China’s Social Credit System

For the seventh time now, I am spending a week in July at a Chinese university with several other Americans to speak about economics to Chinese students. And every visit, I learn more about the growing communist giant across the Pacific. However, these ex…

1 min read Image credit: Shutterstock Chinas online store operators and e-commerce platforms that engage in unfair practices against competitors will be added to the countrys official credit blacklist, according to a new draft rule issued by Chinas State A…

Denise Ho, a singer and activist from Hong Kong, spoke before the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday, expressing concerns about China’s “tightening grip” on Hong Kong.Hong Kong residents have been protesting a bill that would see p…

In the HR space, tech advancements have been promising to disrupt the field since cloud-based systems took off in the 1990s. Weve seen enough disruption in fields outside HR like hospitality, transportation, and finance, to know that major transformation is p…

Today the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions, named in honor of 120 men and women martyred for the Catholic faith in China between 1648 and 1930. Although the last of these Christians was killed in China almo…

2019201979Progressive Scholars Groups Statement on Hong Kongs current situation: Hongkongers should consider favorably supporting the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act 2019 (9 July 2019) In response to the current political situation of Hong Kong. the…

Yesterday, the Vice News, in an investigative piece reported that China is forcing tourists who cross certain borders into Xinjiang, a western region of China to install an Android app that shares their personal information with the authorities. This news com…

BEIJING — Hanging out in China for a couple weeks is an experience. Beijing feels a lot like a Western city: tall buildings, horrid traffic, distinct neighborhoods, lots of money. You come across the full range of people—funny, friendly, officious, nervou…

BEIJING Hanging out in China for a couple weeks is an experience. Beijing feels a lot like a Western city: tall buildings, horrid traffic, distinct neighborhoods, lots of money. You come across the full range of peoplefunny, friendly, officious, nervous, help…

Tourists entering China's Xinjiang region are reportedly being forced to install an app that downloads all of their phone's text messages, contacts, and calendar information and scans the device for files related to Islam. According to a joint report from …