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Troops most likely coming into Beijing ahead of the Communist Party Conference. I hope they remember to social distance the thing though - 2300 delegates.....statistically.
. Glad HK's relaxation of Covid isolation got through though.For those interested in languages, culture, history, linguistics, nuance, etymology, heuristics - and particularly idioms - and more ...
... Get stuck into this.
As a stupid dog, I found this thread to be extraordinarily enlightening. It's lengthy and gets better and better as the debate goes on.
So much cultural learning to be had from so many different languages and societies through the lens of idioms.
Many intelligent, educated and informed opinions from different perspectives.
Superb. Enjoy!
And, as always, be nice to each other.
Woof
... Get stuck into this.
As a stupid dog, I found this thread to be extraordinarily enlightening. It's lengthy and gets better and better as the debate goes on.
So much cultural learning to be had from so many different languages and societies through the lens of idioms.
Many intelligent, educated and informed opinions from different perspectives.
Superb. Enjoy!
And, as always, be nice to each other.
Woof
China drops the gauntlet on NSA’s serial cyberattacks
Beijing accuses US spy agency of using trojans, malware and other cyber weapons to bombard defense industry-linked university
Asia Times. September 30, 2022
Beijing accuses US spy agency of using trojans, malware and other cyber weapons to bombard defense industry-linked university
Asia Times. September 30, 2022
gosub
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China just boosted bank liquidity by 843%, adding further pressure on the yuan as the currency suffers its weakest year in almost 3 decades
The People's Bank of China made the biggest cash injection into its banks since 2019 ahead of a key Communist Party celebration slated for next week.
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
I'm just about to check out these (free) podcasts by Sue-Lin Wong, The Economist's China correspondent, who's mapping a political biography of Xi Jinping. It may take me some time.
gosub
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U.K. spy chief warns China’s use of technology threatens global security
The head of GCHQ, Britain's electronic spy agency, also says Russia’s forces are “exhausted” and facing a “desperate situation.”
www.nbcnews.com
teqniq
DisMembered
This however could cause them problems:
China’s chip industry set for deep pain from US export controls
China’s chip industry set for deep pain from US export controls
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Plus this:
The headline's about Russia's war effort stalling, but the main thrust is further down the article:
Head of GCHQ, Sir Jeremy Fleming:
"The bulk of his lecture on Tuesday focuses on China. He will describe the UK as being at a "sliding doors moment" in which different paths taken will define the future.
He argues the Chinese Communist Party is aiming to manipulate the technology that underpins people's lives to embed its influence at home and abroad and provide opportunities for surveillance.
He will also warn that China is seeking to create "client economies and governments" by exporting technology to countries around the world, saying these countries risk "mortgaging the future" by buying in Chinese technology with "hidden costs".
He will say this includes areas like: new standards for the internet which could provide tracking methods and greater government control; Chinese digital currencies - which could be used to monitor the transactions of users and try to evade the type of sanctions imposed on Russia; and plans for a Chinese satellite system, citing fears it could be used to track individuals.
Chinese control of these areas is not inevitable, he will say, adding: "Our future strategic technology advantage rests on what we as a community do next."
Chinese technology poses major risk - GCHQ Chief
Sir Jeremy Fleming says the country's leadership is aiming to manipulate technology to gain influence.
www.bbc.co.uk
The headline's about Russia's war effort stalling, but the main thrust is further down the article:
Head of GCHQ, Sir Jeremy Fleming:
"The bulk of his lecture on Tuesday focuses on China. He will describe the UK as being at a "sliding doors moment" in which different paths taken will define the future.
He argues the Chinese Communist Party is aiming to manipulate the technology that underpins people's lives to embed its influence at home and abroad and provide opportunities for surveillance.
He will also warn that China is seeking to create "client economies and governments" by exporting technology to countries around the world, saying these countries risk "mortgaging the future" by buying in Chinese technology with "hidden costs".
He will say this includes areas like: new standards for the internet which could provide tracking methods and greater government control; Chinese digital currencies - which could be used to monitor the transactions of users and try to evade the type of sanctions imposed on Russia; and plans for a Chinese satellite system, citing fears it could be used to track individuals.
Chinese control of these areas is not inevitable, he will say, adding: "Our future strategic technology advantage rests on what we as a community do next."
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
let's just fast forward fifteen years down the line to the point where sir jeremy fleming is languishing in a chinese-run re-education camp in the chilterns and we all wish something had been done back in the dayPlus this:
Chinese technology poses major risk - GCHQ Chief
Sir Jeremy Fleming says the country's leadership is aiming to manipulate technology to gain influence.www.bbc.co.uk
The headline's about Russia's war effort stalling, but the main thrust is further down the article:
Head of GCHQ, Sir Jeremy Fleming:
"The bulk of his lecture on Tuesday focuses on China. He will describe the UK as being at a "sliding doors moment" in which different paths taken will define the future.
