Beijing Bullies Zambia Into Canceling Tech Conference After Taiwan Shows Up to the Party
From Digital Frontline: Daily China Cyber Intel by Inception Point Ai
May 4, 2026 · 4 min
About this episode
The episode discusses China's influence on Zambia's decision to cancel a tech conference due to Taiwanese participation, highlighting issues of digital rights and transnational repression.
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People in this episode
Host: Alexandra Reeves
Topics covered
- China cyber influence
- digital rights
- transnational repression
- US tech policy
- Taiwan
- Zambia
- surveillance technology
Keywords
- China
- Zambia
- RightsCon
- Taiwan
- digital rights
- surveillance
- Geedge Networks
- transnational repression
- US tech policy
- cyber sovereignty
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TechPolicy Press, AccessNow, ARTICLE 19, Geedge Networks, InterSecLab, Europol
Places: Zambia, Lusaka, Taiwan, Ethiopia, US
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