Tag: china

• The Messy Truth About Social Credit

  May 6, 2019

  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 ›

• Keeping Up with the Daigous: an Industry in Flux

  May 6, 2019

  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 ›

• Kiss Cam — Real Life

  May 5, 2019

  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 ›

• The End of a Liberal International Order That Never Existed

  April 28, 2019

  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 ›

• Made in China, Exported to the World: The Surveillance State

  April 25, 2019

  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 ›

• Camera Above the Classroom

  April 23, 2019

  BEIJING — Jason Todd first discovered his school’s secret on the internet. It was late September 2018, less than a month after high school had started. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1003759/camera-above-the-classroom more ›

• Visualizing Africa’s Free Trade Ambitions

  April 18, 2019

  At a glance, it may seem like the world’s biggest technology companies have a lot in common. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/africa-free-trade/ more ›

• Climate Chaos Is Coming — and the Pinkertons Are Ready

  April 13, 2019

  The Pinkertons wanted me to picture myself in a scene of absolute devastation. “A hurricane just wipes out everything, and you need to feed your children,” Andres Paz Larach said.… more ›

• The Hottest App in China Teaches Citizens About Their Leader — and, Yes, There’s a Test

  April 8, 2019

  CHANGSHA, China — Inside a fishing gear store on a busy city street, the owner sits behind a counter, furiously tapping a smartphone to improve his score on an app… more ›

• Why Blackwater cannot be the future of U.S. warfare

  April 3, 2019

  Sean McFate Dr. Sean McFate is an adviser to Oxford University’s Centre for Technology and Global Affairs, as well as a professor of strategy at the National Defense University and… more ›