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Microsoft Researchers Partner with Sanctioned Chinese Universities to Empower Surveillance State

Microsoft Research Asia, an influential research institute based in Beijing and Shanghai, has continued to conduct AI research at high risk of abuse, including facial recognition, with sanctioned Chinese universities linked to the communist country’s military. Despite these ties Microsoft insists there are guardrails against such sensitive research at the institute.  

Microsoft Research Asia helps China's surveillance state

Mexican Government Rushes to Defend Cartel-Connected Banks Targeted for Sanctions by U.S. Treasury Department

Mexico’s government is rushing to the aid of two Mexican-based banks and a brokerage firm that the U.S. Department of the Treasury accused of working with various cartels to launder money or helping them move money to China to pay for fentanyl precursors. Mexican officials questioned the validity of the Treasury Department’s sanctions, stating that the claims lack sufficient evidence to support the allegations.

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Iran War Is a Make-or-Break Moment for China’s Anti-U.S. BRICS Coalition

The Islamist dictatorship of Iran is facing a potentially existential conflict after President Donald Trump approved airstrikes on Saturday targeting some of its most productive uranium enrichment facilities – and the BRICS coalition that it belongs to is facing the first geopolitical crisis truly challenging its relevance on the world stage.

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Sen. Rick Scott Targets Finances of China’s Communist Elite: ‘Throne of Lies, Theft, and Tyranny’

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) on Wednesday announced the introduction of the Prying into Chinese Tyrants’ Unreported Riches, Earnings, and Secrets (PICTURES) Act, a bill that instructs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to uncover and document with visual evidence the secret fortunes and shadowy assets held by high-ranking Chinese Communist Party officials.

UNITED STATES - MARCH 25: Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., right, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, attend a