Hong Kong authorities praise schools for major progress in fostering patriotism

    Hong Kong authorities praise schools for major progress in fostering patriotism

    Hong Kong authorities have commended schools for making significant progress in fostering patriotism among students over the past academic year, with national education now steadily woven into daily teaching and learning. An annual report, released on Monday, also highlighted teachers’ stronger grasp of national security education, enabling them to guide students on its significance amid…

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    China warns foreign forces deploy AI deepfakes to stir panic and steal data

      China warns foreign forces deploy AI deepfakes to stir panic and steal data

      Foreign forces have used deepfakes and other artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create public panic and obtain sensitive information, posing a threat to China’s national security, the country’s top intelligence agency has warned. Deepfake technology, which uses AI’s deep learning algorithms to simulate and forge images, audio and video, can be abused or used maliciously…

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      Hikvision surveillance cameras in Shanghai, in 2021.

      U.S. Clamps Down on Investment in Chinese Tech Companies

      WASHINGTON—President Trump signed into law new powers to screen and restrict U.S. investment in Chinese technology firms, marking the most significant effort yet to police how American capital flows into businesses that bolster Beijing’s military and surveillance state. PREMIUM Hikvision surveillance cameras in Shanghai, in 2021. Lawmakers in both parties have grown increasingly concerned that…

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      Guo Jiakun urged countries to respect China’s sovereignty and Hong Kong’s rule of law. Photo: dpa

        Jimmy Lai’s conviction in Hong Kong becomes flashpoint between China, West

        Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s guilty verdict in the former media boss’ landmark national security trial in Hong Kong has become a political flashpoint between China and its Western opponents, as they demand his immediate release while Beijing strongly rejects their interference. But while the High Court’s ruling on Monday could send the businessman-turned-opposition activist to jail…

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        Guo Jiakun urged countries to respect China’s sovereignty and Hong Kong’s rule of law. Photo: dpa

          Jimmy Lai’s conviction in Hong Kong becomes flashpoint between China, West

          Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s guilty verdict in the former media boss’ landmark national security trial in Hong Kong has become a political flashpoint between China and its Western opponents, as they demand his immediate release while Beijing strongly rejects their interference. But while the High Court’s ruling on Monday could send the businessman-turned-opposition activist to jail…

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          Sen. Mark Warner on a Chinese tech threat that will be bigger than Huawei

            Why senator says US should spy more on China’s companies

            Go back a decade and most Americans had never heard of Huawei. Today, the Chinese telecom giant is a symbol of how quickly China can dominate a strategic technology sector and in the process create new national security and market threats for U.S. government and industry. Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat…

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