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US tech firms enabled surveillance, detention of thousands in China

The body camera hung from the top of the IV drip, recording the slightest twitch made by Yang Guoliang as he lay bloody and paralysed in a hospital bed after a police beating with bricks. By then, surveillance was nothing new for the Yang family in rural China, snared in an intricate network based on US technology that spies on them and predicts what they'll do. Their train tickets, hotel bookings, purchases, text messages and phone calls are forwarded to the government. Their house is ringed with more than a dozen cameras. They've tried to go to Beijing 20 times in the past few years, but masked men show up and grab them, often before they depart. And last year, Yang's wife and younger daughter were detained and now face trial for disrupting the work of the Chinese state a crime carrying a sentence of up to a decade in prison. Yet the Yangs say they are not criminals. They are simply farmers trying to beg Beijing to stop local officials from seizing their 1 1/2 acres of land in ..

Taiwan's Pacific influence dwindles as China gains ground in island nations

From six diplomatic alliances in the region in 2019, Taiwan now only has three: The Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and Tuvalu

Senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao detained for questioning: Report

Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat heading the foreign relations department of the ruling Communist Party, has been detained for questioning, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The 61-year-old senior diplomat was taken away for questioning in late July after returning to Beijing from an overseas work trip, the paper reported, quoting people familiar with the matter. There is, however, no official confirmation of his detention yet. Liu, the Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC), is regarded as the potential future foreign minister and shares close ties with President Xi Jinping. Liu led a CPC delegation that attended the Liberation Movements Summit in South Africa on July 28, according to the official media here. The news of Liu's detention, coming ahead of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held in China's Tianjin city later this month, sent shock waves across the Chinese official and diplomatic ...

AirPods production hit at Foxconn T'gana plant due to rare earth shortage

While Foxconn has stated that production remains unaffected, news reports citing sources indicated that the company has approached the Telangana government to flag the supply issue

Taiwan reports increased Chinese military activity around its territory

In response to China's action, Taiwan's armed forces deployed aircraft, naval ships, and coastal missile systems to monitor the situation

China shows signs of tackling price wars taking toll on its EV industry

The Chinese government is signalling enough is enough when it comes to the fierce competition in the country's electric car market. China's industrial policy has engineered a remarkable transformation to electric vehicles in what is the world's largest auto market. In so doing, it has spawned far more makers than can possibly survive. Now, long-simmering concerns about oversupply and debilitating price wars are coming to the fore, even as the headline sales numbers soar to new heights. Market-leader BYD announced this week that its sales grew 31 per cent in the first six months of the year to 2.1 million cars. Nearly half of those were pure electric vehicles and the rest were plug-in hybrids, it said in a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing. The company phased out internal combustion engine cars in 2022. BYD came under thinly veiled criticism in late May when it launched a new round of price cuts, and several competitors followed suit. The chairman of Great Wall Motors warned the indus

India backs Dalai Lama's sole authority in choosing his next successor

Dalai Lama said the 600-year-old institution will continue and only his office can decide his successor; China insisted the process must follow its Chinese regulations

China insists on final say over next Dalai Lama, rejects Trust role

Beijing passed a law in 2007 to claim authority over Dalai Lama's reincarnation process, stating all such appointments require government approval

After magnets, China halts speciality fertiliser shipments to India

China has reportedly stopped inspecting fertiliser shipments to India, effectively halting exports without an official ban as India relies heavily on Chinese supply

China slams Taiwan's President Lai for speech mentioning independence

China's fear is that Lai will go beyond those words and formalise independence with steps such as writing it into the constitution

China misused Interpol's red notice, used Jack Ma to pressure exile abroad

Despite growing concerns, Interpol has taken little public action to discipline China for its misuse of red notices, the ICIJ reported. The case of H is a stark reminder of how international

China really wants to attract talented scientists. Trump just helped

Even before the US threatened to bar international students and besieged universities, China's huge spending campaign on the sciences was bearing fruit

HRW urges new Pope to review 2018 China deal to protect religious freedom

Maya Wang, associate China director at Human Rights Watch, said the new Pope should push for fresh negotiations with Beijing to protect the religious freedom of Catholics in China

China condemns CIA recruitment videos as 'provocation', vows retaliation

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian, speaking at a briefing on Tuesday, called the CIA's campaign "a serious infringement on China's national interest and pure political provocation"

Covid-19 plot twist: China claims virus may have emerged from the US

The US not only botched its own response to Covid-19; it also obstructed and sabotaged international cooperation in various ways, allege a white paper released by China

China's president removes 2nd top army leader in major anti-corruption move

General He Weidong was the second-highest officer in the PLA and also a top member of China's powerful Central Military Commission

Princeling under scanner: Why is China probing a former vice-premier's son?

Liu Tainran, son of former vice-premier Liu He, is being investigated by Chinese authorities over alleged financial misconduct linked to the Ant Group IPO collapse

China's social media under fire over xenophobic content after stabbings

The algorithms used by Chinese platforms, which are optimised to maximise user engagement, contribute to the spread of controversial content, including hyper-nationalistic posts

25 Chinese companies may take part in international mining exhibition

Around 25 Chinese companies have expressed interest in participating in the 11th edition of the International Mining and Equipment Exhibition (IME) in Kolkata, an official said on Friday. The Mining, Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI), which organises the exhibition in collaboration with Tafcon, stated that the last two editions did not feature direct participation from Chinese companies. "For the upcoming 11th edition, 25 (Chinese) companies have committed to participate so far," MGMI secretary Ranajit Talapatra said. Addressing the media, Tafcon official I P Wadha said: "With the easing of visa restrictions, we expect officials from at least 25 Chinese companies to attend. In the past editions, Chinese companies that have local affiliations or collaborations have participated in the exhibition. MGMI president and Western Coalfields Chairman J P Dwivedi said the event could witness the participation of 600 delegates from 30 countries. The IME 2025 and a conclav

After 2024's big corruption crackdown, China vows more probes, retribution

Last year, China was rocked by surge of corruption probes ensnaring individuals from a vice central bank governor to a former chairman of its biggest oil and gas company, adding to unease in economy