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Online Forum: China, BRI and Implications on Digital Governance, Authoritarianism and Future of Human Rights

Virtual Event

This online discussion invites scholars and activists from the Global South to critically examine China's digital footprint and its implications for human rights. It explores how digital technologies are reshaping logistics, infrastructure, and governance mechanisms, such as Smart Cities and CCTV surveillance systems, and considers how cyber networks and data collection enhance social control in a complex environment.

Screening and Discussion: The Link (2024) [Report]

Cinema HB326, HA Building II, NYCU University Road No.1001, Hsinchu City

The Link is a short documentary directed by Musquiqui Chihying and Lou Mo. It explores the connections between migration, slavery, forced labor, extraction, and control techniques in the Global South, with a particular focus on Mauritius. The film also highlights the ties between the 19th century Western colonial period, and 21st century China's "World Digital Brain" ambitions, as pursued by Chinese multinational corporations through submarine cable connections.

Industrial-Scale Scamming Compounds and the Network of Outsourcing Recruitment Systems in the Labor Supply Chain

Virtual Event

This webinar delves into the rapidly evolving landscape of outsourcing recruitment systems and human trafficking within the labor supply chain, highlighting the recent cases of scamming operations in Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, and Taiwan. These illicit activities suggest pervasive corruption among senior officials and involve transnational recruitment networks linking local businesspeople with organized crime. The stark reality of violence and labor exploitation represents a disturbing trend. The session aims to explore how advancements in cyber connectivity and data mining operations have facilitated new methods of human trafficking and severe forms of forced labor, and to consider the extent to which these illegal activities are conducted within legally ambiguous zones.