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Chinese Party has 'supreme access' to all TikTok data, claims former employee

Allegations against ByteDance also include spreading China propaganda and "worldwide scheme" to profit from competitors' content.

TechRadar

TikTok insider says Chinese government has backdoor to user data

Former colleague accuses TikTok of accessing US user data through backdoor code in a wrongful termination lawsuit

Digital Camera World

Taiwan speaker hails Japan, South Korea and Philippines for 'crescent of defense'

The speaker of Taiwan's parliament praised Japan, South Korea and the Philippines on Tuesday for helping to create a "crescent of defense" with Taiwan and the U.S. against China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region.

Reuters

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China’s war chest: Beijing’s ‘great wall of steel’ faces obstacles to military supremacy

Despite having the world’s biggest armed forces, China’s military faces a number of serious obstacles in any potential invasion of Taiwan

The Guardian - AU

Ex-ByteDance exec claims CCP "maintained" access to U.S. data

The former engineering head called the tech giant "a useful propaganda tool for the Chinese Communist Party."

Axios

China Crackdown: 3 Stocks Worth Avoiding in May

The regulatory crackdown in China, which intensified in late 2020, shows no signs of easing, with international consulting firm Capvison being its latest target over national security concerns. Continued China’s crackdown is expected to weigh on stocks significantly. So, it could be wise to avoid struggling Chinese stocks Air China…

StockNews.com

China’s war chest: how Beijing is using its currency to insulate against future sanctions

In the wake of sanctions on Russia, China has pushed to conduct more trade using the yuan in an effort to reduce its reliance on the dollar

The Guardian - UK

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EVE Online celebrates 20th anniversary with a fireworks show and a free expansion

Viridian is set to come out in June.

PC Gamer

Briefings on UAE-China ties revive lawmakers' worry about Mideast ally - Roll Call

Lawmakers sound alarm bells about signs that the UAE, home to a U.S. Air Force base, is deepening its ties with China.

Roll Call

How to Spy on China

Beijing is a hard target—but better tech could make It easier.

Foreign Affairs

Friday essay: Stan Grant on how tyrants use the language of germ warfare – and COVID has enabled them

It is 2019. There is a virus lurking in China. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is warning that if it is not contained, it could infect the entire country. It could turn the country upside down. Tear at the social fabric. The CCP’s dream of harmony cannot withstand this. So…

The Conversation

Rent disputes threaten to ignite the next all-out war in this massive space MMO

EVE Online has another big war brewing – all it needs is a spark

GamesRadar

The Bad Advice Plaguing Beijing’s Foreign Policy

How China’s bureaucracy guides its leaders into error.

Foreign Affairs

UK expected to stop funding Chinese state-linked Mandarin teaching schools

Secretive visa scheme has been used to fast-track Chinese staff to promote Communist party values at Confucius Institutes

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The Guardian - AU

Fears grow for Taiwan book publisher believed held in China

Reported detention of Li Yanhe has echoes of 2015 disappearances of five Hong Kong booksellers

The Guardian - UK

China ramps up coal power despite carbon neutral pledges

Local governments approved more coal power in first three months of 2023 than all of 2021

The Guardian - AU

War of words: Australia can expect a hostile response from China to strategic defence review

Experts say Australia should look beyond criticism that is largely for domestic Chinese consumption and engage on a broader level

Bangkok Post

Any peaceful solutions to the conflict over Taiwan?

The conflict about the status of the island of Taiwan is once again featuring prominently in the news. The recent exercises by the military of the People's Republic of China around the island are raising tensions that have been latent since 1949. As the government of mainland China has been…

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The Guardian - UK

Unsafe at the top: China’s anti-graft drive targets billionaires and bankers

Reason

"40 Officers of China's National Police Charged in Transnational Repression Schemes Targeting U.S. Residents"

"Defendants accused of creating fake social media accounts to harass PRC dissidents, and working with employees of a U.S. telecommunications company to remove dissidents from company's platform."

GamesRadar

MMO swindler uses space capitalism to steal $22,300 in record-breaking heist

EVE Online fans are reeling

Al Jazeera

China races to regulate AI after playing catchup to ChatGPT

China’s cyberspace agency wants to ensure AI will not attempt to ‘undermine national unity’ or ‘split the country’.

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire business fined £1m after 'one in a million' son died using unsafe equipment

The Nottinghamshire company was fined £1m and sentenced at Nottinghamshire Crown Court

The Texas Tribune

Texan leading TikTok ban in Congress urges state lawmakers to rein in their own social media legislation

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul has warned members of the Texas Legislature to keep their China-countering legislation focused on espionage and not to target Chinese immigrants.

Los Angeles Times

Congressman's China censorship worries 'stronger than ever' after Disney meeting

LOS ANGELES — The threat of Hollywood studios censoring movies to appease the Chinese Communist Party has long been a bipartisan talking point for U.S. lawmakers, including Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis.

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