Tag: china
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Get ready to feel so old that you turn to dust. VidCon celebrated its 10-year anniversary this week. Yet the palpable sadness hovering over Thursday’s panels revealed how heavily the… more ›
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China’s first big hit in the U.S. uses an advanced algorithm to personalize its addictive video-sharing app, and parent Bytedance’s enormous ad spending on Snap, Facebook and Instagram aims to… more ›
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HONG KONG — The moment the 25-year-old protester got home from demonstrations that turned violent — tear gas still stinging her eyes — she knew what she had to do:… more ›
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HONG KONG—Bonnie Leung and members of the Civil Human Rights Front have reason to feel triumphant. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/06/hong-kongs-protests-leader/591820/ more ›
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Since the financial crisis, income inequality has garnered increasing attention from economists, politicians, and journalists, and perhaps no income level has been cited more than the so-called 1 Percent. Yet… more ›
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Foreign media has painted a dystopian portrait of China’s social credit system. The reality is both less coherent and more complex. Almost every day, I receive an email from Google… more ›
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Daigous, China’s personal shoppers who specialize in importing lower-priced luxury goods from the West, are witnessing a period of turmoil within their niche profession. https://jingdaily.com/daigous-industry-flux/ more ›
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Last Sunday, while I was at a baseball game (the Phillies vs. the Marlins, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia), the middle-aged couple sitting next to me made it onto… more ›
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By Michael N. Barnett Professor of International Affairs and Political Science Elliott School of International Affairs George Washington University barnett@gwu.edu https://theglobal.blog/2019/04/16/the-end-of-a-liberal-international-order-that-never-existed/ more ›
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In Ecuador, cameras capture footage to be examined by police and domestic intelligence. The surveillance system’s origin: China. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/technology/ecuador-surveillance-cameras-police-government.html more ›