Fresh Trump tariff threats against China now target $200 billion in goods
"Beijing vowing to retaliate 'forcefully' against President Donald Trump’s vow to slap duties on another $200 billion in Chinese imports."
Thanks To Equity Boom, Millionaires Now Control Half of the World’s Personal Wealth
"China trails only the U.S. in the number of millionaires and billionaires. Globally, the ranks of the ultra-rich are expected to reach 671,000 by 2022."
Western Investors Cash in on Chinese Surveillance Program Targeting Muslims For ‘Re-Education’
"The system includes mandatory facial-recognition scans at gas stations and Wi-Fi sniffers that secretly collect data from network devices. Over the past two years, the technology has helped authorities round up an estimated hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other Muslims and lock them up in clandestine camps that China calls 're-education centers.'"
U.S. opens de facto embassy in Taiwan, angering China
"Despite condemnations from China, the US continues to sell advanced weapons to the island under the Taiwan Relations Act for its self-defense against a much bigger Chinese military."
Germany tells parents to destroy toys over Chinese spying fears
"Germany's federal network agency, the Bundesnetzagentur, has announced a ban on the sale of children's smartwatches because some models come with a remote listening capability, which counts as a spying device under German law. The same agency banned the sale of the talking doll Cayla and similarly told parents to destroy the toy after deeming it a spying device."
Amid crackdown, China requires Party building in social groups’ charters
"China's Ministry of Civil Affairs said it requires social organizations to include Party building in their charters to ensure their correct political direction."
The odd reality of life under China’s all-seeing credit score system
"Here are some lesser-known examples of the social credit system’s real-life applications, from hospitals to K-pop."
U.S. Begins Restricting Visas for Chinese Citizens
"The limitations emerged as President Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports and curb investment in sensitive technology."
Two Accused of Kidnapping a Chinese Student and Trying to Deport Him
"California police say they have arrested two people for abducting and attempting to deport a 21-year-old foreign flight school student."
China Considers Ending Birth Limits as Soon as This Year
"Proposals under discussion would replace the population-control policy with one called 'independent fertility,' allowing people to decide how many children to have."