Editor’s note for February 1, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
My thoughts today:
Beijing frequently complains about U.S. export curbs on semiconductors and import restrictions on certain types of products from China. But now, it seems, China may impose restrictions on certain solar energy technologies and products, which is the subject of our top story today: scroll down for a summary or click through for details.
It’s rare to be openly gay in Chinese academia. Faced with official scrutiny and potential complaints from student informants, most of China’s gay teachers and researchers opt to stay in the closet. But Cuī Lè 崔乐 dared to break the norm.
This week marks the three year anniversary of the death from COVID-19 of Lǐ Wénliàng 李文亮, the doctor who first warned of the spread of the new disease and was punished by the authorities for his troubles. To mark the occasion, we have published a translation by renowned Sinologist Geremie Barmé of the self-criticism Li was forced to write.
I regret the error: Yesterday’s word of the day, sheer sci-tech hegemonism (赤裸裸的科技霸权 chìluǒluǒ de kējì bàquán, which is how the Chinese Foreign Ministry described new U.S. sanctions on Huawei) was missing the first character.
The word for “sheer” is 赤裸裸 chìluǒluǒ, literally “red naked” or butt naked. It is the memorable title of a 1990s hit rock song.
Our word of the day today is: photovoltaic silicon wafer processing technology (光伏硅片制备技术 guāngfú guī piàn zhìbèi jìshù).
