Global Times: “Apple is finally doing the right thing”
Global Times, a daily tabloid newspaper controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, commenting on the removal of HKmap.live from the iOS Apple Store, said: “Apple … Read more
China lashes out at foreign companies as it tries to weaken support for Hong Kong protests
Last Saturday the Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey posted on Twitter an image that supported the Hong Kong protests. Twitter is currently obscured in … Read more
China introduces facial recognition test to get a new mobile number
From December 1, 2019, people applying for a new telephone number in China will have to undergo a facial scan by the service provider, the … Read more
Tesla’s $7 billion gigafactory in China to commence operations at the end of this year
Featured images: An aerial view of Tesla’s factory in Shanghai in August. The factory is expected to start operations by the end of this year. … Read more
The Digital Ancient – Tech Art Salon
“The Digital Age has rapidly shifted away from all historic periods that preceded it in the sense that physical objects have, in many ways, lost … Read more
Google to move the production of most of its American-bound hardware out of China
According to a Nikkei report, the American giant plans to move the production of most hardware out of China, including the Pixel smartphones and the … Read more
Chinese border guards put spyware on tourists’ phones
According to a group of publications, including The Guardian, Motherboard and The New York Times, Chinese border guards put text-stealing malware on the phones of … Read more
Huawei signs a contract to develop the 5G network in Russia
Huawei, recently in the spotlight because it was accused of threatening US security, signed a contract to develop the 5G network in Russia with Russian … Read more
“Don’t say that we didn’t warn you”: China threatens to cut off rare earths exports
The People’s Daily, the newspaper of the ruling Communist Party, said in a commentary published under the pseudonym Wuyuehe,五月荷, that China will never allow the … Read more
Google suspends Huawei’s Android support after US ban, Updated
According to Reuters, Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware and software products except … Read more
China’s three major telecoms operators may start 5G network commercial trials on Friday
The first commercial 5G trials may start this week in China. China’s three major telecoms operators could start commercial trials on Friday, which is World … Read more
Wikipedia banned in China
All editions of Wikipedia in China have been blocked. Related: The Chinese Media Model Until a few days ago only the Chinese version and some … Read more
Support surges in China for student accusing Richard Liu, CEO of JD.com, of rape
A 21-year-old student from the University of Minnesota Liu Jingyao accused the head of the Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com of having drunk her at a … Read more
China’s new gaming rules ban blood, gambling and some games based on the Chinese imperial past
Since December 2018 China started approving new licenses (ICP Certificate) for video games. But the government has also released new guidelines on how to obtain … Read more