Sarah Zheng
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Hong Kong Said to Scrap Mask Mandate By Early March
Hong Kong might scrap its mask mandate as soon as early March, according to people familiar with the matter, a major step as one of the world’s last Covid holdouts works to reclaim its status as a global business hub. → Read More
Tencent’s TikTok-style video feed tripled views in 2022
WeChat’s fledgling short-video feed tripled the number of its viewers in 2022, as the Tencent Holdings Ltd-owned messaging app seeks to stem an outflow of traffic to rival TikTok and its Chinese cousin Douyin. → Read More
Taiwan Elections Set Stage for Tighter Presidential Race in 2024
Taiwan is set for a more contentious presidential race focused on rising tensions with China, after low turnout in local elections handed China-skeptic President Tsai Ing-wen’s party historic losses. → Read More
Chiang Kai-shek’s Great-Grandson Claims Win in Key Taiwan Race
Chiang Kai-shek’s great-grandson declared victory in his run for Taipei mayor, as Taiwan held local elections Saturday that could shape the race to replace China-skeptic president, Tsai Ing-wen, in little more than a year. → Read More
The Seven Men Who Will Lead China Into Xi’s Third Term
For the third time in little over a decade, Chinese President Xi Jinping led a procession of Communist Party officials onto the red carpet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, revealing who will lead the world’s most populous country for the next five years. → Read More
How Hong Kong’s New Expat Visas Stack Up Against Singapore’s
Hong Kong is overhauling visa rules to attract foreign talent as it battles with rival finance hubs like Singapore for talent following nearly three years of pandemic isolation. → Read More
Xi Calls Taiwan Dispute ‘Chinese Matter,’ Pushing Back at US
President Xi Jinping declared the dispute over Taiwan a “matter for the Chinese” to resolve, while reaffirming Beijing’s willingness to use force to prevent the democratically governed island’s independence. → Read More
Hong Kong Budget Deficit Set to Triple From Earlier Estimates
We take a look at China's international projects and what they mean for the rest of the world. China is investing in and developing projects across the world - how are those moving forward and are they on course to deliver China's goal of becoming the primary global power by 2049. → Read More
China Reaffirms Xi as Party’s Core Ahead of Leadership Congress
China’s top leaders reaffirmed President Xi Jinping’s status as the core of the Communist Party, as they wrapped a final huddle before a key congress expected to hand him a landmark third term. → Read More
China Shuts Down US-Proposed Xinjiang Debate in Tight UN Vote
The United Nations blocked a debate on China’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang in a narrow vote just weeks after publishing a damning report on the topic, in a display of Beijing’s ability to counter US influence on the world stage through alliances in the Global South. → Read More
Record Chinese cyber breach spurs eruption in data for sale
Since the data of about roughly one billion Chinese citizens appeared for sale on a popular dark web forum in June, researchers have observed a surge in other kinds of personal records from China appearing on cybercriminal marketplaces. → Read More
Record Chinese cyber breach spurs eruption in data for sale
Since the data of about roughly one billion Chinese citizens appeared for sale on a popular dark web forum in June, researchers have observed a surge in other kinds of personal records from China appearing on cybercriminal marketplaces. → Read More
China says US hacked aeronautics, space research university
China accused a US intelligence agency of hacking a government-funded university with aeronautics and space research programmes, ramping up a dispute between the world’s two largest economies over cyber snooping. → Read More
China Punishes 27 Officials Over ‘Ugly’ School Textbook Drawings
China has punished more than two dozen education officials over a series of math textbooks drawings that an investigation found portrayed the nation’s children as “ugly.” → Read More
Hong Kong to Report Contraction in GDP as Global Headwinds Mount
Hong Kong will report a contraction in gross domestic product in the second quarter, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said, with global economic headwinds clouding the outlook for the financial hub. → Read More
Scrutiny of Alibaba in record breach may ensnare all China tech
Questions surrounding Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s role in China’s largest known cybersecurity breach may fuel Beijing’s resolve to clamp down on domestic tech giants and accelerate a move away from their private cloud services. → Read More
Scrutiny of Alibaba in record breach may ensnare all China tech
Questions surrounding Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s role in China’s largest known cybersecurity breach may fuel Beijing’s resolve to clamp down on domestic tech giants and accelerate a move away from their private cloud services. → Read More
The US Plan to Turn Israel’s Tech Industry Against China Is Working
Ahead of President Biden’s visit to Jerusalem, his administration continues to push for more restrictions in a pressure campaign to cut Beijing off from a crucial source of advanced technology. → Read More
Shanghai data breach exposes dangers of China’s trove
Claims of the largest cyberattack in Chinese history have sparked an open debate about the extent to which Beijing hoovers up personal data and uses private firms to safeguard that trove, a discussion that could have ramifications for the broader technology industry in China. → Read More
Hackers claim theft of police info in China’s largest data leak
Unknown hackers claimed to have stolen data on as many as a billion Chinese residents after breaching a Shanghai police database, in what industry experts are calling the largest cybersecurity breach in the country’s history. → Read More