China’s Social Credit System

How to survive in a world run by machines

Local councils in the UK spent £2 million last year on contracts with the credit scoring company Experian as part of an effort to categorise, assess and profile segments of the population, the New Statesman has learned. According to a paper published this we…

HONG KONG - It is still the world’s “freest” economy, one of the biggest global financial centers and a scenic haven for tycoons and tourists, but the waves of protests rocking Hong Kong are exposing strains unlikely to dissipate as communist-ruled Beijing’s …

In this July 7, 2019, photo, riot police prevent people, some are mainland Chinese tourists, from crossing a street during a face-off with protesters at the Mongkok, a popular place with mainland Chinese tourists in Hong Kong. It’s still the world’s “freest” …

It's still the world's "freest" economy, one of the biggest global financial centers and a scenic haven for tycoons and tourists, but the waves of protests rocking Hong Kong are exposing strains unlikely to dissipate as communist-ruled Beijing's influence gro…

HONG KONG (AP) It's still the world's "freest" economy, one of the biggest global financial centers and a scenic haven for tycoons and tourists, but the waves of protests rocking Hong Kong are exposing strains unlikely to dissipate as communist-ruled Beijing'…

The fear that China might use DNA data to devise biological weapons is one of the reasons why security services in the US have concerns about it getting access to its genetic information. While it sounds like something out of a Netflix spy thriller, the Fede…

Many in Hong Kong believe their future hinges on keeping the civil liberties, independent courts and other advantages Beijing promised to preserve for at least a half-century after Britain ceded control under an arrangement dubbed “one-country, two systems.” …

In this July 10, 2019, photo, a man walks on a bridge near the Bank of China Tower at Central, a business district of Hong Kong. Its still the worlds freest economy, one of the biggest global financial centers and a scenic haven for tycoons and touris…

HONG KONG - Its still the worlds freest economy, one of the biggest global financial centres and a scenic haven for tycoons and tourists, but the waves of protests rocking Hong Kong are exposing strains unlikely to dissipate as communist-ruled Beijings influe…