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The 1033 program takes center stage again, as militarized police make headlines

The killing of George Floyd and the nationwide protests that resulted have been a major wake-up call for many with regards to the role of policing in the United States. Yesterday, Floyd’s hometown of

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Johnson Reportedly Intent on ‘Fixing’ Brexit Deal 'Defects’, as Talks With EU End in Stalemate

A fourth round of stuttering negotiations between the UK and Brussels on a post-Brexit trade and security deal ended on 5 June with both sides saying there had been no

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Targeting Chinese students in Britain is a disgrace

A bird's-eye view of Hong Kong. /VCGEditor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities

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A UK-U.S. trade deal is a lose-lose scenario

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain and

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Why are major banks supporting the national security legislation

The International Financial Centre (IFC), a landmark highrise in Hong Kong, south China, May 6, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst

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Why are major banks supporting the national security legislation

The International Financial Centre (IFC), a landmark highrise in Hong Kong, south China, May 6, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst

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Signal now has built-in face blurring for photos

Apps like Signal are proving invaluable in these days of unrest, and anything we can do to simplify and secure the way we share sensitive information is welcome. To that end Signal has added the abil

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Facebook adds labels identifying state-controlled media

Facebook will soon add labels to news outlets owned or otherwise controlled by a government, marking that information as, if not necessarily false or unreliable, at least worth considering the origin

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Trump's China flight ban is obvious political theater

China Southern Airlines flight CZ3001 takes off at Daxing International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, September 25, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and int

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Black tech leaders issue call to action to combat racial injustice in the Bay Area

As a tumultuous week of protests draws broad attention to America’s open wounds of racist police violence, a coalition of Black founders, advocates, investors and other leaders are issuing a cal

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SoftBank launches $100M+ Opportunity Growth Fund to invest in founders of color

As we continue to see protests across the US (and elsewhere) sparked by the killing of George Floyd by police in Minnesota, SoftBank is announcing a new investment vehicle to back entrepreneurs of col

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An exciting future lies ahead for Hainan Island

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain and

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Europe asks for views on platform governance and competition tools

The European Commission is asking for views on how online platforms should be regulated in future, launching a public consultation today on the forthcoming Digital Services Act (DSA).This pan-EU legi

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Tech companies mark Blackout Tuesday

Over the weekend, music industry execs Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang called on fellow industry members to protest police violence against black people by pausing operations for the day. The pair

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Double standards on protests expose U.S. politicians' hypocrisy on HK

A protest near the White House over the death of George Floyd in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analy

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Mark Zuckerberg commits Facebook to $10 million donation to ‘groups working on racial justice’

Even as Facebook continues to take a hands-off approach to monitoring violent rhetoric and disinformation on its platform, the company will make a $10 million donation “to groups working on rac

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George Floyd situation shows America's problems don't lie with China

Protesters rally on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, U.S., May 29, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham an