UK expected to stop funding Chinese state-linked Mandarin teaching schools Secretive visa scheme has been used to fast-track Chinese staff to promote Communist party values at Confucius Institutes The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023
Fears grow for Taiwan book publisher believed held in China Reported detention of Li Yanhe has echoes of 2015 disappearances of five Hong Kong booksellers The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2023
China ramps up coal power despite carbon neutral pledges Local governments approved more coal power in first three months of 2023 than all of 2021 The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023
War of words: Australia can expect a hostile response from China to strategic defence review Experts say Australia should look beyond criticism that is largely for domestic Chinese consumption and engage on a broader level The Guardian - AU · Apr 22, 2023
Any peaceful solutions to the conflict over Taiwan? The conflict about the status of the island of Taiwan is once again featuring prominently in the news. The recent exercises by the military of the People's Republic of China around the island are raising tensions that have been latent since 1949. As the government of mainland China has been… Bangkok Post · Apr 20, 2023
Unsafe at the top: China’s anti-graft drive targets billionaires and bankers Xi Jinping’s popular anti-corruption purges show trend to prosecute ‘tigers’ over lower-ranking ‘flies’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023
"40 Officers of China's National Police Charged in Transnational Repression Schemes Targeting U.S. Residents" "Defendants accused of creating fake social media accounts to harass PRC dissidents, and working with employees of a U.S. telecommunications company to remove dissidents from company's platform." Reason · Apr 18, 2023
MMO swindler uses space capitalism to steal $22,300 in record-breaking heist EVE Online fans are reeling GamesRadar · Apr 13, 2023
China races to regulate AI after playing catchup to ChatGPT China’s cyberspace agency wants to ensure AI will not attempt to ‘undermine national unity’ or ‘split the country’. Al Jazeera · Apr 13, 2023
Nottinghamshire business fined £1m after 'one in a million' son died using unsafe equipment The Nottinghamshire company was fined £1m and sentenced at Nottinghamshire Crown Court Nottingham Post · Apr 12, 2023
Texan leading TikTok ban in Congress urges state lawmakers to rein in their own social media legislation U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul has warned members of the Texas Legislature to keep their China-countering legislation focused on espionage and not to target Chinese immigrants. The Texas Tribune · Apr 11, 2023
Congressman's China censorship worries 'stronger than ever' after Disney meeting LOS ANGELES — The threat of Hollywood studios censoring movies to appease the Chinese Communist Party has long been a bipartisan talking point for U.S. lawmakers, including Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis. Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2023
Five crucial questions for France's Macron as he embarks on Chinese trip As French President Emmanuel Macron starts his four-day visit to China, he will have to keep in mind Beijing's attitude on several crucial questions. These include democracy in Hong Kong and the status of the independent nationalist island of Taiwan. Radio France Internationale · Apr 5, 2023
TikTok is to be banned from government devices over security fears. How big is the threat and could it soon be banned for everyone? It's been announced TikTok is to be banned on government-issued devices. But what's the fuss about and what happens next? ABC News · Apr 4, 2023
Reason · Apr 3, 2023 Rand Paul Is Right: Banning TikTok Would Be Idiotic Three reasons not to ban the popular social media app
Sports Illustrated · Mar 29, 2023 Peng Shuai’s Condition Is Still Unknown. And the WTA Will Soon Have to Choose: Principle or Profit? The tour has effectively boycotted China since she went missing 17 months ago—but key decisions on the future schedule loom.
Axios · Mar 29, 2023 Axios Investigates: Chinese activists' names used in bomb threats across U.S. and EU The journalist and two activists targeted by the harassment campaign believe it is backed by Beijing.
Reason · Mar 28, 2023 Banning TikTok Is a Power the Federal Government Doesn't Deserve Today, TikTok. Tomorrow, who knows?
Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023 Obernolte, Johnson use tech backgrounds to question TikTok CEO WASHINGTON — Two lawmakers questioning TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew before a House panel last week flashed their tech credentials, challenging Chew’s reassurances about the safety of the video sharing app for U.S. users.
Roll Call · Mar 28, 2023 Obernolte, Johnson use tech backgrounds to question TikTok CEO - Roll Call Two lawmakers use their tech experience to go beneath the surface of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's reassurances about the safety of the app.
The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2023 New allegations and a resignation strain already fraught China-Canada relations Han Dong’s departure escalates row over allegations that Beijing meddled in Canada’s elections as friction between countries grows
Salon · Mar 26, 2023 How the TikTok hearing went bad Sure, TikTok is problematic — but social media delivers a withering verdict on GOP’s racist scare-mongering
Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2023 Commentary: TikTok CEO: Pay no attention to the people who sign my paycheck TikTok’s CEO is asking America to trust him to stand up to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Let’s not.
The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2023 ‘Like a war zone’: Congress hears of China’s abuses in Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’ Pair tell of witnessing or experiencing torture and brainwashing, as Republicans and Democrats vow to document ‘genocide’
Reason · Mar 23, 2023 Congress Asks Is TikTok Really 'An Extension of' the Chinese Communist Party? TikTok's CEO served as little more than a punching bag for lawmakers with a dizzying array of big tech grievances.