An internet expert says he has uncovered an open database in China that details the personal information of more than 1.8 million women, as well as something called their “BreedReady” status. Victor Gevers, a Dutch researcher with nonprofit GDI.Foundation, tweeted his findings over the weekend. According to his research, the database stored women’s names, ages and marital status, among other… Read more »
“Sesame Credit” is the PRC’s social credit system, in which people are scored based on such characteristics as their adoption of Xi Jinping Thought, their loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party, their actions in support of – or against – the CCP, and the score of their friends and family. Participation in this system is coerced and widespread, integrating many… Read more »
The People’s Republic of China is an ex authoritarian-socialist country, which has since dropped the socialism and buoyed the authoritarianism as far as it can go. Many of the PRC’s recent actions reflect this, such as the internment and “re-education” of possibly millions of Uyghur Muslims in the western province of Xinjiang, the introduction of “Sesame Credit”, and its foreign… Read more »
The Philippines has taken an interesting role over the past few years in regards to Sino-American diplomacy. It’s a hotly-contested state, in terms of influence, due to its resources, size, and strategic position. For the Chinese, it’s the gateway to the south Pacific, with its vast sea resources and wide array of shipping lanes. For the US, it’s the opposite:… Read more »
