National security concerns over the Chinese-owned viral video app remain unresolved. Lawmakers and regulators are increasingly pushing for action.
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Corruption is sending shock waves through China’s chipmaking industry
China’s chipmaking industry descended into chaos last week, with at least four top executives associated with a state-owned semiconductor fund arrested on corruption charges. It’s an explosive turn of events that could force the country…
China Has Leapfrogged the U.S. in Key Technologies. Can a New Law Help?
While Congress argued over whether and how to support American chip makers and research in other technologies China was surging ahead.
Alibaba Seeks a Hong Kong Primary Listing
The Chinese e-commerce giant’s application could give it better access to Chinese capital and a safety net against U.S. regulations.
China Fines Didi $1.2 Billion as Tech Sector Pressures Persist
Regulators sought to make the company an example of the consequences of mishandling data — and of the grave political error of ignoring the authorities.
Lawmakers Ask F.T.C. Chair to Investigate TikTok’s Data Practices
Questions are surfacing once again about whether TikTok poses a national security threat because it is owned by a Chinese company.
China wants to control how its famous livestreamers act, speak, and even dress
For Zeng, a young Chinese woman, an hour scrolling Douyin, the domestic version of TikTok, has become a daily ritual. Among its broad range of videos and livestreams, she particularly likes one creator: “Lawyer Longfei.”…
How China Is Policing the Future
Vast surveillance data allows the state to target people whose behavior or characteristics are deemed suspicious by an algorithm, even if they’ve done nothing wrong.
The world’s biggest surveillance company you’ve never heard of
You may never have heard of Hikvision, but chances are you’ve already been captured by one of its millions of cameras. The Chinese company’s products can be found anywhere from police surveillance systems to baby…
China’s Surveillance State Is Growing. These Documents Reveal How.
A Times investigation analyzing over 100,000 government bidding documents found that China’s ambition to collect digital and biological data from its citizens is more expansive and invasive than previously known.
China wants all social media comments to be pre-reviewed before publishing
China is fine-tuning its censorship machine, this time proposing changes to how to regulate the billions of online comments posted in China every day. On June 17, the internet regulator Cyberspace Administration of China published…
Chinese Hackers Tried to Steal Russian Defense Data, Report Says
The campaign detailed by a cybersecurity firm highlights Beijing’s increasingly sophisticated tactics to spy on an array of targets, including countries it considers friends.
The Download: China is sticking to its zero-covid plan, and how Ukraine is rebuilding its destroyed cities
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. China is sticking to its zero-covid lockdown policy Shanghai and Beijing, China’s two…
Musk’s Ties to China Could Create Headaches for Twitter
Elon Musk has invested heavily in China, where officials are willing to influence or punish companies that cross political red lines.
