Etiket: China
Rivalry between China and the United States stimulates the development of new technologies
The acceleration in the development of new technologies is emblematic of increased competition between the world’s two technological superpowers. According to a recent report by Spectrum, the tensions that have…
Soccer World Cup and Olympic Games in Qatar and China
Migrant workers on a stadium construction site ahead of the soccer World Cup in Qatar. (imago images / Tim Röhn) Andrea Florence works as a human rights officer for the…
‘China collects data from foreigners on social media’ | Abroad
It was already known that residents of China are closely monitored online. However, the American newspaper has now obtained more than 300 contracts signed by the Chinese authorities since the…
China makes it more difficult for its companies to go public on the stock market
Since the Didi affair in June, China has wanted to more firmly control companies wishing to go public abroad. Without going so far as to ban this possibility altogether, the…
China says its space station had to avoid Space X satellites
China has filed a complaint (pdf) to the United Nations on December 6, following maneuvers by its space station, Tianhe, to avoid satellites from Space X’s Starlink program. Zhao Lijian,…
China measures fastest increase in local corona infections in 21 months
The corona outbreak in the Chinese city of Xi’an has led China to record its highest single-day number of domestic infections in 21 months on Saturday. The city of 13…
Olympic Games: China under pressure due to Omikron variant – Olympics
Video: Beijing – a questionable Olympic host Sports show. 12/12/2021. 10:37 Min.. The first. By Tamara Anthony and Tobias Barnerssoi. Sports facilities rammed out of the ground, resettled residents, constant…
Tencent May Update Applications In China Again
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) had banned, in early November, just under 40 applications from being updated for excessive data collection. According to information from South…
After 17 years, Els was forced to move from China to Belgium: “The most exciting thing on Sunday is still the pateekes at the bakery” | At the Christmas tree
2021 was an unusual year, corona took care of that. But it can always be even more extreme. For whom was 2021 a year that turned everything upside down? Who…
Influencer in China has to pay 186 million euros
The Chinese “livestream queen” Huang Wei has to pay the equivalent of 186 million euros for tax offenses. The drastic punishment for the influencer, who appears on the Internet under…