China’s debt-laden local governments pose challenges to economic growth, financial system 中国负债累累的地方政府对经济增长、金融体系提出了挑战


https://www.reuters.com/world/china/debt-laden-local-governments-pose-fresh-challenges-chinas-growth-financial-2023-03-10/ As debt obligations mount, some local governments are pushing banks to extend maturities and cut interest rates, sources said. Local Government Financing Vehicles (LGFVs) have 5.5 trillion yuan ($790 billion) worth of onshore bonds coming due this year, the highest since 2021, according to Fitch. A sharp drop in income from mainstay land sales […]

The Washington Post: TikTok’s data security plan is ‘deeply flawed,’ whistleblower claims 一名前 TikTok 员工告诉国会,该应用程序在中国间谍活动中撒谎


https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/10/tiktok-data-whistleblower-congress-investigators/ TikTok 的一位前风险经理会见了国会调查人员,表达了他对该公司保护美国用户数据的计划存在严重缺陷的担忧,并指出在许多人考虑在全国范围内实施该应用程序的时刻,有证据可能会激起立法者对该应用程序的怀疑 禁止 A former risk manager at TikTok has met with congressional investigators to share his concerns that the company’s plan for protecting United States user data is deeply flawed, pointing to evidence that could inflame lawmakers’ suspicion of the app at a moment when many are considering a nationwide ban TikTok 可以收集大量用户数据,包括视频观看历史、电子邮件地址和联系人,不过 […]

中国、缅甸、朝鲜在自由报告中被列为“最糟糕的” China, Myanmar, North Korea listed as ‘worst of worst’ in freedom report


This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The Chinese Communist Party plays “a leading role in promoting — Read on americanmilitarynews.com/2023/03/china-myanmar-north-korea-listed-as-worst-of-worst-in-freedom-report/ 在全球被列为“不自由”的56个国家中,朝鲜、中国和缅甸被列为“最糟糕的国家之一”。此外,在亚太地区的39个国家中,有9个国家被列为“不自由”,13个国家仅被视为“部分自由”。 Among the 56 countries listed as “Not Free” around the world, North Korea, China and Myanmar were listed as among “the worst of the worst.” Additionally, […]

China reportedly stole US military technology for its J-20 fighter 据报道,中国为其J-20战斗机窃取了美国军事技术


China ripped off United States military technology to build an advanced high-tech jet fighter, and experts warn that more must be done to protect American weapons information to keep Beijing from making such huge development leaps in the future, according to a report on Thursday. — Read on nypost.com/2023/03/09/china-reportedly-stole-us-military-technology-for-its-j-20-fighter/ https://nypost.com/2023/03/09/china-reportedly-stole-us-military-technology-for-its-j-20-fighter/

中国习近平用武力威胁台湾,但也寻求和平”统一” China’s Xi threatens Taiwan with force but also seeks peaceful ‘reunification’


Earlier, the leader of the self-ruled island said Beijing must respect Taiwan’s democratic values. 早些时候,这个自治岛的领导人说,北京必须尊重台湾的民主价值观。 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-s-xi-threatens-taiwan-force-also-seeks-peaceful-reunification-n953651 China reserves the right to use force to bring Taiwan under its control but will strive to achieve peaceful “reunification” with the self-ruled island, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday. 中国国家主席习近平星期三说,中国保留使用武力控制台湾的权利,但将努力与台湾实现和平”统一”。

Financial Times: ASML chief warns of IP theft risks amid chip sanctions ASML 首席执行官警告芯片制裁中的知识产权盗窃风险ASML 首席执行官警告芯片制裁中的知识产权盗窃风险


https://www.ft.com/content/dfef74a7-bcc0-441b-95a5-380e212d9854 The head of ASML, the chip toolmaker that is Europe’s biggest tech company, said he was guarding against intellectual property theft more fiercely than “ever before”, as a geopolitical tussle forces China to bolster its homegrown semiconductor industry. 作为欧洲最大科技公司的芯片工具制造商 ASML 的负责人表示,他比“以往任何时候”都更加严厉地防范知识产权盗窃,因为地缘政治斗争迫使中国加强其本土半导体产业。

Reuters: Dutch to restrict semiconductor tech exports to China, joining US effort 荷兰限制向中国出口半导体技术,加入美国的努力荷兰限制向中国出口半导体技术,加入美国的努力


https://www.reuters.com/technology/dutch-responds-us-china-policy-with-plan-curb-semiconductor-tech-exports-2023-03-08/ The Netherlands’ government on Wednesday said it plans new restrictions on exports of semiconductor technology to protect national security, joining the U.S. effort to curb chip exports to China. 荷兰政府周三表示,计划对半导体技术出口实施新的限制以保护国家安全,加入美国遏制对华芯片出口的行列。

危险历史重演:习近平政权不安全、不合法危险历史重演:习近平政权不安全、不合法 A dangerous history repeats: Xi Jinping’s regime is insecure and illegitimate


https://thehill.com/opinion/international/3877204-a-dangerous-history-repeats-xi-jinpings-regime-is-insecure-and-illegitimate/ Insecure leaders in control of illegitimate governments and parties make for a dangerous time in international politics. Nazi Germany was one; China under the leadership of Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is another. 控制非法政府和政党的缺乏安全感的领导人在国际政治中造成了危险的时刻。 纳粹德国就是其中之一; 习近平和中国共产党领导下的中国是另一个。

Chinese companies hang onto dollars, hedge to prepare for volatile yuan 中国企业紧抓美元,对冲应对人民币波动中国企业紧抓美元,对冲应对人民币波动


https://www.rappler.com/business/chinese-companies-hang-onto-dollars-hedge-prepare-volatile-yuan/ The yuan had its worst year in 2022 since China unified market and official exchange rates in 1994, dropping nearly 8% as rising US interest rates diverged from falling Chinese ones, supporting dollar gains. Now the prospect of Chinese tourists using foreign exchange for their trips abroad, fresh concerns that US interest rates might […]

Chinese diplomat deletes inaccurate post about bridge in Turkey 中国外交官删除有关土耳其桥梁的不准确帖子 China steal everything from the World 中国偷走了世界所有的东西


https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/02/14/national/socialAffairs/Korea-fake-news-1915-Canakkale-Bridge/20230214161006804.html A Chinese diplomat in Northern Ireland uploaded a video to social media on Monday morning that inaccurately claimed a partially Korean-engineered bridge in Turkey withstood the recent devastating earthquake thanks to Chinese technology. The now-deleted video, uploaded to the Twitter account of Consul General Zhang Meifang in Belfast, displayed aerial footage of the 1915 Canakkale […]