Patrick McGee suggests that Apple is so deeply entangled with China that decoupling is impossible, a situation that has enormous political implications.
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The Cost of Silence: Reflections Three Years After the Xinjiang Police Files Leak
The Files should have generated robust policies against companies profiting from slave labour in the Uyghur region. In the UK, it did not happen.
Securing the Invisible: Hidden Tech Threatens National Security
Seemingly inoffensive Chinese devices such as solar inverters and batteries may hide spying devices, a problem for security—and human rights.
Türkiye: China Is Spying on Uyghurs Using Fake Cell Towers
Turkish intelligence dismantled a Chinese spy ring that had been active in the country for five years.
Digital Repression Targets Tibetans in Tibet and Abroad
An independent report denounces the company Meiya Pico for its role in supplying cutting-edge police technology. International sanctions should target it.
China’s Grand Proposal: Let Us Be Responsible for Protecting Your Data
The “Global Cross-border Data Flow Cooperation Initiative” introduced at the 2024 World Internet Conference is a dangerous tool of Chinese imperialism and international surveillance.
China, a New Crackdown on Self-Media
The authorities admit that the 2023 campaign was a failure and issue a new tougher regulation against independently produced news posted on social media.
Massive Chinese Cyber Espionage of Tibetan Diaspora Revealed
Documents leaked from private company i-Soon reveal constant attacks against emails and mobile phones of exiles from Tibet, including the Dalai Lama
New Law: What Is Secret in China? It’s a Secret
The new Law on Guarding State Secrets comes into effect on May 1. It expands the field of secrets to everything the CCP decides is a secret.
China Uses Hi-Tech to Suppress Dissent in the Uyghur Region
Mass surveillance still continues apace in Xinjiang and is being rolled out incrementally across the rest of China