China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a sovereign state located in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of over 1.35 billion. The PRC is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party, with its seat of government in the capital city of Beijing. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities, and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions.
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White House earmarks over $1B for quantum technology research
Recent bipartisan efforts from the US House of Representatives and Senate have led to the formation of a subcommittee to ...
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China brags its cryptocurrency ban has practically killed local Bitcoin trading
A report from the People's Bank of China indicates that just one percent of global cryptocurrency transactions are conducted ...
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Teen requires surgery to remove knotted USB cable from penis
I think it's fair to say that few of us have made decisions we didn't later come to regret. But personally, I can proudly ...
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China breaks up underground $1.5 billion World Cup crypto-gambling ring
A illegal World Cup gambling ring has been busted holding more than $1.5 billion in live bets - all in cryptocurrencies. ...
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Report: Facebook ad clicks tumble, but the internet keeps on growing
The new 2018 Q3 Global Digital Statshot report from Hootsuite and We Are Social shows that there was plenty of change in ...
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Censorship in China
China’s internet has always been heavily censored by its government. The Great Firewall is part of the People’s Republic ...
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Cryptocurrency media outlets banned from WeChat for spreading hype
Several prominent media outlets in China have had their WeChat accounts permanently frozen for hyping cryptocurrency too ...
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Now is the perfect time for foreign developers to focus on the Chinese app market
Although there are issues with China's tech scene — like its harsh censorship. Now is the perfect time for us developers ...
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Study: Air pollution responsible for 'huge' drop in intelligence
Air pollution could be a leading cause in a societal reduction in intelligence levels, according to new research. A study ...
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We are thinking about Bitcoin’s energy usage in all the wrong ways
It's en vogue to critique Bitcoin mining for its potentially harmful impact on the environment - but that's not the whole ...
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Google just turned 20 -- time for it to grow up
Google's birthday may be a happy one for shareholders, but the rest of us have plenty of cause for alarm and concern as the ...
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Tencent teams with Chinese government to choke kids' game time
Remember last week when we found out China was going to be putting the squeeze on game companies in an effort to combat childhood ...
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Google allegedly working on censored search engine for Chinese market
Recently leaked documents reveal Google might be ready to make a government-friendly, censored version of its search engine ...
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Elephant tusk DNA may hold the key to stiffer penalties for poachers
A study published Wednesday in Science Advances detailed a creative approach to stopping the illegal ivory trade. While ...
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September in Africa: Alibaba saves wildlife and Google Partners comes to Nigeria
Pan-African ecommerce giant Jumia may be about to launch an initial public offering (IPO), if reports are to be believed, ...
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China’s ‘barrage videos’ are chaotic af — and say a lot about loneliness
China's barrage videos reveal a lot about the population's psyche regarding loneliness. These videos show live comments that ...
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Amazon gets patriotic while Google embraces censorship
Wired 25 was attended by some of the biggest names in tech, and Amazon and Google's bosses both took the opportunity to get ...
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Tencent to limit some mobile gamers to an hour of play time per day
Tencent is set to roll out sweeping changes to how it deals with younger gamers. According to The Wall Street Journal, Tencent ...
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China has a new surveillance tool that identifies citizens by how they walk
Chinese authorities have begun deploying a new surveillance tool designed to identify people by how they walk, or the shapes ...
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Fortnite bests Russia and Japan to become world's 8th most-populated place
Epic Games today revealed that the number of players registered in Fortnite is now around 200 million. Let that number ...
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Ethiopia to launch its first-ever satellite with China’s help
Ethiopia has announced its intention to launch its first satellite during 2019 costing a total of $8 million and China will ...
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Apple faces ban on sales of older iPhones in China over a tussle with Qualcomm
Qualcomm announced that a Chinese court has awarded it two preliminary injunctions against Apple that might be banned from ...
