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China in a week
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has announced a new guideline to regulate the use of algorithms on technology platforms. read full text in english Here and in Chinese Here.
The CAC is a powerful government body that leads President Xi Jinping’s regulatory action against tech companies. Although in a draft stage, the guideline has suggested broader control of algorithms used in technology platforms. China’s technology expert, Kendra Schaefer, suggested that these rules even go beyond the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law.
More than personal data protection, the rules have a political angle.
“Algorithmic recommendation service providers shall not use recommendation services to engage in activities prohibited by law or administrative regulations, such as endangering national security, disrupting the economic and social order, or infringing upon the legitimate rights and interests of others, Article 6 of the draft states. document.
some experts frame Regulatory action by China as an attempt to control the messy technology sector. But other experts believe the party is trying to curb the spread of sensitive topics by regulating algorithms. In some instances, Beijing has lost control of the public narrative on social media, as we know from speculation over the number of PLA soldiers killed in the Galwan conflict.
In a separate notification on the same day, the CAC announced Regulation of celebrity ranking lists on social media platforms such as Weibo and WeChat. The notice attempts to “fix Celebrity Lists, Hot Trends, Fan Communities and Interactive Comments Related to Celebrities”. The action is part of Beijing’s new campaign against celebrity culture in China. Fans of celebrities are also included in the target of this campaign.
CAC too announced The body will investigate social media accounts and blogs that “maliciously” write bad things about China’s financial market.
Two other celebrity-related controversies have rocked Chinese social media.
Beijing fines Chinese actress $46.1 million zheng shuang for tax evasion. The action drew comparisons to the 2018 tax evasion case of famous Chinese actress Fan Bingbing.
“NS zheng shuang tax evasion case A spokesman for China’s state tax administration said, “The country is involved in many sectors, many companies and many performing arts projects, and the matter is complicated.”
The works of Zhao Wei, a Chinese film star and entrepreneur, were mysteriously removed from streaming platforms such as Tencent Video, iQiyi, and Youku. The exact cause of action is unknown. The first speculation about Zhao Wei Activities in the securities market. Wei and her husband have been banned from the securities market for five years. Other speculation is her links with Hangzhou Party chief Zhou Xiangyong, who is subject to bribery. Investigation. “What has Zhao Wei been doing in the capital markets for all these years?” The third trend was on Baidu.
There is some speculation that the actress has ran away On a charter flight to France where she owns a winery in Bordeaux. Her husband is known to have lived in France.
We will have to see which celebrity Beijing will be the next target.
Celebrity culture in China can be very competitive. On August 24, Weibo announced that it had suspended 2,150 accounts, deleted 1,300 comments, and permanently deleted 140 accounts related to fans of Xanilia Zhao Liying and Wang Yibo. The controversy was over a rumor Cooperation Between two celebrities.
China’s celebrity culture is raucous. Officials want to change this – the new York Times
Xi Jinping attended the Central Ethnic Action Conference on Saturday. Xi called for promoting the exchange and integration of all ethnic groups.
“It is necessary to improve the development and open policy system on the border and further promote action to strengthen the border and rejuvenate the border and enrich the people.” said Xi Jinping. Tibet is a major focus of ethnic action policy in China.
According to wall street journalChina plans to ban companies with “large amounts of sensitive consumer data” from listing in the US. “The new rules are likely to help Beijing exercise more control over the complex corporate structure that China’s biggest tech companies use to circumvent restrictions on foreign investment,” informed of NS wall street journal.
Jack Ma and the mission of Chinese tech titans to give billions financial Times
On 26 August, China’s Supreme People’s Court and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security published an extended essay titled ‘996’ about labor violations and excessive overtime. The ‘996’ culture is the practice of working six days a week from 9 am to 9 pm. Workers at technology companies have criticized the work culture in the past.
The Tibet Military Region of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted a “joint three-pronged offensive and defensive” operational exercise titled “Snow Mission-2021”. According to a report, work out It consisted of ten bridge groups and 10,000 elite troops of the PLA. The PLA daily called for the elimination of the “blue army”, a reference to the fake army fighting against the PLA in exercises.
