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Uyghurs in Afghanistan fear Taliban buying Huawei surveillance tech
Facial-recognition analytics that China uses to oppress the marginalized peoples of Xinjiang could soon spread through Central Asia.
U.S. lawmakers want to restrict sales of gene sequencing tech to China
Some major American firms stand to lose business if Congress, citing human rights abuses, requires regulation of sales to China.
Hikvision still sells Uyghur-tracking surveillance cameras, and they use NVIDIA chips
Hikvision proudly calls itself “the world’s largest video surveillance manufacturer,” but it doesn’t want the world to know that the Chinese government uses its AI-enabled technology for racial profiling.
Xinjiang and the global rise of mass surveillance
Many aspects of mass surveillance technology may have been perfected in Xinjiang, but its use is hardly exclusive to China. For companies, the security industry presents a “market opportunity.”
After TikTok, scrutiny of these Chinese tech companies could be next
TikTok is in the news nearly every day as it faces more and more local and federal restrictions. But there are several other Chinese apps that could be in trouble.
PAID OFF: Congress says it’s cracking down on Chinese lobbying. The truth is more complicated
New legislation would change the rules around how Chinese companies disclose their lobbying activity, but it might not reduce the amounts they spend on buying influence in the U.S.
Activists call for complete ban on Hikvision, Dahua, and other firms that make surveillance tech used in Xinjiang
The tech companies that have profited off human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Chinese citizens continue to sell their wares worldwide and get funding from global investors.
Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan — and beyond
Xinjiang’s history as a penal colony and then a high-tech laboratory has resulted in one of the most sophisticated and all-encompassing surveillance networks in the world to be deployed there. Other places may be next.
Washington wants to completely cut Huawei off from U.S. suppliers
The U.S. is cracking down even harder on Huawei, and is heading towards a total ban on allowing American suppliers to sell to the embattled Chinese telecom giant.
The Uyghur Tribunal one year on: Has anything changed?
One year has passed since a panel of ordinary citizens in the U.K. declared a genocide to be unfolding in the Uyghur homeland, but much of the world still has to act on its implications.
All limits on passenger flights lifted
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Thursday December 29
U.S., U.K., and Australia hit Hikvision, Dahua, and other Chinese tech firms with new restrictions
A range of Chinese tech security and telecom companies has just been sanctioned by regulators in the U.S., the U.K., and Australia, including Hikvision and Dahua. It seems a sign of things to come.
AI superpowers: China and the U.S.
George Shen from IBM discusses the development of artificial intelligence in both China and the United States, and what that might mean as those technologies become more advanced and more widely adopted.
The age of state surveillance
Wall Street Journal reporters Josh Chin and Liza Lin discuss their new book on technological surveillance, from China’s state systems that track Uyghurs in Xinjiang, to the lack of Chinese public awareness on privacy issues, and much more.
Q&A: Veteran analyst Rui Ma on Beijing’s tech crackdown and common misconceptions about China’s tech sector
Rui Ma, founder of Tech Buzz China, talks about the current state of the Chinese tech sector and common misconceptions about Chinese tech companies.
Hikvision and JD.com are in America’s crosshairs
The U.S. may sanction Chinese surveillance companies for human rights reasons, and delist Chinese tech companies from American stock markets for lack of auditing transparency.
China’s plans for the factory of the future
Zhejiang Province is planning a high-tech transformation of its factories, which will use AI and digitized supply chains to automate and clean up the country’s manufacturing sector. Will it work?
Can China’s AI industry live up to the hype?
Soaring R&D costs and increased competition are putting pressure on China’s homegrown artificial intelligence companies.
