China’s Social Credit System

TLDR Shenzhen authorities have issued a public notice warning against the misuse of stablecoins in illegal financial schemes. The notice identifies fraudulent activities linked to stablecoins such as Tether and USD Coin. Officials stated that bad actors are using digital asset terms to lure individuals into scams and fundraising fraud.…

At the end of a long road trip through rural China in 2009, American journalist Barbara Demick had an encounter that would change the course of her life. In the previous days, she had interviewed several parents whose children had been forcibly removed from them by government officials. Demick suspected…

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Indian security force personnel stand guard on the banks of Dal Lake, following a suspected militant attack in Pahalgam, April 25, 2025. — Reuters  NEW DELHI: India's army deputy chief on Friday claimed that China provided Pakistan "live inputs" on Indian military positions during the deadly conflict in May, urging…

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The first solar cell ever made was built in the United States. Tesla, based in the US, was once the largest EV manufacturer in the world. The lithium-ion battery was codeveloped in the US. But today, China — not the US — is the largest manufacturer of solar cells and…

An aerial drone photo taken on July 2, 2025 shows ships passing through the dual-channel five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in an orderly manner in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. The shipping throughput via the Three Gorges Dam has reached 83.08 million tonnes in the first…

At 10 p.m. on June 26, just three minutes after sales opened, the Xiaomi YU7 logged 200,000 preorders and over 120,000 locked-in orders. The launch not only broke Xiaomi’s internal record previously set by the SU7, but also marked a milestone in China’s electric vehicle market. The YU7 enters a…