China confounds all that western liberals believed about the net
Remember 1989 – when the Berlin Wall came crashing down and the Soviet Union began to implode? For many of us who were around...
Updates on China robotic industry, the hottest story in automation
With government encouragement and bottomless capital, China's automation sector is outpacing many players of the world. Let’s take a look at the latest updates:
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Chinese hackers targeted U.S. firms, government after trade mission: researchers
Hackers operating from an elite Chinese university probed American companies and government departments for espionage opportunities following a U.S. trade delegation visit to China...
Google shouldn’t bother with search in China, experts say — here’s why
The Intercept reported this week that Google plans to launch a censored search app as it tries to take advantage of the enormous...
China looks to bolster surveillance network with birdlike drones
CHINA likes keeping an eye on its citizens and the government is reportedly working on a new program which takes that to a whole...
China watching: Scary arms race for surveillance tech in China
CHINA’S huge level of state monitoring — both offline and online — is stoking concerns from human rights groups about the rise of a...
Inside Shanghai’s robot bank: China opens world’s first human-free branch
Xiao Long, the latest employee at the Jiujiang Road branch of the China Construction Bank is never late for work. “Welcome to China Construction Bank,” she...
Hackers in China are part of massive government group, report says
Hacks that were previously thought to be the work of unrelated groups have actually been coordinated by China since at least 2009, according to...
Tech Giants Feel the Squeeze as Xi Jinping Tightens His Grip
For the last decade or so, China has defied the truism that only free and open societies can innovate. Even as the Communist Party...
Tencent, the $500bn Chinese tech firm you may never have heard of
It is China’s web giant and has a string of high-profile investments spanning Snapchat, Spotify, Tesla and Hollywood film and TV. It is a...