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Taiwan’s KMT, TPP team up for legislative elections to beat ruling DPP
Decision on jointly contesting parliamentary polls comes as KMT chair Eric Chu Li-luan and TPP leader Ko Wen-je meet for first-ever talks, but observer in Taipei raises doubts over move’s success without common ground on the presidential campaign.
He Lifeng: China's economy tsar made director of key party commission
China's economy tsar He Lifeng has been appointed director of a key ruling Communist Party economic body, matching his high-profile predecessor Liu He with a particularly powerful portfolio covering economic policy, the financial sector and trade ties with Washington.
China and Russia take aim at US at Chinese military forum
Military chiefs targeted the United States for criticism even as China's second most senior military commander vowed to boost defence ties with Washington.
China EV maker BYD reports record quarterly profit of $1.42 bln in Q3
China's BYD Co Ltd , on Monday posted record third-quarter earnings, its highest ever for any quarter, as the electric vehicle giant preserved its domestic market leadership despite softer demand and increased competition.
China Evergrande winding-up hearing adjourned as it seeks new debt deal
Judge says delay will be the last before a decision is made.
Mitsubishi Motors still must confront Chinese rivals, in ASEAN
Japanese automaker eyes stronger dealer ties to maintain its edge in the region
‘War of money’: China starts a new drone arms race where cost is key
Engine technology breakthrough means China can now produce military drones for a fraction of the price.
China, US should have 'objective' understanding of strategic intention - Chinese foreign ministry
China and the United States should have an objective understanding of each other's strategic intention and take the correct view of competitive factors in future exchanges, China's foreign ministry said on Monday.
Xi's global agenda will restrain improvement in Australian ties
Albanese has changed Canberra's diplomatic tone, not its policy stance
China and Russia take aim at U.S. at Beijing military forum
Chinese official accuses of Washington of trying to undermine Beijing
‘From Liu to He’: more economic authority for China’s vice-premier in new role
Chinese Vice-premier He Lifeng has been confirmed as the office director of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission, taking over from predecessor Liu He.
China pledges to renew military dialogue with US while criticising meddling
Top general’s comments at Xiangshan security forum come ahead of possible Biden-Xi meeting
Evergrande told to submit debt plan by Dec. 4 or face liquidation
Hong Kong court says fifth adjournment will be the 'last' for embattled property company
More China-U.S. Flights Unlikely to Bring Down High Ticket Prices
Sluggish travel demand and cautious approach by American carriers to resuming operations mean prices will not return to pre-pandemic levels soon, experts say
‘A desperate attempt’ — Phrase of the Week
Chinese consumers are stockpiling salt in reaction to news of Japan’s release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
‘Talks Overnight’ probes intellectuals’ anxiety in COVID-era China
Writer-director Su Qiqi describes her deeply personal, black-and-white debut as a “faux-fiction” film.
China’s new map draws outrage from its neighbors
The latest edition of China’s official national map lays claim to almost all of the South China Sea and contested areas along its land border with India. Cue fierce backlash from neighboring countries.
Canada probes Walmart, Hugo Boss, Diesel, and Nike about forced Uyghur labor
Activists urged a Canadian government labor watchdog to investigate 14 big-brand firms alleged to be profiting by turning a blind eye to abusive conditions in China. Fast-fashion giant Shein is also under scrutiny.
The Rise and Fall of the EAST
This week on Sinica, MIT professor Yasheng Huang joins Kaiser to talk about his brand-new book, “The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline.” This ambitious and thought-provoking book is bound to stir up quite a bit of controversy. It’s a long conversation — but worth the listen!
How Crocs made a comeback in China this summer
In an otherwise restrained era for Chinese youth, the return of brightly colored, highly customizable rubber clogs allows for both escape and self-expression.
A hedonistic portrait of Old Beijing
British scholar John Blofeld arrived in Beijing in 1934, in his early twenties, seeking aesthetic and sensual pleasures. Nearly three decades later, he wrote “City of Lingering Splendour,” recounting an “Old Peking” saturated in the final vestiges of its luxurious imperial past.
Anti-Japan sentiment grows in China, egged on by government
Beijing banned seafood from Japan immediately after the Tokyo Electric Power Company began releasing treated wastewater from its Fukushima plant into the Pacific Ocean. Now Japanese companies and schools are facing boycotts and harassment.
Japanese beauty products under scrutiny in China over radioactive wastewater concerns
“I was so disgusted by the news. Even though my action doesn’t matter so much, I personally will not buy anything made in Japan going forward.”
The ‘near miracle’ that was China’s first modern treaty with a European state
The Treaty of Nerchinsk established a border between Manchu China and Romanov Russia. It was negotiated in a remote region between two sides that distrusted each other and with deeply different conceptions of both diplomacy and politics — and somehow withstood the test of time.
U.S. Commerce Secretary in Beijing to discuss trade. Expectations are low.
The Biden administration’s wave of diplomacy continues in China. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told Chinese officials that the U.S. wants to work with China on solving problems. But China has some concerns.
China’s many projects in Zimbabwe, its ‘all-weather friend’
Zimbabwe is one of only 14 countries China considers an “all-weather friend.” Former president Robert Mugabe went further, describing China in 2006 as “our second home…a part of us.”
The Japanese intellectual who inspires Chinese women
Millennials and younger Gen-Zers are having a feminist awakening in post–#MeToo China, despite a conservative backlash and a government increasingly hostile to the movement. Their unlikely hero is a 74-year-old Japanese provocateur.
China bans Japanese seafood over Fukushima wastewater concerns
Beijing has banned all seafood imports from Japan over its decision to discharge treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant. The backlash in China has been swift.
A Uyghur mother pleaded for her detained son. Now she’s missing, too.
Last month, police in Xinjiang took away Rahile Jalalidin after she protested the 15-year prison sentence given to her son, Zulyar, on a charge of “separatism.” Zulyar’s acquaintances, speaking to The China Project, say the charge seems implausible.
Xi Jinping orders officials to persist with hard-line Xinjiang policies
On his way home from the BRICS summit in South Africa, China’s leader stopped off in Xinjiang, where he urged senior Party officials to persist with harsh policies intended to “Sinicize” Islam and the culture of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other ethnic groups.
The China Agenda for August 28–September 3 — Raimondo, Cleverly, and Oh to Beijing
This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of August 21–27.
‘Quiet quitting’ — Phrase of the Week
Many young Chinese people are unhappy with the outlook of their careers, and life in general. Like their Gen Z counterparts in the U.S., many are “quiet quitting.”
This week on TikTok: Mandarin learning in Indonesia and durian cake price wars
Want more like this? Subscribe to The China Project’s official TikTok channel, The China Project, where Susan St.Denis explains complex topics about China clearly and simply in TikTok’s fast-evolving visual and verbal language.
America’s convenient territories: How Washington is preparing to duel Beijing in the Pacific
China is constructing artificial islands in international waters, but the U.S. is also building its presence in far-flung American territories in the Western Pacific way beyond the “logo map” of the lower 48 states. Laurel Schwartz checked in with elected officials from the region.
