alibaba, amazon, china, e-commerce

Thrashed by Competition, Amazon Shuts Down Domestic Marketplace in China

Global e-commerce giant Amazon has announced that it will be shutting down its domestic marketplace in China. Amazon apparently could not compete with local e-commerce rivals and decided that pulling the plug would be an economically wise decision. Shutting down Amazon’s operations “We are notifying sellers we will no longer operate a marketplace on Amazon.cn ...

Max Lu

Amazon in China.

Racism 2.0: How AI Helps Chinese Communists Profile Citizens

The Chinese government is rapidly integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its administration, but not in a good way. Instead of using AI for the advancement of its citizens, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is looking for ways to better profile and monitor selected communities. The Uyghur Muslim population of Xinjiang is the first community to ...

Max Lu

AI facial recognition.

How China’s Rise and Fall Will Affect America and Freedom

The economic and military rise of China is seen with caution in the West. And for a good reason. Communist China’s growth means a new set of values will soon start to spread across the globe. Unfortunately, the ideologies that China will promote throughout the world will be suppression of free speech, reduction in personal ...

Max Lu

Tiananmen Square.

Taiwan Shows the Way for China to Address the Tiananmen Square Massacre

During the 1989 student protests conducted at Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government initiated violent repression of the protestors. Today, remembered as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, more than 10,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the incident and resulting crackdown. Discussion about the Tiananmen Square Massacre is severely restricted in China. Many Chinese often wonder how ...

Max Lu

Tiananmen Square Massacre students.

Communist China’s 12-Hour Workday Facing Mounting Opposition

Tech workers in China are opposing the industry’s 12-hour workday schedule. Dubbed the “996 schedule,” indicating the working time from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for 6 days a week, many employees complain that they are burning out from exhaustion. However, the 12-hour workday schedule has found strong support from Chinese business leaders, including the ...

Max Lu

An exhausted employee.

China’s First Quarter GDP Performance Should Not Fool Investors

When China released its GDP data for the first quarter of 2019, most economists were surprised. The country had performed better than expected. GDP growth in the January-March quarter was pegged at 6.4 percent, beating estimates that projected a 6.0-6.3 percent growth. While this brought some cheer to the markets, experts warn that investors should ...

Max Lu

China's Birdnest Stadium.

Canada Report Points to China as Major Threat to Country

A report prepared by a cross-party committee of Canadian MPs has pegged China as one of the most significant national security cyber threats to the country. It accuses Beijing of mobilizing Chinese students and using businesspeople to influence Canada’s politics. The Chinese threat to Canada “China is known globally for its efforts to influence Chinese ...

Jack Roberts

The Canadian flag.

How Chinese Discriminate Against One Another Based on Region

Regional discrimination in China is a little-discussed topic in the West since the media rarely even covers this subject. Imagine an employer in California bluntly saying to someone from Mississippi that they don’t hire Mississippians. Such incidents of regional discrimination are quite prevalent in China and the government takes little action against such things. Regional ...

Max Lu

Worker from Henan.

Pompeo Lashes Out Against Continued Chinese Support for Maduro Regime

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has lambasted the Chinese government for supporting the oppressive Maduro regime in Venezuela, accusing Beijing of pushing the Latin American country into chaos. Meanwhile, the Venezuelan government is reportedly increasing its military headcount.   Chinese involvement in Venezuela “China’s bankrolling of the Maduro regime helped to precipitate and prolong ...

Jack Roberts

Nicolas Maduro.

How Chinese Communists Use Tech to Suppress Uyghur Muslims

China’s subjugation of the Xinjiang Uyghur Muslim community has to be one of the worst racial, religious persecutions of the decade. What makes it even more unique and horrifying is that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has used cutting-edge technology to suppress Uyghurs. AI surveillance The most important component of CCP’s surveillance of Uyghurs is ...

Max Lu

Using AI technology.