Tag: china

• USA’s DFC approves transactions to Mozambique totalling $1.7 billion

  September 20, 2020

  The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Donald Trump’s secret weapon to counter Chinese influence in Africa, has devoted almost half of its new investment funding to natural gas projects… more ›

• ‘Sit, Eat, Wait for Death’: Life in the Shenzhen Sticks

  September 13, 2020

  The migrant workers at the Sanhe job markets have a motto: “Work for a day, party for three.” As romantic as it sounds, the reality is many would rather be… more ›

• The Week Old Hollywood Finally, Actually Died

  September 6, 2020

  For decades, the best thing about being a Hollywood executive, really, was how you got fired. Studio executives would be gradually, gently, even lovingly, nudged aside, given months to shape… more ›

• Chinese-Made Smartphones Are Secretly Stealing Money From People Around The World

  September 6, 2020

  It’s the latest example of how cheap Chinese smartphones take advantage of the world’s poorest people. Current security concerns about Chinese apps and hardware have largely focused on potential back… more ›

• WeChat (Part 1/2): A Not So Brief History

  September 6, 2020

  WeChat (Wēixìn/微信), developed by the Chinese internet giant, Tencent, is a SuperApp with origins as a messaging app. Today, WeChat contains messaging, social features, payments, travel booking, virtual doctors, and… more ›

• What China has to gain from Africa

  September 6, 2020

  DESIGN: QUARTZ/BÁRBARA ABBÊS. PHOTO: UNSPLASH/ EVA BLUE AND MACAU PHOTO AGENCYFrom our ObsessionBecause ChinaChina is striving for global leadership, and has the economic clout to realize its vision. https://qz.com/africa/1897036/what-china-has-to-gain-from-africa/ more ›

• China Secretly Built A Vast New Infrastructure To Imprison Muslims

  September 1, 2020

  China has secretly built scores of massive new prison and internment camps in the past three years, dramatically escalating its campaign against Muslim minorities even as it publicly claimed the detainees had… more ›

• What Is Elite TikTok?

  August 29, 2020

  “Elite TikTok is this weird group of chaos that these kids have made into a thing,” said Connie Yao, 22 and a talent manager for influencers in Sydney. As multinational… more ›

• The Sordid, Sudsy Rise of Soap in China

  August 23, 2020

  The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust soap back in the limelight: Of all the hypothesized solutions to viral transmission — from big data-powered contact tracing to disinfectant injections — few are… more ›

• For Whom the Tok Tiks

  August 8, 2020

  TikTok could persist in many ways in America. None is good. Updated at 11:15 p.m. ET on August 6, 2020. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/08/tiktok-microsoft-china/615007/ more ›