China exploits terror threat in West to gain access to foreign tech firms

China exploits terror threat in West to gain access to foreign tech firms

Special to WorldTribune.com China passed a new anti-terrorism law on Dec. 27 that critics say exploits fears of terrorism in order to extract  sensitive information from technology companies. Tech firms strenuously objected to the law that was unanimously passed by Beijing’s rubber-stamp parliament. The new law states that telecom operators and Internet service providers must […]

Beijing blames religion and ‘hostile foreign forces’ after bloodbath in Xinjiang

Beijing blames religion and ‘hostile foreign forces’ after bloodbath in Xinjiang

Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com Bloody outbreaks of violence in eastern Xinjiang have shattered two major slogans associated with the current and former Chinese presidents: Xi Jinping’s “China Dream” and ex-president Hu Jintao’s “harmonious society.” Some 40 people, mostly Han-Chinese police and residents in Xinjiang, 44 percent of whose population of 22 million […]