News Analysis The phenomenon of “involution,” or “nei juan”—a Chinese buzzword meaning “inward curl” that describes intense competition to survive ongoing socioeconomic woes in mainland China—has rapidly rippled over Hong Kong. This trend is
A UK judge said that barring job applicants from “hostile” countries from working in sensitive roles is not racist but necessary due to potential espionage risks. It is not discriminatory to prevent individuals from nations such as China, Russia, North
The United States and China are locked in a race for supremacy in artificial intelligence (AI), the driving technology behind the next industrial revolution. With sweeping impacts across national security, economics, and civil liberties, the U.S.–China AI
The European Union said on June 18 that China’s online marketplace AliExpress failed to do more to curb the sale of illegal products on its platform, placing the company at risk of a hefty fine. AliExpress, owned by China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba,