Video surveillance in China isn’t much worse than in the US
By Brooke China’s Orwellian video surveillance gets a bad rap but the US isn’t far behind, says a new report. The US has nearly the same ratio of security cameras …
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TikTok owner ByteDance moves to distance app from China amid US probe
By Vega ByteDance has stepped up efforts to separate its social media app TikTok from much of its Chinese operations, amid a US national security panel’s inquiry into the safety …
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Apple’s Tim Cook meets China regulator after pulling Hong Kong app
By Vega Apple CEO Tim Cook met the chief of China’s market regulator in Beijing on Thursday, the Chinese agency said, a week after the US firm was thrust into …
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China criticizes Apple for app that tracks Hong Kong police
By Vega Apple Inc. has become the latest company targeted for Chinese pressure over protests in Hong Kong after the ruling Communist Party’s main newspaper criticized the tech giant for …
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China develops handheld sonic weapon for crowd control
By Chris China has developed the world’s first portable sonic gun to control riots, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced. The instrument was jointly created with the military and law …
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AI surveillance that tracks citizens is expanding worldwide
By Emma WASHINGTON — A research group says a growing number of countries are following China’s lead in deploying artificial intelligence to track citizens. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace …
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Stocks drop after Trump ‘orders’ US companies to leave China
By Carleton Wall Street plunged Friday after President Trump “ordered” US companies to seek alternatives to doing business in China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 400 points …
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Trump-China trade war a boon for bitcoin
By Morgan The Trump-China trade war has been bad for stocks — but good for bitcoin. Turmoil in global stock markets sent the price of the controversial digital coin up …
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Trump and Xi Jinping agree to de-escalate trade war
By Laura U.S. President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping agreed to resume negotiations and de-escalate their trade war following a meeting at the G-20 summit in Japan on Saturday. …
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Chinese cyberattack hits encrypted messaging app used by Hong Kong protestors
By Lapin BEIJING — An encrypted messaging app said Thursday that it was hit by a powerful cyberattack from China as a major protest unfolded in Hong Kong. The attack …
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China criticizes US ‘abuse of export control’ against Huawei
By Elina BEIJING — China’s government has criticized Washington for imposing export controls on technology sales to tech giant Huawei, saying it will “resolutely safeguard” Chinese companies. A foreign ministry …
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Why Airbnb can’t fight legal racial discrimination in China
By Kussin If you’re looking to book an Airbnb in China, like one nice-looking one-bedroom condo in Chengdu with a flat-screen television — you can’t be one of the nation’s …
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China’s Mars simulation base welcomes first visitors
By Amanda Woods JINCHANG, China – About 100 excited Chinese teenagers completed a five-hour tour of a space colony against a desolate backdrop not unlike the desert planet of Tatooine, …
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China weighs ban on bitcoin mining
By Elvin SHANGHAI/HONG KONG — China’s state planner wants to eliminate bitcoin mining in the country, according to a draft list of industrial activities the agency is seeking to stop …
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Trump says trade agreement with China ‘will probably happen’
By Powell WASHINGTON — President Trump said trade negotiations with China were progressing and a final agreement “will probably happen,” adding that his call for tariffs to remain on Chinese …
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Chinese company offers $5.2B for Louisville Slugger owner
By Lisa F Chinese investors have their eye on the ball — baseball, that is. Louisville Slugger — the all-American bat brand favored by legends like Babe Ruth and Jackie …
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China’s economy on track, assures Vice-President Li Yuanchao
China’s economy is on track and the country has entered a phase of steady rather than speedy growth, China Vice-President Li Yuanchao said. Li reassured participants at the World Economic …
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Beijing to end coal usage by 2020 to reduce smog
China’s capital and its adjoining areas will end coal usage by 2020 to reduce the recurring smog in Beijing and improve air quality with a host of measures including replacement …
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Chinese firm Beijing Kunlun Tech buys major stake in gay dating app Grindr
Popular gay dating application Grindr has said that it has hooked up with Chinese online game titan Beijing Kunlun Tech. Grindr said in a blog post that it has taken …
Read MoreChina blasts casualties grave: Survivor
A survivor from the explosions in China’s Tianjin city in which 50 people were killed, on Friday said the casualties were grave as many fire-fighters at the site were caught …
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