Following a public backlash, China’s health authorities to remove propaganda suggesting that giving birth could make women smarter, prevent tumours and relieve menstrual cramps. The National Health Commission (NHC) made the claims in an article posted online on Wednesday to urge Chinese women to have children and combat a looming demographic crisis. But by Friday … Read more
Chinese internet regulators are removing social media accounts that use fake information to hype the country’s military strength, including false reports of “cyberwarfare” in the South China Sea. A sample post from June on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, read: “Breaking news: China and the US engaged in 12 hours of cyber warfare, causing Luzon … Read more
Australian businesses welcomed the removal of China’s trade impediments on its live lobsters, which are set to be dropped after more than three years following a meeting between Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday. The unofficial import ban will be lifted by the end of the year, and a timeline … Read more
Chinese state media has warned that selling government data risks privacy breaches and could even put national security at risk. “Government data is characterised by a large sample size, high sensitivity, and strong aggregation, making it highly susceptible to breaches of privacy data,” said a report published on Tuesday by Xinhua Daily Telegraph, an outlet … Read more
A small child and two women were injured when a man, who appeared to be armed with a knife, attacked a bus used by a Japanese school in Suzhou, eastern China on Monday, according to Tokyo’s consulate in Shanghai. According to a Reuters report, the Japanese woman was standing at the bus stop with her … Read more
