China

The Rise of Trump and the Fall of American Empire

Some 15 years ago, on December 5, 2010, a historian writing for TomDispatch made a prediction that may yet prove prescient. Rejecting the consensus of that moment that U.S. global hegemony...

T-Mobile Also Hit in China-linked Telecom Network Breaches

T-Mobile has confirmed that it was hit during a recent wave of telecom network breaches attributed to...

The Question Looming Over COP29: Who’s Rich Enough To Pay for Climate Change?

The world’s governments have come to the United Nations’ climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, deadlocked on one ugly...

Starmer aims to build ‘pragmatic and serious relationship’ in meeting with Xi

Keir Starmer will become the first UK prime minister in six years to meet the Chinese president, Xi...

Student kills eight in mass stabbing in China after failing exams

Eight people were killed and 17 others injured when a 21-year-old former student went on a stabbing spree...

Biden administration proposes rules to ban Chinese-made cars over spying fears

The Biden administration has proposed new rules that would in effect prohibit Chinese-made vehicles from US roads after a months-long investigation into software and...

Tokyo demands answers over fatal stabbing of 10-year-old Japanese boy in China

Japan’s foreign minister, Yoko Kamikawa, has described as “despicable” the alleged killing in China of a 10-year-old Japanese boy and demanded that Chinese authorities...

U.S. Intelligence Agencies Say Chinese Botnet Compromised 260,000 Devices

U.S. intelligence agencies issued a warning today about a Chinese botnet that has compromised 260,000 devices around the globe, including small office/home office...

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China gives PwC record £47m fine and six-month ban over Evergrande

The China arm of the accountancy firm PwC has been banned for six months and fined a record 441m yuan (£47m) over its audit...

China gives PwC £47m fine and six-month ban over Evergrande

The China arm of the accountancy firm PwC has been banned for six months and fined a total of 441m yuan (£47m) over its...