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Posted inMyanmar

China showing Myanmar junta how to firewall the internet

by Bertil Lintner December 24, 2021December 30, 2021

CHIANG MAI – The Myanmar military’s firepower may be far superior compared to the scattered resistance armies that have popped up nationwide to fight the Tatmadaw since it staged a February 1 coup, but in cyberspace, pro-democracy forces have a tech-savvy upper hand. Whether the Tatmadaw is killing civilians, burning villages or arresting activists in […]

A Chinese police officer wears a pair of facial-recognition smart glasses at Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Zhengzhou in China's central Henan province. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Middle East, Myanmar, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Beijing’s online Big Brother beefs up, expands reach overseas

by Chris Taylor @chrisvtaylor November 3, 2018February 18, 2020
A man logs on to Facebook in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters / Carlos Barria
Posted inBeijing, China, Russia, World, Wuhan

Why you should care about China’s VPN crackdown

by Omair Uthmani August 26, 2017February 18, 2020

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