RISC_Xi

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The dialectic of enshitification

[–] RISC_Xi@hexbear.net 68 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

German far-right AfD staffer arrested on China spy charges - DW

https://archive.md/rPKgq

choice quotes

German prosecutors on Tuesday said police had arrested an employee of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party on suspicion of espionage.

In January, the accused is said to have repeatedly passed on information about negotiations and decisions in the European Parliament to his intelligence client.

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Investigators think the suspect may have passed information on parliamentary operations to China's Ministry of State Security.

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He has adopted a China-friendly stance, describing reports of human rights violations such as internment camps for Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang as "anti-China propaganda."

He has also insisted that Taiwan belongs to Beijing under international law and that Tibet is also China's rightful territory.

Can't find where I read that they were also accused of spying against the "exile opposition" falun gong lol

germany-cool xi-lib-tears

[–] RISC_Xi@hexbear.net 57 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)
[–] RISC_Xi@hexbear.net 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why is the content ubiquitously pirated if it's legal and totally acceptable in NK?

Do you pay for content??

Could it not be the case

there's likely a ton of cases

I don't think it should be

Thank you for your feels based analysis

[–] RISC_Xi@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

US Pressured Netherlands to Block China-Bound Chip Machinery - Bloomberg 1/1/24 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-01/us-pushed-asml-to-block-chinese-sales-before-january-deadline?srnd=undefined&sref=dj8Khuvg

ASML Holding NV canceled shipments of some of its machines to China at the request of US President Joe Biden’s administration, weeks before export bans on the high-end chipmaking equipment came into effect, people familiar with the matter said.