Yesterday, Reuters reported that Henan province commissioned a surveillance system intended to “track journalists and international students, among other ‘suspicious people’.”
The report is based on tender documents that were published on the Henan provincial procurement website.
Here's someone we rarely hear from directly. On Thursday, Chen Yixin, Minister of State Security – head of China's intelligence service – penned an article for the cyberspace regulator's (CAC) official magazine. The topic: An overview of the most critical… Read More »
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China’s emerging data economy is gathering momentum. On Tuesday, state-affiliated think tank CAICT published its second annual white paper on data as an economic resource. ICYMI: China's development planners want to unlock the power of data as a fundamental economic… Read More »
30 Nov 2021