At least 10 young Chinese labour protesters have been detained as part of a crackdown targeting a rise in student activism at elite universities across … Student activists detained in China for supporting workers’ rightsRead more
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For China lovers
How long can a BBC reporter stay hidden from CCTV cameras in China? @TheJohnSudworth has been given rare access to put the world's largest surveillance … For China loversRead more
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How China’s Mobile Ecosystems Are Making Banks Obsolete
Giant Chinese tech companies have bypassed credit cards and banks to create their own low-cost digital payment systems. The US credit card system siphons off … How China’s Mobile Ecosystems Are Making Banks ObsoleteRead more
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US demand for Chinese furniture to deforestation in Africa
Recent research links the U.S. demand for furniture made in China to tree cover loss in Africa’s Congo Basin. Between 2001 and 2015, China became … US demand for Chinese furniture to deforestation in AfricaRead more
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Underpaid and exhausted: the human cost of your Kindle
Five o’clock in the morning and the young woman’s eyelids are drooping. All night she has been removing spots of dust from Amazon smartspeakers with … Underpaid and exhausted: the human cost of your KindleRead more
Posted inChina / Politics / Privacy / ToMl
How Do You Control 1.4 Billion People?
A few months ago, you accidentally defaulted on a phone bill. The mistake affects your credit score: It’s hard to get a loan. You can … How Do You Control 1.4 Billion People?Read more
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China Is Building The Ultimate Surveillance Tool
A DNA Database Of Every Adult Resident In Troubled Xinjiang Region. It’s no secret that the two regions most affected by China’s strict controls are … China Is Building The Ultimate Surveillance ToolRead more
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Childhood in a Labor Camp, Art, Activism, Prison & Freedom
Ai Weiwei talking: I was born in 1957. That’s the year my father was purged as a so-called rightist. he’s the same generation, maybe younger … Childhood in a Labor Camp, Art, Activism, Prison & FreedomRead more
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Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
Ai Weiwei. ArtReview magazine has called him the most powerful artist in the world. He’s also been called the most dangerous man in China. Ai … Good Fences Make Good NeighborsRead more
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China Police ‘Big Data’ Systems Violate Privacy, Target Dissent
The Chinese government should stop building big data policing platforms that aggregate and analyze massive amounts of citizens’ personal information, Human Rights Watch said today. … China Police ‘Big Data’ Systems Violate Privacy, Target DissentRead more