Interesting story from NYT today titled "Judge Tells Apple to Help Unlock San Bernardino Gunman’s iPhone." Here is an excerpt: WASHINGTON — A judge in California on Tuesday ordered Apple to help the F.B.I. unlock an iPhone used by one of the attackers in the assault in San Bernardino that killed 14 people in December. The ruling handed the F.B.I. a potentially important … [Read more...] about How would this story be reported if it were China asking Apple for a way to get into a Terrorist’s phone?
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Opinion: In Fighting ISIS or Al Qaeda, We Must Take Great Care Not to Demonize Islam
[editor's note: this is a cross-post of an article I posted on the Huffington Post.] When news arose that the killings in San Bernardino last Thursday was probably terrorist related - that the perpetrators Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik had praised "Allah" and pledged allegiance to ISIS moments before they started their rampage - attention quickly shifted to the … [Read more...] about Opinion: In Fighting ISIS or Al Qaeda, We Must Take Great Care Not to Demonize Islam
U.S. S. China Sea Provocation … What Next?
This story has been brewing for a while. The U.S. has been saying for months that it is going to challenge China's "increasingly assertive claims" in the S. China Sea ... militarily - by sailing warships through some of the most sensitive parts of the S. China Sea. Many have bemoaned when the U.S. appeared to deliberate and delay and delay. But yesterday, the U.S. finally … [Read more...] about U.S. S. China Sea Provocation … What Next?
“China 2015 – Leading Global Innovation”: a World Economic Forum debate
I recently saw a debate I wanted to share, regarding a topic of particular interest for me: innovation in China. A few takeaways I got from this video: The myth of what I call the "freedom-innovation nexus" is still alive & well. China is already surpassing the West in some aspects of innovation. Just as there are no one-size fits all political models, there are no … [Read more...] about “China 2015 – Leading Global Innovation”: a World Economic Forum debate
Opinion: U.K. – the Bridge Between East and West? Not So Fast.
President Xi is visiting the U.K. this week. There are pageantry ... and some $60 Billion US worth of deals. British Prime Minister has made a big commotion calling it as the "Partner of Choice" in the West for China. I am sure the British Leadership, Cameron personally, believes that it is in the long-term interest of Britain to mend relationship with China. But I don't … [Read more...] about Opinion: U.K. – the Bridge Between East and West? Not So Fast.