Big technology companies may already be complying with secret Chinese requests for user information held in Hong Kong. They ought to “come clean” about the vulnerability of the data they hold there, a senior US state department official has said. Hong Kong can demand data from tech companies, and some are complying The allegation of […] Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has promised to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by people identified as health and aid officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the global body is trying to stop the spread of the Ebola virus. The WHO said it is “outraged” and promised the charges will be […] Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that the United States and Russia strike a deal prohibiting both countries from interfering in each other’s elections. In a statement, Putin argued that Washington and Moscow should “exchange guarantees of non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, including electoral processes, including using [information and communication technologies] and high-tech methods.” […] Read more
As tensions escalate between the US and China—over trade, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and even TikTok—officials have expressed concern that Beijing could use its stockpile of US Treasury bonds to destabilize the US economy and pressure Washington into backing down. Regular people are worried too: In a 2018 Pew Research Center survey, America’s debt to China […] Read more
After nearly one year, questions remain unanswered about whether the Chinese coronavirus was natural or man-made and whether its release into the world was accidental or malicious. Chinese scientist Li-Meng Yan has stirred up media attention with her claim that the coronavirus connected with COVID-19 is the result of Chinese bioengineering. She’s been saying this […] Read more
China’s economy is getting a boost from soaring demand for tech products that make it easier and more efficient for Americans to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to economists at one Wall Street bank. Tech shipments from China soared 37% from a year earlier in the April-through-June quarter, contributing 2.4 percentage points […] Read more
The Justice Department announced charges against a NASA research scientist for working with at least one Chinese company while conducting research for the US space agency. The DOJ complaint alleges that Zhengdong Cheng, 53, participated in China’s Thousand Talents Plan, which seeks to recruit “high-level scientific talent in furtherance of China’s scientific development, economic prosperity, […] Read more
In the 1300s, Europeans lived in fear of the plague claiming lives across the continent. In 2020, Europeans face the threat of the coronavirus, a pandemic that has killed more than 728,000 worldwide. While much about life has changed between the two cataclysmic health crises, one thing has not: mankind’s thirst for wine. Between the […] Read more
I want you all to take a look at the world around you. Why is that most countries are reporting decreases in COVID-19 rates, however the US is still seeing “a rise” in cases? So you’re telling me that America, a country that has been at the forefront of modern medicine and technology, can’t beat […] Read more
Don’t be jealous. But China is winning the coronavirus war. Okay, you can be angry. At least frustrated. Their kids are in school. They’re not wearing masks. Waiters in Chengdu…no masks. Gamer fanboys in Shanghai cued in line at last week’s Cartoon and Gaming Expo, masks half on, half off, by the hundreds. And their […] Read more
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