He argues the Chinese Communist Party is aiming to manipulate the technology that underpins people's lives to embed its influence at home and abroad and provide opportunities for surveillance.
He will also warn that China is seeking to create "client economies and governments" by exporting technology to countries around the world, saying these countries risk "mortgaging the future" by buying in Chinese technology with "hidden costs".
He will say this includes areas like: new standards for the internet which could provide tracking methods and greater government control; Chinese digital currencies - which could be used to monitor the transactions of users and try to evade the type of sanctions imposed on Russia; and plans for a Chinese satellite system, citing fears it could be used to track individuals.
Chinese control of these areas is not inevitable, he will say, adding: "Our future strategic technology advantage rests on what we as a community do next."
JimW
支那暗杀团
Only just come across this but it's got chapters by various worthwhile commentators (plus a couple I read and tut along to) and Frank Pieke is always insightful IME: The NUS E-Press: CPC Futures
Look at how things stand as we come into the 20th congress and where things might go. Open access scholarship always nice.
Look at how things stand as we come into the 20th congress and where things might go. Open access scholarship always nice.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
If there isn't a thread linking to things like ucl press, to other open access sources of scholarship, there should be
Impossible to know really, because if they were publicly known they'd be arrested and wouldn't exist as a group. It is probably most likely to be the actions of an individual.
The "print and share" instruction appears to be an attempt to make it go viral without the inherent risk involved in active organisation and discussion. Although that said, I don't see "print and share" written in Chinese anywhere, although there could be something from scanning the QR code.
Edit - assuming those posters were put up in China, that is
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
They were put up in the UK!
Interesting - to some extent the same rules apply about secrecy, if it is an organised group of Chinese living in the UK they likely have family ties in China which can be used by the authorities to exert pressure on them.
I would have assumed that they were put up by HK migrants, but it is written in the simplified characters rather than the traditional used in HK, which suggests they aren't HKers.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
Yes and most western cities with a sizeable Chinese diaspora probably have a few government spies I imagine
hash tag
Books, not bombs
I'm interested to know who and why someone suddenly dug this up. However you look at it, WTF
Former RAF pilots found to be training Chinese counterparts
Former UK Royal Air Force (RAF) frontline combat pilots have been found to be training their counterparts from the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in China.
www.janes.com
hash tag
Books, not bombs
No protesting against China then
BBC News - Chinese diplomat involved in protester attack, says UK MP
BBC News - Chinese diplomat involved in protester attack, says UK MP
Chinese diplomat involved in protester attack, says UK MP
It follows speculation that a man who fought UK protesters was China's consul-general.
www.bbc.co.uk
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
To be fair, the US offered a bounty on the MIG-15. Anyone who could bring them one got $50,000, political assylum, and citizenship in a non-communist country.
The National Interest: Blog
nationalinterest.org
I think there were several such defections. It's unusual that this is entirely motivated by money, but Capitalists will be Capitalists. I couldn't read all of the article you posted, but I wouldn't be surprised if Blackrock, or its proxies, were involved in this. They have no allegiance, except to money and power.
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friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Far too British and way behind the times. Let's just jail them and use them as bartering commodity.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Yes and most western cities with a sizeable Chinese diaspora probably have a few government spies I imagine
China has been supposedly employing residents of various countries to mob those slighting China, mostly Twitter storms and counter protests but as with the Manchester embassy it’s likely a few more violent incidents will occur the longer it goes on
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
Sorry about the Fail link, but this story has been making the rounds for a while:
www.dailymail.co.uk
As a student in the 80's there were loads of Chinese students on campus. You couldn't swing a cat through the engineering or chem department without hitting a foreign student. For a number of years there was a Confucious Institute on campus, until the funding was pulled a couple years ago.
China's 'espionage plot' at a US weapons and nuclear lab
At least one of the scientists who worked at Los Alamos and had since gone to work for China had a top secret 'Q' level security clearance from the Department of Energy, the report claims.
As a student in the 80's there were loads of Chinese students on campus. You couldn't swing a cat through the engineering or chem department without hitting a foreign student. For a number of years there was a Confucious Institute on campus, until the funding was pulled a couple years ago.
gosub
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China’s Economic Data Gets Harder to Find as Growth Slows
Getting a clear picture of the country’s economic woes has become more difficult as official figures and private analysis vanish.
www.wsj.com
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