Access rec links 10/20/21

These are the top five China links from other news sources worth your time today:

The internet crackdown is far from over: Xรญ Jรฌnpรญng ไน ่ฟ‘ๅนณ called for tighter regulation of Chinaโ€™s $6 trillion tech sector. Related: Reuters says that China is readying a plan to elevate the status of its antitrust unit.

Jack Ma took his first steps on foreign soil since the suspension of Alibaba affiliate Ant Groupโ€™s IPO in November 2020. Alibabaโ€™s shares surged nearly 7% on the news.

Xiaomi opened its regional HQ in West Africa. The Chinese mobile phone giant has a new Ghana office in Accra, its first corporate presence in West Africa.

The Philippines has protested โ€œprovocativeโ€ actions by Chinese government vessels in the South China Sea, again.

The Evergrande crisis is โ€œcontained,โ€ according to the IMF.

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