Monthly Archives: June 2021

The Threat of American Intelligence Collection

Eight years ago, Edward Snowdon changed the overall posture of global cybersecurity by exposing the U.S. PRISM project. Cybersecurity has become the biggest risk and challenge in both international and national security; however, there has been no global consensus on the most basic concept of cybersecurity. This is mainly because the international community has seriously lacked reflection on the PRISM incident. Only a small number of countries, China and Russia among them, have reflected on the project’s threat to international and national security.

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Smart gap widening

The novel coronavirus outbreak has exposed and deepened the digital divide in society. In braving the challenges of the COVID-19, countries around the world have accelerated the integration of technology into various aspects of people's work and life, highlighting the advantages of digital technology and the digital economy in boosting social governance and economic development during the crisis, which has resulted in a sweeping wave of digital transformation. But at the same time, a new type of digital divide is quietly expanding, which, if not properly dealt with, will not only affect the popularization of digital technology and the digital economy, but also trigger more social problems.

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