China Aims Its Propaganda Firehose at the BBC
Chinese trolls and fake news websites have been attacking the BBC in a bid to undermine its credibility, new research published today claims. The online influence operation, which is being linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is seemingly a response to the BBC’s reporting on human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and state-backed misinformation campaigns.
The new research from analysts at cybersecurity company Recorded Future claims that the “likely state-sponsored” operation used hundreds of websites and social media accounts to attack the BBC’s reporting. In particular the network has accused the BBC of adding a “filter” to its reports from China to make the country look dull and lifeless.
Source: Wired #Aug19
#China #Propaganda #CCP #BBC #Uyghur
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Chinese trolls and fake news websites have been attacking the BBC in a bid to undermine its credibility, new research published today claims. The online influence operation, which is being linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is seemingly a response to the BBC’s reporting on human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and state-backed misinformation campaigns.
The new research from analysts at cybersecurity company Recorded Future claims that the “likely state-sponsored” operation used hundreds of websites and social media accounts to attack the BBC’s reporting. In particular the network has accused the BBC of adding a “filter” to its reports from China to make the country look dull and lifeless.
Source: Wired #Aug19
#China #Propaganda #CCP #BBC #Uyghur
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Taiwan arrested two retired air force officers, reportedly had contacts with Hong Kong businessman and spy for China
Source: Stand News #Aug19
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Taiwan arrested two retired air force officers, reportedly had contacts with Hong Kong businessman and spy for China
According to Taiwan media reports, a retired Air Force major general and a retired lieutenant colonel suspected of breaching the Taiwan National Security Act were arrested. They were accused of involving in a spy ring in Taiwan, which were organised by a businessman from Hong Kong, surnamed Tse, appointed by the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission (Guangzhou division). Tse secretly build up relationships with retired military officers, including these two suspects, for China under the guise of doing business in Taiwan. The Taiwan media described this as “the largest espionage case in the history”.
Taiwan Apple Daily quoted source as saying that the investigation unit found that the Guangzhou branch of Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission sent a Hong Kong businessman surnamed Tse to Taiwan since 2012, under the pretext of business but recruiting crews for China intelligence unit in reality. The businessman contacted Chien Yao-tung and Wei Hsien-yi in 2016 and start to cultivate relationships with active and retired senior military officers. Besides of arranging banquets and gifts, the military officers were also invited to visit Guangdong to meet China officials.
Source: Stand News #Aug19
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#Taiwan #Airforce #MilitaryOfficer #China #Spy #Espionage
According to Taiwan media reports, a retired Air Force major general and a retired lieutenant colonel suspected of breaching the Taiwan National Security Act were arrested. They were accused of involving in a spy ring in Taiwan, which were organised by a businessman from Hong Kong, surnamed Tse, appointed by the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission (Guangzhou division). Tse secretly build up relationships with retired military officers, including these two suspects, for China under the guise of doing business in Taiwan. The Taiwan media described this as “the largest espionage case in the history”.
Taiwan Apple Daily quoted source as saying that the investigation unit found that the Guangzhou branch of Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission sent a Hong Kong businessman surnamed Tse to Taiwan since 2012, under the pretext of business but recruiting crews for China intelligence unit in reality. The businessman contacted Chien Yao-tung and Wei Hsien-yi in 2016 and start to cultivate relationships with active and retired senior military officers. Besides of arranging banquets and gifts, the military officers were also invited to visit Guangdong to meet China officials.
Source: Stand News #Aug19
https://bit.ly/3DPVmN3
#Taiwan #Airforce #MilitaryOfficer #China #Spy #Espionage
China Closes U.S. Auditor as Tensions Mount Over Forced Labor Allegations
Chinese authorities have shut down a U.S. labor auditor’s local China partner, escalating Beijing’s campaign to counter forced-labor allegations in its northwest Xinjiang region and potentially complicating efforts by multinationals to certify supply chains in the country.
