On the menu today: the EU goes after Google, China clobbers crypto, and the hurdles to Bitcoin as digital gold.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan refuses to acknowledge China’s repression of Uighurs
Pakistan PM Imran Khan has defended his silence on reports about “genocide” of Uighur Muslims in China by claiming that Islamabad discussed such matte …
China State Media Warns of Counterattack With Russia to U.S. ‘Serious Provocations’
The Global Times, a Chinese state run outlet, railed against the United States on Tuesday, warning America that it’s overestimating its strength and should tread lightly if it doesn’t want to face …
Who Is Dong Jingwei? Alleged China Defector’s Disappearance Shrouded in Mystery
Rumors about the Chinese intelligence official’s alleged defection to the United States began circulating earlier this month.
China Has Stopped Biding Its Time
A bipartisan U.S. consensus emerges on the scale of the threat from Beijing.
China stepping up use of secret detention without trial, report warns
Rights activists say country has built one of world’s most far-ranging systems of forced disappearance …
China hits back at Canada, calls for UN investigation into crimes against Indigenous people
At the UN in Geneva on Tuesday, China and its allied called for a UN investigation into crimes against Indigenous people in Canada, just moments before Canada and its allies called on China to allow …
As Apple Daily grinds to a halt, China snuffs the last light of a free press in Hong Kong
Beijing has hated the Apple Daily for years. Now, thanks to a “security” law enacted last year, China appears to have exactly the “tool to silence dissent” that it was lacking.
China to keep COVID-19 border restrictions for another year – WSJ
China plans to keep pandemic border restrictions in place for at least another year amid fears over the emergence of new variants and a calendar of sensitive events, the Wall Street Journal reported …
The irreversible rise of fintech in China
Financial technology’s progress in China has been accelerated by the Covid‑19 pandemic, as business has increasingly moved online. Li Dongrong, former deputy …