Is the Shutting Down of Chinese LinkedIn the End of Foreign Big Tech’s Engagement With China?

Last month, a number of U.S journalists including Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Melissa Chan and Greg Bruno found their profiles blocked in the LinkedIn Chinese platform. When Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian reached out to LinkedIn, the platform administrator advised her to “update the Summary section” of her profile. The investigative reporter mocked the company for its “free self-censorship consulting service”:

‘Hostage Diplomacy’ in the Two Michaels Case Shows China’s Legal System Is a Sham

This is perhaps as good a place as any to note that Ms Meng’s three-year incarceration in Vancouver took the form of what is apparently known in Canada as “open house arrest.” This means she could live in her own house, which I dare say is fairly palatial, and even go out during the day. No rationing of M&Ms or hairclips, no correctional food.

Big Tech Companies Are Saying Goodbye to China

VISION TIMES Big U.S. tech companies like Microsoft, Dell, and HP are reportedly looking to transfer a good chunk of their manufacturing out of China due to the sour trade relationship between Beijing and Washington. Moving out production “Hardware production has long been centered on China where production costs are cheaper, components of the tech […]

China’s Love for Pirate Software May Be Its Undoing

China’s Love for Pirate Software May Be Its Undoing

Troy Oakes  |  Vision Times China’s love for pirate software may have just been its undoing with the latest ransomware program known as “WannaCry.” China is one of the countries that was hit hardest by the ransomware program that was launched on May 12. The latest global extortion cyberattack infected over 230,000 computers in 99 […]

Chinese Telecom to Pay US $892M for Violating Iran Sanctions

VOA News A Chinese telecommunications company has agreed to pay $892 million for violating U.S. sanctions on Iran, settling a case that resulted in increased tension between the U.S. and China. ZTE Corporation, one of the world’s largest telecommunications gear makers, pleaded guilty to signing contracts to sell hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of […]