How Taiwan is preparing for a war that may never come
Since Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan, eyes and ears have been fixated on the 110 miles of sea that separate the island from mainland China. Taiwan is preparing for war, even though many experts don’t think an invasion is imminent.
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How to defend yourself against Chinese economic coercion — Q&A with Bonnie Glaser
Bonnie Glaser has a lifetime of experience researching and advising the U.S. government on trans-Pacific geopolitics, security, and defense. I asked her all about the global anxieties China and the U.S. are causing around the world, how close we are to a war over Taiwan, and much more.
Shanghai Fashion Week returns to in-person shows: Here’s what happened
As Shanghai Fashion Week draws to a close, we look back at some highlights from China’s biggest fashion event.
‘The Hotel’: Wang Xiaoshuai returns to his roots in pandemic film
"The Hotel" was created when director Wang Xiaoshuai and his friends found themselves stuck in a Chiang Mai hotel during the onset of COVID-19. Unfortunately, the characters' experiences will fail to resonate with the many in China who have lived through lockdown.
‘Overreach’: What happened to the U.S.-China relationship?
“[China] brought the backlash on themselves,” Susan Shirk writes in her new book, “and they have done it by overreaching.”
Business & Technology Spotlight
Chinese parents increasingly trust and buy local infant formula brands
The infamous 2008 melamine milk scandal severely damaged the confidence of Chinese consumers in local baby milk powder brands, but a new generation of homegrown companies now dominates the market.
EV startup Leapmotor is listing in Hong Kong, but its prospects are precarious
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Leapmotor has made low-end cars since it launched in 2015. As the company seeks to enter the mid- to high-end market, will the new IPO funds just disappear in a forlorn struggle for profitability?
Can Chinese brands take on Germany’s high-end home appliances?
German high-end brand Gaggenau Hausgeräte just opened its first store in China.
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China’s sprawling world of web fiction
China is producing and consuming the largest amount of web fiction in the world, with an estimated 20 million full-time, part-time, and dabbling writers. The grind is hard, and the conditions can be exploitative, but those who do it are on the vanguard of a reading revolution.
Ultimate Frisbee soars in China — as a fashion sport
For years, China's small but dedicated Ultimate Frisbee community has been trying to grow the sport in incremental fashion. Last year, quite suddenly, Ultimate exploded in popularity — but for reasons no one could have predicted, with results that not everyone likes.
50 days in Shanghai lockdown
Cameron Wilson lives in Pudong District, Shanghai. He has been locked down in his residential compound for nearly two months. Here’s the diary of a man — and a city — slowly losing his mind.
be/longing: Asian Americans Now
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