|
crackdown |
/ˈkrakˌdoun/
n. - a serious
attempt to punish people for doing something that is not allowed : Companies
that pollute are the target of a new crackdown. |
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imposition |
/ˌimpəˈziSH(ə)n/
n. - a demand or
request that is not reasonable or that causes trouble for someone Your kids
can stay with me the night you're away—it's really not an imposition. |
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accessible |
/əkˈsesəb(ə)l/
adj. - able to be
reached or approached The inn
is accessible by train and bus. |
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tightrope |
/ˈtītˌrōp/ n. - often used
figuratively to describe a dangerous or uncertain situation in which you have
to be very careful not to make mistakes As
soldiers during the war, we walked a tightrope between life and
death every day. |
|
embark |
/əmˈbärk/ v. - to make a
start The
company has embarked upon a risky new project. |
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censor |
/ˈsensər/ v. - to examine
books, movies, letters, etc., in order to remove things that are considered
to be offensive, immoral, harmful to society, etc. The
station censored her speech before broadcasting it. |
Comprehension Question
What is Yahoo? Why has it pulled out of Mainland China?
What is Epic? Why has it shut its popular game?
What has Beijing embarked on?
When will Yahoo's suite of services be no longer accessible
from mainland China?
Article
US internet services company Yahoo said it has pulled out of
mainland China, becoming the latest tech firm to withdraw as a crackdown
by Beijing on the industry gathers pace.
The move comes just days after American gaming giant Epic
said it will shut its popular game "Fortnite" following the imposition
of strict curbs on the world's biggest gaming market.
Beijing has embarked on a wide-ranging regulatory clampdown
on a number of industries in a drive to tighten its control of the economy,
with tech firms taking the brunt.
The push has seen a number of US-based companies withdraw
major products from China in recent weeks, with Microsoft in October announcing
the closure of its career-oriented social network LinkedIn.
"In recognition of the increasingly challenging
business and legal environment in China, Yahoo's suite of services will no
longer be accessible from mainland China as of November 1," Yahoo
said in a statement emailed to AFP.
"Yahoo remains committed to the rights of our users and free and open internet. We thank our users for their support."
Foreign tech companies have long walked a tightrope
in China, forced to comply with strict local laws and government censorship of
content.
Google shut down its search engine in China in 2010,
refusing Beijing's requirement to censor search results.
Reports in 2018 of a plan by Google executives to explore
reopening a site in China sparked a backlash from rights groups and Google
employees warning that a censored search engine would set a "dangerous
precedent".
Yahoo China was launched in 1999 when the company was among
the world's most important internet firms.
Its presence in the country has shrunk in recent years, with
Yahoo shutting down its Chinese mail service in 2013.
Yahoo's latest statement echoes Microsoft's complaint in
October that it faced an increasingly "challenging operating environment
and greater compliance requirements".
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