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Billionaire CEO Of Chinese Livestreaming Platform DouYu Goes Missing: Report
It is not uncommon for business executives to disappear in China, where authorities can detain suspects for months or even years without charge or access to legal representation.
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$2 Million Fine On Comedy Company In China Over Joke On Army
Chinese authorities fined a comedy company millions of yuan on Wednesday and threatened further legal action after one of its members made an oblique joke about the People's Liberation Army during a stand-up act.
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Xiaomi India Misled Deutsche Bank for Years on 'Illegal' Royalty Payments, Documents Show
Xiaomi India misled banker Deutsche Bank for years, by claiming it had an agreement for payment of royalties when it had none, according to legal documents. One of Xiaomi's four bank accounts in India frozen by the ED is at Deutsche Bank. The company denies wrongdoing and approached an Indian court arguing its payments were legitimate and that the ...
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Xiaomi Feels Disappointed by ED Order to Seize Assets, Says Will Continue to Protect Reputation
Xiaomi on Sunday said it was "disappointed" with an Indian order that froze $682 million (nearly Rs. 55,800 crore) of its assets and would continue to protect its interests. An Indian appellate authority on Friday confirmed an April order by India's federal financial crime fighting agency, the Enforcement Directorate, to seize Rs. 5,551 crore, sayi...
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Xiaomi Battles Legal Issues in India as ED, Tax Authorities Investigate Its Business Practices
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi faces legal headaches in India as a federal financial crime-fighting agency and tax authorities investigate its business practices.
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China's Xiaomi vs Enforcement Directorate In India - The Complete Guide
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp faces legal headaches in India as the Enforcement Directorate (ED)and tax authorities investigate its business practices.
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Xinjiang Surveillance App Targets Legal, Everyday Behaviour: Rights Group
Chinese authorities are reportedly using a mobile app designed for mass surveillance to profile, investigate and detain Muslims in Xinjiang.
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Apple Moves to Store iCloud Keys in China, Raising Human Rights Fears
Chinese authorities can now use their own legal system to ask Apple to hand over iCloud data for Chinese users, legal experts say.
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Air China Employee Linked To Macau Billionaire Faces Own Case
An employee of a Chinese airline, who came onto the radar of US authorities as they probed the activities of a Macau billionaire accused of bribing a UN General Assembly president, is now facing legal troubles of her own.
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China Says Investigating Taiwanese Deported From Kenya
A group of Taiwanese, whose deportation from Kenya to Beijing sparked protests from Taiwan's government, are being investigated by Chinese legal authorities for suspected wire fraud, a Chinese spokesman said Wednesday.
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Chinese messaging service shuts politics accounts
A popular Chinese instant messaging service has removed at least 40 accounts with content about political, economic and legal issues in a possible sign communist authorities are tightening control over discussion of sensitive topics.
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Chinese activist who fled house arrest lands in US
A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country has arrived in the United States. Chen Guangcheng was accompanied by his wife and two children Saturday evening at Newark Liberty International Airport, outside New York City. He had been hurriedly taken from a Chinese hospital hours earlier and put on a plane after autho...
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Chinese police may have power to disappear people
China is preparing to overhaul a key criminal law amid public confusion - and some dread - over whether the government is about to give police the legal authority to disappear people. At issue is an amendment to the criminal procedure law that would allow police to secretly detain suspects for months without informing their families. The effect wou...
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Billionaire CEO Of Chinese Livestreaming Platform DouYu Goes Missing: Report
It is not uncommon for business executives to disappear in China, where authorities can detain suspects for months or even years without charge or access to legal representation.
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$2 Million Fine On Comedy Company In China Over Joke On Army
Chinese authorities fined a comedy company millions of yuan on Wednesday and threatened further legal action after one of its members made an oblique joke about the People's Liberation Army during a stand-up act.
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Xiaomi India Misled Deutsche Bank for Years on 'Illegal' Royalty Payments, Documents Show
Xiaomi India misled banker Deutsche Bank for years, by claiming it had an agreement for payment of royalties when it had none, according to legal documents. One of Xiaomi's four bank accounts in India frozen by the ED is at Deutsche Bank. The company denies wrongdoing and approached an Indian court arguing its payments were legitimate and that the ...
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Xiaomi Feels Disappointed by ED Order to Seize Assets, Says Will Continue to Protect Reputation
Xiaomi on Sunday said it was "disappointed" with an Indian order that froze $682 million (nearly Rs. 55,800 crore) of its assets and would continue to protect its interests. An Indian appellate authority on Friday confirmed an April order by India's federal financial crime fighting agency, the Enforcement Directorate, to seize Rs. 5,551 crore, sayi...
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Xiaomi Battles Legal Issues in India as ED, Tax Authorities Investigate Its Business Practices
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi faces legal headaches in India as a federal financial crime-fighting agency and tax authorities investigate its business practices.
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China's Xiaomi vs Enforcement Directorate In India - The Complete Guide
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp faces legal headaches in India as the Enforcement Directorate (ED)and tax authorities investigate its business practices.
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Xinjiang Surveillance App Targets Legal, Everyday Behaviour: Rights Group
Chinese authorities are reportedly using a mobile app designed for mass surveillance to profile, investigate and detain Muslims in Xinjiang.
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Apple Moves to Store iCloud Keys in China, Raising Human Rights Fears
Chinese authorities can now use their own legal system to ask Apple to hand over iCloud data for Chinese users, legal experts say.
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Air China Employee Linked To Macau Billionaire Faces Own Case
An employee of a Chinese airline, who came onto the radar of US authorities as they probed the activities of a Macau billionaire accused of bribing a UN General Assembly president, is now facing legal troubles of her own.
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China Says Investigating Taiwanese Deported From Kenya
A group of Taiwanese, whose deportation from Kenya to Beijing sparked protests from Taiwan's government, are being investigated by Chinese legal authorities for suspected wire fraud, a Chinese spokesman said Wednesday.
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Chinese messaging service shuts politics accounts
A popular Chinese instant messaging service has removed at least 40 accounts with content about political, economic and legal issues in a possible sign communist authorities are tightening control over discussion of sensitive topics.
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Chinese activist who fled house arrest lands in US
A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country has arrived in the United States. Chen Guangcheng was accompanied by his wife and two children Saturday evening at Newark Liberty International Airport, outside New York City. He had been hurriedly taken from a Chinese hospital hours earlier and put on a plane after autho...
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Chinese police may have power to disappear people
China is preparing to overhaul a key criminal law amid public confusion - and some dread - over whether the government is about to give police the legal authority to disappear people. At issue is an amendment to the criminal procedure law that would allow police to secretly detain suspects for months without informing their families. The effect wou...
