Links for Thursday, October 22, 2020
Notable China news from around the world.
BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY:
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Ant Group IPO gets final approvals
Ant Group clears last hurdle for dual IPOย / Caixin (paywall)
โAnt Group obtained the blessing for its listing on Shanghaiโs new Nasdaq-style STAR Market from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), according to a statementย (link in Chinese) released by the regulator on Wednesday. On the same day, the company got the nod for its Hong Kong listing from the cityโs stock exchange, the bourseโs website showed.โ
Ant Group to launch $35 billion IPO after final nod from China regulatorย / Reuters
โFor the Hong Kong leg, Ant plans to start a brief pre-marketing period this week before opening order books next week. Its shares are likely to start trading a few days after the November 3 U.S. presidential election, sources have said.โ -
Yet another fast-food chain starts selling artificial meat products
Dicos, Chinaโs rival to KFC, unveils imitation chicken burgersย / Sixth Tone -
Chinese chips are down 1 โ China Resources Microelectronics ย
Investors hack 15% off semiconductorโs value in three daysย / Caixin (paywall) -
Chinese chips are down 2 โ Huawei and the global semiconductor supply
New Huawei phone comes at crucial time for Chinese companyย / AP
Thanks to Trump, Huaweiโs cool new phones might be limited editionย / NYT (porous paywall)
Huawei outhustles Trump by stockpiling chips needed for China 5Gย / Bloomberg (porous paywall)
The U.S.-China conflict over chips is about to get uglierย / Bloomberg (porous paywall) -
Capital controls in Greater Bay Area
China wealth link with Hong Kong to be capped at $23 billion each wayย / Bloomberg via Caixin -
Billions for online tutoring company
Chinese online tutoring start-up Yuanfudao raises $2.2 billion, values firm at $15.5 billionย / Reuters -
Green stocks get a boost
Carbon pledge lifts wind and solar stocks in Chinaย / WSJ (paywall) -
Another stress test for China-dependent Australia
Australian exporters should brace for more pressure from Chinaย / Australian Financial Review (paywall) -
IPR infringements
U.S.’ Panda Express says it’s black and white: eaterie bearing resemblance in China is fakeย / SCMP
SCIENCE, HEALTH, AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
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Mekong River data sharing
China commits to share year-round water data with Mekong River Commissionย / Reuters -
Tour group restrictions to remain through winter
China says will maintain ban on outbound tours due to virus riskย / Reuters -
U.S.-China science collaboration and recognition
Chinese, U.S. scientists still working together despite Donald Trumpโs hostilityย / SCMP
Ex-Google AI chief Fei-Fei Li among Chinese honored by U.S. Academy of Medicineย / SCMP -
Distribution of experimental vaccines
Queues in China for experimental COVID-19 vaccineย / BBC
POLITICS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS:
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Italy sours on the Belt and Road
Lucrezia Poggetti on Twitter: “Vincenzo Amendola, Italian Minister for European Affairs: โthe BRI MoU with China was a mistake. China under Xi is no longer what it used to be.โโ
Related The China Project coverage: Brouhaha over Italy-China BRI deal may be overrated.
See also, in the Diplomat: Demystifying Chinaโs role in Italyโs port of Trieste. -
China criticizes Canadian parliament report that calls Uyghur treatment โgenocideโ
Parliamentary committee calls Chinaโs mistreatment of Uyghurs โgenocide,โ urges Ottawa to sanction Beijing officialsย / Globe and Mail
China warns Canada to halt โblatant interferenceโ as feud continuesย / Guardian ย
Related:
Better Cotton Initiative finally cuts all ties with Xinjiangย / Apparel Insider
As Uyghurs exit Indonesian jail, China-Turkey repatriation tussle brewsย / SCMP (porous paywall) -
Putin weighs in on global power competition
China and Germany heading for superpower status as U.S. influence wanes, says Putinย / Reuters
President Vladimir Putin says Russia and China donโt need a military alliance now but a future one canโt be ruled outย / Washington Post (porous paywall) -
Vatican says it will push Beijing for โmore fruitful exercising of religious freedomโ
Vatican to push for religious freedom as China deal extendedย / Reuters
Vatican, China extend bishop agreement over US oppositionย / AP -
Beijing balks at Pompeoโs moves against Chinese media
China vows retribution against U.S. for labeling Chinese media outlets arms of the stateย / Caixin -
South Korea caught in the middle
South Korea is caught between China and the United Statesย / Carnegie Endowment for International Peace -
U.S. pressure on Chinese students
China-U.S. relations: 300 foreign exchange students ‘interrogated’ as they left America, Beijing saysย / SCMP
U.S. calls Chinese visa offenders spies without showing evidenceย / Bloomberg (porous paywall)
โStranded in Chinaโ: U.S.-China relations leave hundreds of Yale students waiting for visasย / Yale Daily News
Homeland Security will pull 1,100 OPT permits from international studentsย / Politico
SOCIETY AND CULTURE:
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Fertility
Is education to blame for Chinaโs falling fertility rate?ย / Caixin
โThe team โinvolutionโ (ๅ ๅทๅ nรจijuวnhuร ) is trending on Chinese social media and is being โblamedโ for why โtoo much educationโ is leading to young people not wanting to have children.โ -
Trippy bookstore in Chengdu
A surreal new bookstore has just opened in Chinaย / Architectural Digest -
Cruelty to animals
CCTV calls for Chinese animal abuse lawsย / Whatโs on Weibo
Pregnant catโs cruel death prompts calls for animal abuse lawย / Sixth Tone
See also on The China Project: College student expelled for cat torture videos. -
Peopleโs Liberation Army teams will not participate in civilian sportsย
Winning fewer games and more battles? PLA ends sporting traditionย / Caixin





