Recent floods have washed away remote Sichuan bitcoin mines, but small wildcat miners were already getting washed away by Big Bitcoin.
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Grey market for console gaming imports rebounds after crackdown
Just two weeks after a crackdown on imported gaming consoles in Shenzhen, the grey market has mostly recovered to its semi-legal status quo.
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CHINA VOICES | DCEP class is in session, with Zhou Xiaochuan
The central bank’s DCEP project is about a lot more than a “mainstream” central bank digital currency, wrote one of China’s foremost financial figures.
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We read the technical standards for China’s ‘health code.’ Here’s what we learned.
Standards for China’s health code system explain what data it’s collecting—and link it to a national system that could stick around long after the pandemic.
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How China built its health surveillance system
Health code platforms allowed cities to end lockdowns, but growing surveillance from digitization and centralization of data has both citizens and experts worried.
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Beijing promises to let Hong Kong tap mainland data and research funding
A new integration plan signals opportunities in data flow, R&D, and fintech in an already booming region.
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Didi’s loss of trust has industry-wide consequences
Didi is not the only company that has been summoned after the latest murder.
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System error: How online learning is failing to fill China’s tech-skill gap
The nation’s young people can’t afford to wait around for the education system to change.
