The appalling story of how China is suppressing the Uighurs (pronounced “We-Gurs”), a non-Chinese ethnic group, is one of the most undercovered stories of the day. I too have neglected this mind-boggling story, an error I plan to correct in the weeks and months ahead with more coverage of the plight of the Uighurs and...
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Trump Says U.S., China and Russia Spend Too Much on Arms (He’s Right)
When President Trump makes comments that are sensible, even to his critics, social media tends to pay little attention. Commentary that crosses tribal lines does not fuel the engine of binary conflict that drives social media engagement. Trump’s critics don’t want to give him credit and his supporters hate his critics, so they don’t want...
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U.S. Declares Grindr a National Security Risk
The gay dating app has been purchased by a Chinese company. U.S. officials are concerned that China’s powerful Ministry of State Security may exploit Grindr data for its own purposes. U.S. officials have been increasingly wary of Chinese-owned companies handling extensive amounts of personal data for Americans, especially if military or government personnel might use...
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Google Is Still Working on Censored China Search Engine, Employees Claim
Google has been developing a search engine for the China market that complies with the Beijing government’s demands for censorship. Google employees have been resisting the project, saying they don’t want to be complicit in China’s restrictions. Google leaders have told employees they were shutting down the program, known as Dragonfly. But company sources tell...
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The Ancient History of Espionage
British intelligence historian Christopher Andrew via The National Interest, the first books to argue that intelligence should have a central role in war and peace were written not in classical Greece or Rome but in ancient China and the Indian subcontinent: The Art of War (Sunzi bingfa), traditionally ascribed to Confucius’s contemporary, the Chinese general...