happy mutants Bunnie Huang's classic "Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen" is now free online Cory Doctorow

china Chinese enthusiasts are serving global Thinkpad fans by making modern motherboards that fit in classic chassis from the Golden Age of the Thinkpad Cory Doctorow

Science He Jiankui, scientist who gene-edited 'Crispr babies', detained in China Xeni Jardin

china Chinese jaywalkers are identified and shamed by facial recognition, and now they'll get warnings over text message Cory Doctorow

Business China's massive property bubble creates mad scramble to take on decades of debt Cory Doctorow

makers If you want to build an iPhone from scratch, you have a lot of tiny parts to deal with Mark Frauenfelder

china Inside China's 'Silicon Valley of Hardware,' Shenzhen, with hardware hacker Bunnie Huang Xeni Jardin

money More than $250k in counterfeit US bills seized in Cincinnati David Pescovitz

coronavirus Coronavirus: These airlines are suspending flights Xeni Jardin

health Coronavirus: China blocks Apple supplier Foxconn from restarting factories as outbreak spreads Xeni Jardin

Business UPDATED: Airlines canceling China flights over Wuhan coronavirus outbreak Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Coronavirus from China has made its way to the US Carla Sinclair

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china Huawei employees worked with China's military on AI systems and internet surveillance Xeni Jardin

trump Apple considering moving hardware production out of China Seamus Bellamy

crispr CRISPR twins who had their genes edited also had their brains altered to make them smarter, scientists believe Carla Sinclair

china Fascinating 9-minute documentary of Shenzhen, the "Silicon Valley of China" Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Huawei board member arrested in Canada for Iran sanctions violation Seamus Bellamy

sports Watch runners cheat in big Shenzhen half marathon David Pescovitz

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