China
Apple Insiders Say Nobody Internally Knows What’s Going On With Bloomberg’s China Hack Story
“I don’t know if something like this even exists.”
Typhoon Mangkhut Has Torn Through The Philippines And Southern China, Killing At Least 69 People
The tropical cyclone Mangkhut was packing winds of up to 100 mph as it reached China on Sunday.
Google Employees Are Quitting Over The Company’s Secretive China Search Project
“If it was true, I was pretty sure immediately I couldn’t continue working there,” one former Google employee told BuzzFeed News.
Morning Update: Inside The Surveillance Nightmare Unfolding In China
A deep dive into how China is organizing what is easily the world’s most sophisticated persecution campaign. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, September 7.
The United States Is Turning To China For Help Fighting The Opioid Epidemic
US officials say China has been cooperating with US efforts to curb fentanyl production.
A Chinese Billionaire Arrested In US On Sexual Misconduct Case Returns To China
Liu Qiangdong, also known as Richard Liu, was detained in Minneapolis on sexual misconduct charges. Details are scarce.
What We Know And Don’t Know About The Unverified Claim China Hacked Hillary Clinton’s Server
Many of the claims are baseless and lacking proof.
Rights Groups Are Demanding That Google Not Release A Censored Search Engine In China
A group of tech NGOs and human rights groups released an open letter to Google’s CEO urging the company not to “accommodate the Chinese authorities’ repression of dissent.”
More Than 50 Student Activists Were Arrested In Police Raids In China
The raids, which happened on Friday morning, are the latest episode in the Chinese government’s attempt to clamp down on a growing labor unrest in southern China.
Google Employees Are Organizing To Protest The Company’s Secret, Censored Search Engine For China
Following a series of crises at Google, disparate worker organizing efforts within the company are coalescing, part of a growing workers’ movement in the tech industry.
A German Student Says He Was Expelled From China After Making A Human Rights Film For His Class
David Missal says he was told he had 10 days to leave the country.
Thousands Of Muslims In China Are Protesting Outside A Mosque To Prevent It From Being Demolished
The peaceful protest is a rare show of mass public defiance against Chinese authorities.
Airbnb Canceled A Competition To Win A Sleepover At The Great Wall Of China
Airbnb scrapped a competition to stay at the Great Wall after being accused on Chinese social media of being careless with a national treasure.
Google Is Said To Be Launching A Censored Version Of Its Search Engine In China
Google had pulled out of China in 2010 citing free speech restrictions from China’s authoritarian government.
Pompeo Says The US Will Spend $113 Million To Promote Business In Asia. China Plans To Spend $1 Trillion.
The secretary of state’s vision may not be visionary enough to get buy in from partners or counter China.
Lamar Odom Is Returning To Pro Basketball, This Time In China
"Basketball and my children have always been the light in my life and this is where my focus is right now," Odom wrote on Instagram.
There's A Huge Scandal In China Right Now About Faulty Vaccines For Children
There's no evidence of anyone being harmed, but the scandal has caused outrage on social media and IRL.
A College Apparently Tried To Reject A Student Because Of China's "Social Credit System"
People in China are criticizing the college, saying that it was unfairly punishing a high school student over his father's actions.
This Woman Threw Ink On A Photo Of China's President On A Livestream And Now She's Disappeared
Dong Yaoqiong's Twitter account was also deactivated after her protest against the Chinese president.
Medical Experts Are Still Skeptical AF About Sonic “Attacks” On US Diplomats In China And Cuba
“No data, no dice,” said one expert about claims that enemies of the US are attacking diplomats with sound. Another called it the “Sonic Attack Scare.”
Ivanka Trump Tweeted A "Chinese Proverb." But No One In China Is Sure If It Even Exists.
Those who tweet Chinese proverbs should not forget to research Chinese proverbs.
China Has Some Of The Best Hackers In The World. Its Government Wants To Keep Them There.
In May, DEF CON held the first ever China version of its long-running hacking conference. Its founder sees it as a step to building ties with the world's other major hacking power.
A Pilot And His Assistant Were Arrested For Trying To Deport A Student Back To China
"Your ass is getting on a plane right now or I’ll break your fucking arm," a man says in an alleged audio recording of the incident.
"Avengers: Infinity War" Is Marvel's Biggest Hit In China
It's not even close.
These Women In China Were Beaten By Security Guards After Handing Out Rainbow Badges
Videos and images of the LGBT activists being assaulted were temporarily censored on China's Twitter-like Weibo.
Kim Jong Un Has Visited China Again Ahead Of His Planned Meeting With Trump
President Trump tweeted after Kim's trip was confirmed to say "relationships and trust" are building with North Korea.
China Denies Shooting Lasers Into The Eyes Of US Pilots
The Pentagon says Chinese forces injured two US pilots with lasers — allegations China denies.
China's Weibo Just Walked Back A Ban On LGBT Content After Users Protested
Thousands of Weibo users protested by using hashtags like #IAmGay and #IHaveGayFriends, while many shared selfies and personal stories.
China Is Forcing People To Download An App That Tells Them To Delete “Dangerous” Photos
The surveillance app, the name of which literally translates to “web cleansing,” scans for photos and videos and dispatches all the information to a mysterious outside server.
China Says It's Going To Impose New Tariffs On A Bunch Of US Products
"As the Chinese saying goes, it is only polite to reciprocate."