5 February 2025

Tag: China

World News

How a Japanese Feminist Scholar Became a Bestseller in China Chizuko Ueno’s popularity reflects a surge in interest in women’s rights, even as China’s government has cracked down on homegrown feminism. By Kanis Leung / AP September 29, 2023

In the last few years, Chinas government has promoted increasingly conservative social values, encouraging women to focus on raising children. It has cracked down on civil society movements and made laws to drive out foreign influence. So a 75-year-old Japanese feminist scholar who’s not married and does not have children is an unlikely celebrity on […]

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World News

Taiwan Unveils Submarine Prototype in Face of China Threat Taiwan’s plan to update its aging naval fleet highlights rising concerns over China’s threat, including the potential for its warships to encircle the island. By Jennifer Creery and Cindy Wang / Bloomberg September 28, 2023

Taiwan unveiled a prototype of its first submarine assembled at home as it prepares to stave off a potential invasion by China, a feat only made possible with the secretive help of other countries. The Taiwanese Defense Ministry on Thursday staged the first sea trial of the diesel-electric vessel at its shipbuilder CSBC Corp.s Kaohsiung […]

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Technology

China Flags Security Problems With iPhones China said it isn’t barring purchases, amid reports of restricting the use of Apple products. By Bloomberg September 13, 2023

China flagged security problems with iPhones while saying it isnt barring purchases, the governments first comments on the topic after news reports that authorities are moving to restrict the use of Apple Inc. products in sensitive departments and state-owned companies. We noticed that there have been many media reports about security incidents concerning Apple phones, […]

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