Editor’s note for Thursday, January 21, 2021
A note from the editor of today's The China Project Access newsletter.
My thoughts today:ย
The White House has issued a Regulatory Freeze Pending Review which puts a pause on any โnew or pending rulesโ made by the Trump administration. This could mean that various bans on Alipay, WeChat pay, TikTok, and other Chinese companies end up being quietly cancelled.ย ย
Worth reading: An update from Hong Kong on the political situation in the territory written by resident lawyer and author Antony Dapiran.ย ย
Bilingual marketing professional wanted: A top tier global accounting firm is seeking a part timer, remote working from anywhere is fine. Email your CV to direct@thechinaproject.com if youโre interested.ย ย ย
Our word of the day is “better angels” in China-U.S. relations (ไธญ็พๅ ณ็ณปไธญ โๅ่ฏ็ๅคฉไฝฟโ zhลngmฤi guฤnxรฌ zhลng โshร nliรกng de tiฤnshวโ). Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Huร Chลซnyรญng ๅๆฅ่น appealed to them today (in English, Chinese) as she welcomed the U.S. rejoining the Paris climate accord and the World Health Organization.ย
โJeremy Goldkorn, Editor-in-Chief
