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British man arrested in the US is accused of spying for China
John Miller, 63 (left), from Kent,has been charged in the US for spying for China. He is also accused of trying to stop protests against President Xi Jinping (right), to whom he allegedly referred as ‘the boss'(Picture: AFP)
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Warning over new Covid strain spreading to US after cases surge in China
There has been a wave of new Covid cases in Asia.
Warning over new Covid strain spreading to US after cases surge in China
There has been a wave of new Covid cases in Asia.
Here’s how the US’s new Golden Dome will work – and tackle its greatest threats
The £130,000,000,000 project will be ‘fully operational by 2029’.
Donald Trump demands iPhones be made in the US – but is it even possible?
President Donald Trump demanded that Apple made its iPhones in the US or face a 25% tariff.
Donald Trump demands iPhones be made in the US – but is it even possible?
President Donald Trump demanded that Apple made its iPhones in the US or face a 25% tariff.
Trump calls European Union ‘in many ways nastier than China’
President Donald Trump signed an order for drugmakers to lower prices for Americans to pay the same as Europeans and others do.
White House reaches deal with China after trade war
Donald Trump had imposed a 145% tariff on China.
Robot ‘goes berserk’ and starts flailing arms and legs during demo
Don’t think we’ll be inviting it home yet.
Robot ‘goes berserk’ and starts flailing arms and legs during demo
Don’t think we’ll be inviting it home yet.
Mega new supermarket is launching in UK that’s like ‘Tesco and Amazon Prime combined’
The retailer claims to offer customers a ‘faster, more convenient and cost-effective’ experience.
Three dead and 14 missing after two boats capsize during sudden storm in China
Fifty people have already been dragged to safety by rescue teams.
Popular online retailer stops shipping all items from China to US due to Trump’s tariffs
Temu has halted shipments from China to the US after President Donald Trump closed a tariffs loophole.
Popular online retailer stops shipping all items from China to US due to Trump’s tariffs
Temu has halted shipments from China to the US after President Donald Trump closed a tariffs loophole.
Big Brother is always watching in dystopian megacity bigger than Scotland
Big Brother is not just watching in the Chinese megacity of Chongqing – he is everywhere, all at once.
Boasting a population of 30 million people, and stretching across 31,815 square miles, it is one of the largest cities in the world, and even bigger than entire countries – like Scotland.
What also sets the former wartime capital of China, during World War II,apart is the sprawling CCTV network that operates inside.
Stepping inside Chongqing, every street, alleyway and apartment building is watched by cameras.
The way it works is that neighbourhoods are divided into a grid-like pattern with 15-20 households per square.
Each grid has a monitor which reports back on residents’ activities to local committees.
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A report to the Chinese National People’s Congress from earlier in March offers a glimpse of how this system works and how Chinese authorities are ramping up surveillance even further.
It said another 27,900 surveillance cameras alongside 245 sensors were installed as part of the comprehensive ‘grid’ surveillance, Radio Free Asia reported.
Cities in China are under the heaviest surveillance system in the world, with estimated 626 million cameras to 1.43 billion people.
But Chongqing beats even science and technology hubs like Beijing and Shanghai.
It is all part of a sophisticated mass surveillance project, conducted by the Chinese government through Internet surveillance, CCTV and through other digital technologies.
Another element of what makes Chongqing so dystopian is the way the city is set up.
Its mountainous geography has forced architects to utilise vertical space and create a multi-layered urban structure.
Buildings and infrastructure are integrated into this terrain, with roads and metro lines erected above ground or tunneled through slopes and even residential skyscrapers, also to maximise space.
This has resulted in a ‘5D city’ where different levels of infrastructure are interconnected even high up in the sky.
The city also boasts 298 skyscrapers over 100 metres tall and 26 buildings exceeding 200 metres, ranking 15th worldwide for the number of skyscrapers and sixth in mainland China.
To put that into context, there are currently just 12 towers in London that exceed 200m.
For the growing number of tourists, the 5D city’ is a fascinating phenomenon, but for residents – particularly the working class who live on the lower levels of Chongqing – it means that sunlight has become luxury.
The megacity is also perpetually grey, enshrouded by a thick layer of fog for over 100 days of the year – even before China’s industrial explosion – forcing residents to live in the dark for at least a third of the year.
10 most surveilled cities in the world
Based on the number of cameras per 1,000 people, these cities are the top 10 most surveilled in the world, according to 2023 analysis by UK-based technology research firm Comparitech.
- Cities in China – 626 million cameras to 1.43 billion people = 439.07 cameras per 1,000 people
- Hyderabad, India – 900,000 cameras for 10,801,163 people = 83.32 cameras per 1,000 people
- Indore, India – 200,000 cameras per 3,302,077 people = 60.57 cameras per 1,000 people
- Delhi, India – 449,934 cameras for 22,547,000 people = 19.96 cameras per 1,000 people
- Singapore, Singapore – 109,072 cameras for 6,080,859 people = 17.94 cameras per 1,000 people
- Moscow, Russia – 214,000 cameras for 12,680,389 people = 16.88 cameras per 1,000 people
- Baghdad, Iraq – 120,000 cameras for 7,711,305 people = 15.56 cameras per 1,000 people
- Seoul, South Korea – 144,513 cameras for 9,988,049 people = 14.47 cameras per 1,000 people
- St Petersburg, Russia – 75,000 cameras for 5,561,294 people = 13.49 cameras per 1,000 people
- London, England – 127,423 cameras for 9,648,110 people = 13.21 cameras per 1,000 people
How China is using the UK to protect its nuclear designs despite US sanctions
Beijing’s nuclear power giants are using Britain to safeguard their designs
Trump calls Amazon’s tariff plans a ‘hostile’ act in stern warning to Jeff Bezos’ company
Amazon reportedly plans to display the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs next to products on its online marketplace.
The world’s narrowest city, where residents use ‘every inch of space available’
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China plans to build nuclear plant on the moon to power base shared with Russia
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Map reveals London hotspots feared to have been bugged by Chinese spies
Londoners have been warned Chinese spies may be listening in to them across the centre of the city.
Chinese spies are ‘bugging London’s pubs and park benches,’ security sources say
Best not to discuss top secret business at the Red Lion in Westminster…
Chinese spies are ‘bugging London’s pubs and park benches,’ security sources say
Best not to discuss top secret business at the Red Lion in Westminster…
Stephen Hendry picks who will be first World Snooker Championship winner from China
Zhao Xintong will be China’s first winner of the World Snooker Championship, says Stephen Hendry (Getty)
Stephen Hendry believes Zhao Xintong will be China’s first winner of the World Snooker Championship.
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Stephen Hendry picks who will be first World Snooker Championship winner from China
Zhao Xintong will be China’s first winner of the World Snooker Championship, says Stephen Hendry (Getty)
Stephen Hendry believes Zhao Xintong will be China’s first winner of the World Snooker Championship.
Ding Junhui has come…
Stephen Hendry picks who will be first World Snooker Championship winner from China
Zhao Xintong will be China’s first winner of the World Snooker Championship, says Stephen Hendry (Getty)
Stephen Hendry believes Zhao Xintong will be China’s first winner of the World Snooker Championship.
Ding Junhui has come…