top stories in China’s esports industry: The $7.7 million Honor of Kings World Champion Cup 2021 will…

In Focus There were just 12 million births last year, down from 14.65 million in 2019Will China grow old before it grows rich? That’s the question plaguing officials in Beijing following the alarming results of the country’s seventh census, said Amanda Lee and Orange Wang in the South China Morning Post…

The Chinese military authorities said a United States Navy warship entered the waters of the China-controlled Paracel Islands "without permission" on Thursday, calling the operation "unprofessional and irresponsible." The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur conducted a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea in order…

The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg on May 19, 2009. JOHN WOODS/The Canadian Press Scientists working at Canada’s highest-security infectious-disease laboratory have been collaborating with Chinese military researchers to study and conduct experiments on deadly pathogens. Seven scientists in the special pathogens unit at the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in…

May 19 (UPI) -- China said it does not know about any new activity at its border with North Korea. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Tuesday at a regular press briefing that the government does not have updates despite the latest data from China's General Administration of Customs.…