China crime gangs use cyberslaves across SE Asia

This story was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Tens of thousands of people from across Asia have been coerced into defrauding people in America and around the world out of millions of dollars. Those who resist are facing beatings, food deprivation or worse. The ads on the Telegram messaging service’s White […]

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China waiving African debt isn’t about refinancing

In mid-August, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs produced news with a series of announcements. Wang Yi, Beijing’s most senior diplomat, promised intensive debt relief for some from the world’s poorest nations. The announcement has been made at the ministerial meeting of the Forum for China Africa Cooperation. In addition to raising food assistance to the continent, […]

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