Business incubator Icehouse Ventures has pulled out of a partnership with a Chinese company blacklisted by the US for its role in human rights abuses, following an investigation by Stuff Circuit. The board of Icehouse Ventures launched its own investigation and has ended the partnership, said chief executive Robbie Paul. READ MORE:* Sir Stephen Tindall concerned about Icehouse relationship with blacklisted Chinese company* Government told of potential problem with Chinese tech firm partnership. Icehouse Ventures is the second New Zealand entity to be embarrassed into ending its relationship with iFlytek. The Rocos and Icehouse Ventures partnerships were formed in spite of concerns having been raised about iFlytek since 2017.

Source: Stuff April 15, 2021 04:07 UTC