TikTok poses no more of a threat to democracy than other social media platforms.
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About 26 per cent of Canadians use TikTok. Regulating the app in Canada might be a better approach to avoiding external political influence.
Banning TikTok has economic implications and will affect hundreds of millions of users.
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Proposed U.S. legislation banning TikTok and the recently revealed Canadian national security review of the app reveals the insincerity and hypocrisy of politicians.
Some U.S. lawmakers have grown concerned about TikTok.
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In China, ‘private’ businesses aren’t entirely private and the ultimate boss is the CCP, not the CEO.
The Chinese government may access the data collected by Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi and other operators. How are citizens coping with this constant digital surveillance?
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State surveillance of citizens is growing all over the world, but it is a fact of daily life in China. People are developing mental tactics to distance themselves from it.
Chinese migrants wait for a boat after having walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia to Panama.
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A gloomier economic outlook in China and tightening state control have combined with the influence of social media in encouraging migration.
Women in China have to pay high prices for tampons, compared to many places in the world.
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Chinese women are ignoring taboos around menstrual products to argue for fairer prices, using social media channels.
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The effects of AI’s growth on global security could be difficult to predict.
Russia is the most sanctioned country in the world, since the Ukraine war.
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Russia has looked for new trading partners as sanctions bite, but also suffered a brain drain.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre took questions on the day the Biden administration announced an executive order that puts personal data privacy in a national security context.
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The dangers posed by the largely unregulated commercial data market prompted the Biden administration to try to prevent adversarial countries from exploiting Americans’ sensitive personal data.
Taiwanese president-elect William Lai and vice presidential candidate Hsiao Bi-khim celebrate their election win, January 2024.
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Global reaction to the recent Taiwan election, which was won by a pro-independence candidate, contrasts sharply with that of Beijing.
Made it, Mao! Top of the World?
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Most Americans see China as the biggest threat to the US. But away from headline economic figures, China has a slew of challenges.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji and its mother Mei Xiang at the Smithsonian zoo in Washington DC on April 16 2022 when events were held to mark the 50th anniversary of the giant panda programme there.
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The arrival of two giant pandas in San Diego is a sign of China’s need to make friends in the US tech industries.
Digital infrastructure is key to the development of Africa.
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In sub-Saharan Africa, most governments welcome China’s investment in digital infrastructure.
A woman takes a picture of red lanterns and decorations on display in the trees ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing on Feb. 4, 2024.
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Western hostility towards China reflects the grudging realization that the West may not be the pinnacle of achievement after all.
Lionel Messi continues to face anger from Chinese fans for missing a game in Hong Kong.
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Messi will not start a war in China, but this is not to say that football lacks political relevance.
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China is making chip progress despite US efforts to contain its industry.
China has an ageing population.
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A higher proportion of China’s population is elderly, and this will have knock-on effects on the rest of the world via their economy.
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A second Donald Trump presidency would require the UK and Europe to work closer together.
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Nauru, Lionel Aingimea, toast after reestablishing diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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China is asserting itself in the South Pacific, prompting efforts from the US and its allies to contain its influence.
Looking for love − a store in Huaian, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, selling flowers on Valentine’s Day.
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Young people in China are no longer settling into marriages arranged by their parents. But they are still looking for blessings from Chinese gods to find everlasting love.