China
How A Pepe The Frog Pop-Up Store Fractured A Divided Hong Kong
As rumors and lies run thick, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement is trying to hold on to the meaning of their frog mascot.
Ryan Broderick
Here's A Running List Of Disinformation Spreading About The Coronavirus
There are plenty of fake videos and unsourced claims of how many people have been affected.
Jane Lytvynenko
QAnon Supporters And Anti-Vaxxers Are Spreading A Hoax That Bill Gates Created The Coronavirus
It has no basis in reality, but that hasn’t slowed its spread across Facebook and Twitter.
Ryan Broderick
The Coronavirus Outbreak Appears To Be Contained In China, Global Health Officials Said
International health officials reported 584 confirmed cases of the pneumonia-like illness and 17 deaths, but stressed that the outbreak was overwhelmingly limited to China.
Dan Vergano
Three US Airports Will Start Screening For A Dangerous Chinese Virus
Travelers from Wuhan, China, will be screened for the new coronavirus — linked to two deaths overseas — at airports in San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles.
Dan Vergano
The Chinese Scientist Who Made The First Genetically Engineered Babies Is Going To Prison
The report from China confirms the birth of a third genetically engineered baby in the human experiment that scientists have called both botched and dangerous.
Dan Vergano
The US Army Has Banned Soldiers From Using TikTok
"It is considered a cyber threat," an Army spokesperson said.
Ryan Broderick
Students And Police Were At War On A Campus Under Siege. The Sewers Were The Only Escape.
After months of protests in Hong Kong, universities became the site of dramatic battles that saw students armed with Molotov cocktails dodging rubber bullets fired by the police. How did we get here?
Rosalind Adams
Facebook Said A Chinese Company Compromised Users With Malware And Then Ran Ads Using Their Accounts
The defendants allegedly used the accounts to run ads that often misused the images of celebrities to sell “counterfeit goods and diet pills.”
Craig Silverman
Meet The Chinese Diplomat Who Got Promoted For Trolling The US On Twitter
The biggest country in the world is tired of being “badmouthed.”
Ben Smith
The American Internet Sucks. The Alternative Is China.
In a fragmenting world, will governments choose ruthless digital order over chaotic digital freedom?
Joseph Bernstein
Mike Bloomberg Won't Attend His Company's China Summit As His Possible Campaign Gets Serious
A key Bloomberg Media event will go on without the mayor, as the campaign gets serious.
Ben Smith
A BBC Division Made Glowing Sponsored Content For Huawei, And BBC News Reporters Are Horrified
One BBC News journalist who viewed the material said: “I nearly threw up.”
Mark Di Stefano
Amazon, Apple, And Google Are Distributing Products From Companies Building China's Surveillance State
Three Chinese companies helped build a security state in China’s Xinjiang region to repress millions of Uighur Muslims. Amazon, eBay, Apple, and Google are still selling their products and distributing their apps.
Rosalind Adams
NBA Fans Supporting Hong Kong Protests Are Getting Kicked Out Of Games And Their Signs Confiscated
"I don't see how it was any more or less disruptive than an average NBA fan holding up a sign and screaming at the players and those people don't get kicked out."
Stephanie K. Baer
Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China
We thought trade would bring Western values to China. Instead, it brought Chinese values to Apple.
Alex Kantrowitz
The Free Beacon Fired A Top Reporter For A “Financial Transaction” With Someone He Frequently Covered
The conservative news site has attached a disclaimer to stories Bill Gertz wrote about a controversial Chinese billionaire.
Rosie Gray
Apple Has Removed A Mapping App That Let Protesters In Hong Kong Track Police
"This app violates our guidelines and local laws, and we have removed it from the App Store."
Pranav Dixit
The US Just Blacklisted China’s Most Valuable Facial Recognition Startups Over Human Rights Abuses
“These entities have been implicated in human rights violations and abuses ... against Uighurs, Kazakhs, and other members of Muslim minority groups."
Ryan Mac
This Is What China Looked Like 70 Years Ago
In 1949, Mao Zedong declared the founding of the People's Republic of China, ushering in 70 years of massive social and political upheaval under communist rule.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
Someone Is Doxing Hong Kong Protesters And Journalists — And China Wants Them To Keep Going
Days after an activist was doxed, thugs brutally attacked him outside his home. The site with information on him and more than 100 others is being spread by Chinese state media.
Rosalind Adams
Hong Kong’s Protesters Are Trying Hard To Get The US’s Attention
Pro-democracy protesters and police clashed in yet another violent standoff Sunday, as some demonstrators hope that the US will take notice of their cries for assistance.
Rosalind Adams
The Government "Strongly Encouraged" Controversial Chinese Cultural Institutes To Consider Registering As Foreign Agents Ahead Of The Election. They Refused.
“It is an offence not to register if you are required to do so.”
Hannah Ryan
Apple Has Confirmed Uighurs Were Targeted In Wide-Ranging Phone Hacking Scheme
In a blog post, Apple also pushed back on claims made by Google researchers and claimed the attack was more limited than first thought.
Ryan Mac
These Photos Show The Violent, Chaotic Scenes As Hong Kong Protesters March For A 13th Straight Weekend
Demonstrators defied officials and again swarmed Hong Kong's streets, setting fires and clashing with police.
Brianna Sacks
Trump Ordered US Companies To Leave China And Come Back “Home.” They Aren't.
US manufacturers may be leaving China — but they're going to places like Vietnam.
Leticia Miranda
Have You Seen These Ads About Hong Kong's Protests? China Certainly Hopes You Have.
As the Hong Kong protests continue, Chinese state media outlets are hoping paid ads on Facebook and Twitter will shift the narrative online.
Ryan Mac
Thousands Of Accounts Linked To The Chinese Government Have Been Kicked Off Of Social Media
The decision to pull the accounts comes after BuzzFeed News and other outlets reported that Chinese state-run media outlets were running ads about Hong Kong on Facebook and Twitter.
Jane Lytvynenko
Hong Kong Protesters Are Worried About Facial Recognition Technology. But There Are Many Other Ways They're Being Watched.
“We don’t know what this government can do. We don’t know what these police can do."
Rosalind Adams
This Hong Kong Pop Star Told Protesters To Stay Strong Against Chinese Scare Tactics
“If we scare ourselves that easily, it’s going to be so easy for the police to break us apart. We have to stand strong and stand together,” Denise Ho told BuzzFeed News.
Rosalind Adams
