China Touts Open-Source AI Abroad While Developers Face Censorship at Home
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promoted AI as an open and collaborative technology on the global stage, but developers inside China say strict...
Fall of Former Chinese Financial Official Signals Growing Scrutiny of Western-Educated Technocrats
The investigation of former China Securities Regulatory Commission vice chairman Fang Xinghai is fueling speculation that Beijing’s latest anti-corruption campaign is increasingly targeting...
3 Weeks On, Guangxi Flood Survivor Says Promised Relief Has Yet to Reach Families
Nearly three weeks after a chain of reservoir failures triggered catastrophic flooding in southern China’s Guangxi region, residents of one of the hardest-hit...
Former Chinese Securities Regulator Investigated in Latest Financial Sector Purge
China’s top anti-corruption watchdog has placed former securities regulator Fang Xinghai, a Stanford-trained economist and one-time associate of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, under...
Flood Survivors in Southern China Describe Days of Hunger as Volunteers Struggle to Deliver Aid
Residents trapped by catastrophic flooding in southern China’s Guangxi region survived for days on rainwater and tree leaves after reservoir failures unleashed torrents...
China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Reaches Village Committees as Scrutiny Shifts to Rural Assets
China’s anti-corruption campaign is expanding beyond government agencies and state-owned enterprises into village-level organizations that are legally classified as self-governing bodies rather than...
China’s Land-Sale Revenue Slump Deepens Despite Rise in Fiscal Income
China’s official fiscal revenue returned to growth in the first half of the year, but a prolonged collapse in land-sale income continued to...
Financial Managers Seek Ways to Leave China Amid Anti-Corruption Probe
As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) expands its anti-corruption scrutiny of China’s financial sector, some managers at state-owned banks and other financial institutions...
China Renews Clampdown on Private Tutoring as Demand Persists Despite 5-Year Ban
The Chinese regime has launched a new round of inspections targeting private tutoring centers during the summer break, shutting down classes at a...
