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Hace 15 horas · The Naxalite–Maoist insurgency is an ongoing conflict between Maoist groups known as Naxalites or Naxals (a group of communists supportive of Maoist political sentiment and ideology) and the Indian government.The influence zone of the Naxalites is called the red corridor, which has been steadily declining in terms of geographical coverage and number of violent incidents, and in 2021 it was ...
Hace 48 minutos · The global implications of this development have grown clearer as Beijing has embarked on a steadily expanding mission to promote its political system alongside its economic success in countries across the Global South. As early as 1985, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping explained, in plain language, that the Chinese political system would resist ...
Hace 5 horas · Beijing wants us all to move on from the non-fatal stabbing of three U.S. citizens in the northeastern Chinese city of Jilin on Monday. But it may not be so easy. The victims —three Americans and a fourth non-U.S. citizen —were teachers from Iowa’s Cornell College which partners with Jilin’s Beihua University. Censors at work.
Hace 15 horas · Mass surveillance is the intricate surveillance of an entire or a substantial fraction of a population in order to monitor that group of citizens. The surveillance is often carried out by local and federal governments or governmental organizations, but it may also be carried out by corporations (either on behalf of governments or at their own initiative).
Hace 15 horas · Guangzhou is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road.. The port of Guangzhou serves as transportation hub and Guangzhou is one of China's three largest cities.
Hace 8 horas · After eight years of scouring databases of tens of thousands of Roman inscriptions on places ranging from walls to tombstones, I found evidence of over 200 survivors in 12 cities. These municipalities are primarily in the general area of Pompeii. But they tended to be north of Mount Vesuvius, outside the zone of the greatest destruction.
Hace 15 horas · Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the People's Republic of China (PRC) face legal and social challenges that are not experienced by non-LGBT residents. While both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal, same-sex couples are currently unable to marry or adopt, and households headed by such couples are ineligible for the same legal protections available to ...
