Category: Politics
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You just went to a protest marking the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. You were scared, but you went. You wore a mask and took a winding route home. No one could have seen you. You arrive home to your Hong Kong apartment and decide to check your bank…
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The SEC has threatened to sue Coinbase Global, Inc. over its plans to introduce a crypto lending product called Coinbase Lend : The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has told Coinbase Global Inc (COIN.O) that it plans to sue the cryptocurrency exchange if it goes ahead with plans to launch…
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China’s government has just launched the latest salvo against its own technology industry: China on Monday issued strict new measures aimed at curbing what authorities describe as youth videogame addiction, which they blame for a host of societal ills, including distracting young people from school and family responsibilities. The new regulation,…
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Imagine you’re running a marathon. You’ve led the whole race. But a strong runner is coming up on your right. The finish line approaches. Suddenly, there is a loud “crack.” The other runner has been shot in the head. You win. This is essentially what has happened to the Chinese…
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China’s government has launched a severe crackdown on its leading tech companies. Didi Chuxing, the equivalent of Uber, has been removed from app stores and ed tech companies are now required to be nonprofit, likely wiping out their investors. A major index of Chinese tech stocks is down over 40%…
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Amid deepening poverty, escalating COVID cases and a lack of vaccines, Cubans are doing something very brave: protesting against the Communist dictatorship in the largest demonstrations in six decades. I can’t even imagine how afraid they must be, but they’re out there. And activists need to be able to coordinate…
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Didi Chuxing, or “Honk Honk Taxi”, was one of the greatest success stories of Chinese tech. Founded in 2012, it broke out just months later by providing rides during a heavy Beijing snowstorm. A regular taxi was impossible to get, but Didi came through. After that, the company was on…
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The Chinese Communist Party has launched a severe crackdown on the technology industry: Didi Chuxing, the Chinese equivalent of Uber, had its app removed from all Chinese app stores shortly after its US IPO ByteDance, parent company of TikTok, shelved its IPO plans under regulatory pressure. Its CEO has resigned.…
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+ Angel Investing, Asia, CCP, China, Communism, Investing, Startup, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital, Xi Jinping+
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Major news over the holiday weekend as the Chinese government required all app stores in China to remove the Didi Chuxing app. Didi is the Chinese equivalent to Uber, and dominates shared rides in the country, along with a major presence abroad: China has ordered app-store operators to remove the…
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Along the New Jersey Turnpike, it comes into view: a massive complex of tanks, smokestacks, and tangled pipes. This is New Jersey’s biggest polluter: the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery. The Phillips refinery releases far more toxic chemicals than anywhere else in the state, and more than twice as many as…
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