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  • Huawei Laptop 'Backdoor' Flaw Raises Concerns

     

    A flaw in Huawei Matebook laptops, found by Microsoft researchers, could have been used to take control of machines, the Times has reported.The sophisticated flaw had probably been introduced at the manufacturing stage, one expert told BBC News.Huawei is under increasing scrutiny around the world over how closely it is tied to the Chinese government.The company, which denies any collusion with Beijing, corrected the flaw after it was notified about it in January.Prof Alan Woodward, a computer se

  • MIT Cut Funding Ties with Huawei and ZTE Citing US Investigation

     

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology is ending its funding ties with Chinese telecoms equipment makers Huawei and ZTE, citing the risks that such arrangements might cause in the light of US federal investigations of the two companies.The announcement by the prestigious academic institution – rated third inUS News and World Report’sranking of American universities – follows similar moves by Stanford University,University of California’s flagship Berkeleyand University of Minnesota, which hav

  • Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Plans $5 Billion Bond Sale

     

    China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd is returning to the market with a U.S. dollar bond that could raise about $5 billion, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.A Tencent sign is seen during the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference (ChinaJoy) in Shanghai, China August 3, 2018. REUTERS/Aly SongThe social media and gaming giant launched the sale on Wednesday of five-year, seven-year, 10-year and 30-year dollar bonds, showed a term sheet seen by Reuters.The term sheet did not deta

  • Chinese Woman Spy With 2 Passports Arrested

     

    A Chinesewoman with a thumb drive containingmalware as well asmultiple passports and electronic devices was arrested at The Mar-a-Lago Club on Saturday after she made her way past a security checkpoint,according to a federal criminal complaint.President Donald Trump was at Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter at the time, according to White House press pool reports.Yujing Zhang appeared in court Monday on charges ofunlawfully entering a restricted building or grounds andmaking false statements to

  • Google Helps to Censor the Use of VPNs

     

    Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach ofFT.com TCs and Copyright Policy. Email licensing@ft.com to buy additional rights. Subscribers may share up to 10 or 20 articles per month using the gift article service.Google has stopped distributing advertisements in China for two websites that review anti-censorship software, in a move that critics consider signals the US tech giant’s efforts to curry fa

  • Where Is China’s Interpol Chief?

     

    In March 2018, the Chinese government ostensibly strengthened its fight against corruption by consolidating anti-graft efforts in a new ‘super agency’, the National Supervisory Commission (国家监察委员会, NSC). The NSC is part of President Xi Jinping’s signature campaign against corruption, which he describes as a matter of ‘life and death for the Party’ (The Economist 2012).One of its highest-profile detainees—as far as we know—is Meng Hongwei, the former chief of Interpol, the internati

  • Don't Discriminate Against Our Firms, Xi Tells New Zealand

     

    President Xi Jinping called upon New Zealand on Monday not to discriminate against Chinese companies during a meeting with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose country has rejected a bid by Chinese telecom giant Huawei to build a 5G mobile network.Ardern, on a one-day visit to China, said before meeting Xi that she hoped to have a dialogue with Beijing about New Zealand’s intelligence agency’s decision to reject the bid.Ties with China have been tense under Ardern’s government which has openl

  • New Immigration Requirements

     

    China Immigration has announced detailed changes to VISA's this morning that will affect the majority of expats. These changes have been announced in conjunction with the Chinese government in hopes of ensuring that a higher quality of expat lives in the country. These changes take effect within the next few weeks.Work Permit/Residence VISAS:Mandatory Culture ClassesOfficials have announced that all foreigners looking to apply for a Residency/Work Permit VISA will now need to attend mandator

  • The World’s Greatest Delivery Empire

     

    In Beijing, it’s often cheaper to have food delivered than to get it yourself. Like, way cheaper. Abey Lin, a 19-year-old Californian studying at Beijing Film Academy, uses his smartphone to order a local restaurant’s roast duck dish for 20 yuan ($2.99), about 80 percent less than it costs at the register, via delivery app Meituan. He can get a 40 percent discount on two pizzas topped with golden potatoes and barbecued seafood. Meituan charges $1.46 for a bean curd dish from another shop, a li

  • China’s Shrinking Cities Are Still Addicted to Building

     

    Dozens of cities in China are spending big on construction projects, despite having shrinking populations, aSouth China Morning Postanalysis has found.On paper, these debt-fuelled projects are major contributors to economic growth, but in reality, they do not bring real productivity, raising further questions about the efficiency and foresight of China’s urban planning.New urban constructions should, in theory, go hand in hand with population growth, but in many shrinking cities, local governme

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