China-based Shenzhen Verite, which is affiliated with U.S. labor rights nonprofit Verite Inc., was closed following an April raid on its offices by Chinese security forces, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Source: WSJ #Aug19
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-closes-u-s-auditor-as-tensions-mount-over-forced-labor-allegations-11629390253
#China #US #Auditor #Labor
Chinese authorities have shut down a U.S. labor auditor’s local China partner, escalating Beijing’s campaign to counter forced-labor allegations in its northwest Xinjiang region and potentially complicating efforts by multinationals to certify supply chains in the country.
China-based Shenzhen Verite, which is affiliated with U.S. labor rights nonprofit Verite Inc., was closed following an April raid on its offices by Chinese security forces, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Source: WSJ #Aug19
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-closes-u-s-auditor-as-tensions-mount-over-forced-labor-allegations-11629390253
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China Is Blocking Fleeing Hong Kongers From GettingTheir Retirement Money
HSBC, Manulife and AlA are among financial institutions embroiled in a fight over billions of dollars in savings in retirement accounts.
As tens of thousands flee Hong Kong for a new life in the U.K., they're confronting the risk that they will be forced to leave behind their retirement savings as China intensifies its crackdown on the city's freedoms.
Scores are being denied access to money in the Mandatory Provident Fund because of the cascading impact of Beijing's decision in January to withdraw recognition of British National Overseas passports as valid official documents.
Source: Bloomberg #Aug19
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-19/china-s-hong-kong-crackdown-billions-in-retirement-money-blocked-for-uk-emigres
HSBC, Manulife and AlA are among financial institutions embroiled in a fight over billions of dollars in savings in retirement accounts.
As tens of thousands flee Hong Kong for a new life in the U.K., they're confronting the risk that they will be forced to leave behind their retirement savings as China intensifies its crackdown on the city's freedoms.
Scores are being denied access to money in the Mandatory Provident Fund because of the cascading impact of Beijing's decision in January to withdraw recognition of British National Overseas passports as valid official documents.
Source: Bloomberg #Aug19
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-19/china-s-hong-kong-crackdown-billions-in-retirement-money-blocked-for-uk-emigres
China Is Blocking Fleeing Hong Kongers From GettingTheir Retirement Money
HSBC, Manulife and AlA are among financial institutions embroiled in a fight over billions of dollars in savings in retirement accounts.
As tens of thousands flee Hong Kong for a new life in the U.K., they're confronting the risk that they will be forced to leave behind their retirement savings as China intensifies its crackdown on the city's freedoms.
Scores are being denied access to money in the Mandatory Provident Fund because of the cascading impact of Beijing's decision in January to withdraw recognition of British National Overseas passports as valid official documents.
Source: Bloomberg #Aug19
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-19/china-s-hong-kong-crackdown-billions-in-retirement-money-blocked-for-uk-emigres
HSBC, Manulife and AlA are among financial institutions embroiled in a fight over billions of dollars in savings in retirement accounts.
As tens of thousands flee Hong Kong for a new life in the U.K., they're confronting the risk that they will be forced to leave behind their retirement savings as China intensifies its crackdown on the city's freedoms.
Scores are being denied access to money in the Mandatory Provident Fund because of the cascading impact of Beijing's decision in January to withdraw recognition of British National Overseas passports as valid official documents.
Source: Bloomberg #Aug19
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-19/china-s-hong-kong-crackdown-billions-in-retirement-money-blocked-for-uk-emigres
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#TikTok Browser Can Track Users’ Keystrokes, According to New Research
Source: New York Times #Aug19
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#TikTok Browser Can Track Users’ Keystrokes, According to New Research
// The web browser used within the TikTok app can track every keystroke made by its users, according to new research that is surfacing as the Chinese-owned video app grapples with U.S. lawmakers’ concerns over its data practices.