“The purpose of the video was to warn the Indian side that the mountain brigades in the Tibet Military District, especially the Baiyunshan Regiment, are all well trained and ready for battle,” said a Chinese researcher. said south china morning post.
a Video The exercise was widely shared by Chinese state media.
China’s Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced The introduction of Xi Jinping’s view on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era in the curriculum of middle and primary schools.
English tutors loved to teach children in China. Now Beijing won’t let them do this- protocol
Read also: The Chinese Are Arguing With The Taliban On Weibo But Beijing Still Hesitating On Afghanistan
China in world news
A Pentagon official talks with Major General Huang Xueping on August 27. This is the first contact between the US military and the PLA since President Biden took office in January. informed of Reuters.
“A new assessment by US spy agencies of the origins of COVID-19 to the White House on Tuesday does not draw a definitive conclusion as to whether the new coronavirus naturally jumped to humans, or was caused, in part, by a laboratory leak. Lack of detailed information from China, two senior US officials said “reported Wall Street Journal.
American business tycoon John L. Thornton was in Beijing for an unofficial Sino-American financial round table Along with senior Chinese officials such as Vice Premier Liu He.
Wall Street and Washington DC don’t always agree on China.
“Beijing … obstructs global investigation, opposes information sharing and blames other countries, including the United States,” said Summary prepared by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on the COVID Origination Report, Reported NS Washington Post.
according to a Statement By the Pentagon on Friday, China’s manufacturing of nuclear weapons could surpass Russia’s arsenal.
A look at the Mandarin media coverage of China’s Singapore – Kirsten Hano
Detailed analysis
Beijing’s American stir – Matt Pottinger
Fog of words: Kabul 2021, Beijing 1949 – Jeremy R. barmes
How will China deal with Taliban? – ian johnson
Analysis: US Vice President’s ‘soft’ rhetoric on China in Southeast Asia is ‘misleading’ Caixin
Read also: Alibaba and Chris Wu, the face of China’s new #MeToo movement. But politics has the final say
social conversation
The Zhao Wei controversy and crackdown on celebrity culture generated the most interest on Chinese social media.
The hashtag “What’s wrong with Zhao Wei” garnered 1.12 billion views and 93,000 comments on Weibo.
The hashtag “Supreme law is clear 996 is a serious crime” was saw 410 million times on Weibo. A trend related to ‘996’ culture being declared illegal.
An Afghan named Jalal Bazwan, who blogged in Chinese on Weibo, was attacked by nationalist trolls for his critical remarks about the Taliban. “Some Chinese threatened me that they would beat me if I came back to China. I am not afraid of anyone like that,” Bajwan said Bloomberg in an interview.
US climate envoy John F. Kerry is likely to travel to China for climate change talks next month. According to Reuters.
experts this week
“So, the explosion at the Kabul airport made the Taliban guarantees a bit unreliable, and they seem to be somewhat unresponsive. Whether it is the United States, Russia or China, they will take this question seriously to the Taliban because An important condition for all parties to maintain communication with the Taliban is that the Taliban must ensure that Afghanistan will never become a hotbed of terrorist activities in other countries,” wrote Pan Guang, who heads the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Research Center. , director of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.
India in China
“Colonization brought unity to India, so after independence, India inherited the colonial legacy; The goal of colonization is to divide China, so modern China must be free from colonization. Different attitudes towards colonialism influenced the formation of the political culture of modern India and modern China and laid the foundation for the political and cultural conflict between the two. said Wu Kina in a video blog. Wu’s blog looked at the history of India-China relations and specifically examined the role of Buddhism in the relationship. Wu is a columnist and associate professor at National Taiwan University.
business street
India, South Korea and some other Southeast Asian countries are experiencing a surge in initial public offerings due to lack of technology in China. wrote Julia Fioretti and Ishika Mukherjee for Bloomberg.
India Mapmaker Powering Apple Maps, Amazon Alexa Eyes IPO bloomberg
podworld
Burning down the British mission in Beijing Stories of China (Sinica)
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China will celebrate the 76th anniversary of the war with Japan on 5 September. China calls the conflict with Japan a “war of resistance”.
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