The research from Felix Krause, a privacy researcher and former Google engineer, did not show how TikTok used the capability, which is embedded within the in-app browser that pops up when someone clicks an outside link. But Mr. Krause said the development was concerning because it showed TikTok had built in functionality to track users’ online habits if it chose to do so.
Collecting information on what people type on their phones while visiting outside websites, which can reveal credit card numbers and passwords, is often a feature of malware and other hacking tools. While major technology companies might use such trackers as they test new software, it is not common for them to release a major commercial app with the feature, whether or not it is enabled, researchers said. //
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Source: New York Times #Aug19
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#TikTok Browser Can Track Users’ Keystrokes, According to New Research
// The web browser used within the TikTok app can track every keystroke made by its users, according to new research that is surfacing as the Chinese-owned video app grapples with U.S. lawmakers’ concerns over its data practices.
The research from Felix Krause, a privacy researcher and former Google engineer, did not show how TikTok used the capability, which is embedded within the in-app browser that pops up when someone clicks an outside link. But Mr. Krause said the development was concerning because it showed TikTok had built in functionality to track users’ online habits if it chose to do so.
Collecting information on what people type on their phones while visiting outside websites, which can reveal credit card numbers and passwords, is often a feature of malware and other hacking tools. While major technology companies might use such trackers as they test new software, it is not common for them to release a major commercial app with the feature, whether or not it is enabled, researchers said. //
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Source: New York Times #Aug19
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TikTok Browser Can Track Users’ Keystrokes, According to New Research
In the web browser used within the TikTok app, supplementary code lets the company track every character typed by users. The company said the capability was for troubleshooting.
The Countries Most In Debt To China
//Countries heavily in debt to China are mostly located in Africa, but can also be found in Central Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, data from The World Bank shows. China is currently the preferred lender to the world’s low-income countries, which owe 37% of their debt to China in 2022, compared to just 24% in bilateral debt to the rest of the world...
The Chinese "New Silk Road" project, a program to finance the construction of port, rail and land infrastructure across the globe, has been a major source of debt to China for participating countries. At the end of 2020, of the 97 countries for which data was available, those with the highest external debt to China were all involved in the project, namely Pakistan ($77.3 billion of external debt to China), Angola (36.3 billion), Ethiopia (7.9 billion), Kenya (7.4 billion) and Sri Lanka (6.8 billion)...
The idea that China could gain significant leverage over countries and their infrastructure in the case of repayment issues has been cited often, like in the case of a troubled Sri Lankan port that was built with Chinese funds and that China ultimately took a 70% stake in. The Laotian railway that has been burdening the country with debt is also 70% Chinese-owned.//
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Source: Forbes #Aug19
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//Countries heavily in debt to China are mostly located in Africa, but can also be found in Central Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, data from The World Bank shows. China is currently the preferred lender to the world’s low-income countries, which owe 37% of their debt to China in 2022, compared to just 24% in bilateral debt to the rest of the world...
The Chinese "New Silk Road" project, a program to finance the construction of port, rail and land infrastructure across the globe, has been a major source of debt to China for participating countries. At the end of 2020, of the 97 countries for which data was available, those with the highest external debt to China were all involved in the project, namely Pakistan ($77.3 billion of external debt to China), Angola (36.3 billion), Ethiopia (7.9 billion), Kenya (7.4 billion) and Sri Lanka (6.8 billion)...
The idea that China could gain significant leverage over countries and their infrastructure in the case of repayment issues has been cited often, like in the case of a troubled Sri Lankan port that was built with Chinese funds and that China ultimately took a 70% stake in. The Laotian railway that has been burdening the country with debt is also 70% Chinese-owned.//
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/katharinabuchholz/2022/08/19/the-countries-most-in-debt-to-china-infographic/
Source: Forbes #Aug19
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The Countries Most In Debt To China [Infographic]
Chinese loans to developing nations—affecting many in Africa, Asia and the Pacific—have high interest rates and short repayment windows. These "commercial-style" loans are harder to repay and less transparent than other bilateral loans, while questions of…