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GAC reveals flying car prototype for first time · TechNode
The debut makes GAC the latest Chinese automaker to promise riders flying taxis, a still immature technology.
Chinese A.I. stocks fall as U.S. reportedly weighs curbs on chip exports
China's AI stocks fell Wednesday after The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. is planning to impose more chip restrictions
As it happened: China’s economy growing faster, premier tells ‘Summer Davos’
Premier Li Qiang gave the opening address to the World Economic Forum’s 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in the northern port city of Tianjin on Tuesday.
China starts building icebreaker that could send experts to polar seabed by 2025
The ship could help China become second country, after Russia, to take people to Arctic sea floor in deep-sea submersibles, according to engineer.
Climate Finance Works Best When Everyone Pulls Together: WEF Panel
In China, the government, state-owned banks, and the private sector are working in partnership to fund the green transition, financiers and Huaneng’s president tell the World Economic Forum in Tianjin
Hong Kong leader John Lee’s first year in office: what did he achieve?
In a monumental step seven months into his term as Hong Kong’s chief executive, John Lee had Beijing’s blessings to reopen the city.
Justice Department says new Florida law restricting Chinese land ownership is unconstitutional
The legal action by the department is just the latest skirmish between the Biden administration and Ron DeSantis in recent years.
WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Considers New Curbs on AI Chip Exports to China
Restrictions come amid concerns that China could use AI chips from Nvidia and others for weapon development and hacking.
Indictment details plan to steal Samsung secrets for Foxconn China project
When former Samsung executive Choi Jinseog won a Foxconn contract, he tapped his former employer's supplier network to steal secrets to help his new client set up a chip factory in China, an indictment says.
Russian, Chinese diplomats hold consultations on missile defense — foreign ministry
The sides "reiterated their commitment to continuing such consultations regularly in the future," the ministry noted
China's Baidu says its new AI beat ChatGPT on some metrics
Baidu Inc , , China's leading search engine provider, said the latest iteration of its ChatGPT-style service had surpassed the widely popular Microsoft-backed OpenAI chatbot on multiple key metrics.
Russia Set to Overtake Saudi Arabia in Battle for China’s Oil Market
As Riyadh’s push to boost prices falls flat, Moscow keeps gaining ground with world’s biggest buyer.
‘Shoot them down’: Taiwan vows to destroy ‘risky’ mainland Chinese balloons
Taiwanese military are tracking any movements of high-altitude balloons from mainland China, intelligence officer from island’s defence ministry says.
Xi Jinping praises ‘great importance’ of China-New Zealand relations
Amid rising global tensions, Chinese leader tells PM, Chris Hipkins, his visit to Beijing is meaningful
ChatGPT Vs Baidu's Ernie Bot - Chinese Tech Giant Says Ernie Beat ChatGPT - Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU)
On Tuesday, Baidu, Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) said the artificial intelligence model
Netanyahu says he's invited to China, emphasises US as Israel's key ally
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had been invited to China in an announcement on Tuesday in which he also emphasised that the United States remained Israel's key ally.
With new food-security law, can China sow and yield agricultural productivity?
Grain demand is rising across China, and internal and external pressures have emboldened leaders to take fresh measures, but critics question if enough is being done.
Guangxi officials accused of baby trafficking during one-child era
Allegations of Chinese family planners engaging in child trafficking more than three decades ago has brought a dark chapter in the country’s birth control history back to the spotlight.
July 5, 2009: The riots that changed everything in Xinjiang
In Urumqi on July 5, 2009, a Uyghur protest against racism and mistreatment turned into a riot, resulting in crowds attacking Han Chinese. The state’s response — which is still ongoing — was not proportionate.
Editor’s Note for Tuesday, July 5, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Beijing makes its most high-level visit to Myanmar since the coup
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Myanmar counterpart on the sidelines of a Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) group meeting on Sunday. It’s the most high-level visit from Beijing since the military takeover last year.
Zhou Guanyu lucky to escape scary crash at Silverstone
Meanwhile: When it comes to diving, no country comes close to matching China.
No parties at noon
Photographer Chen Wei’s visions of modern life
China’s largest underwear maker wants to lead a revolution, but it’s playing catch-up online
Cosmo Lady wants to change the way Chinese women see underwear, but the company and its thousands of offline stores are being upstaged by a wave of new online competitors.
The abortion debate, seen from China — Editor’s Note for Friday, July 1, 2022
A note for Weekly newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
‘Back from the dead’ — phrase of the week
One of China’s unluckiest entrepreneurs is making a miraculous comeback after a pivot into live-stream ecommerce. He’s brought his business back from the dead.
Beijing-born influencer sparks outrage on Chinese internet for supporting the overturning of Roe v. Wade
A female entrepreneur and former journalist has drawn heavy fire on Chinese social media for saying, “Giving life a chance. This shouldn’t be up for debate.”
To attract younger consumers, Moutai has to be more than just Moutai
Diversification into alcoholic ice cream is the first step as the company seeks to appear less old-fashioned.
Animated art captures the boredom and absurdity of life under Taiwan’s COVID lockdown
Artist Huang Hai-Hsin’s “epidemic picture diary” reveals scenes of everyday life during the worst of COVID-19.
Editor’s Note for Thursday, June 30, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Beijing is trying to weaken sanctions on Russia
Chinese state media attempts to weaken Western sanctions resolve, while NATO’s Strategic Concept slams the Sino-Russia strategic partnership.
Xi Jinping is in Hong Kong
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is visiting Hong Kong for the 25th anniversary of the handover — his first trip to the city since the anti-government protests that began in 2019 and his first appearance outside the mainland in over two years.
Exploring the Kingdom of Characters
How has the written Chinese language helped shape China? Yale’s Jing Tsu discusses her wonderful new book Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution that Made China Modern, her role as culture commentator for NBC during the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, and more.
TikTok’s hard lesson in the drawbacks of ‘996 culture’
How did ByteDance, the face of China’s global tech ambitions, become a cautionary tale about “toxic” work culture?
COVID crushed China’s condom industry
COVID caused a plunge in sexual activity in (and out of) the home, and for the surviving condom manufacturers, switching to medical gloves is the only option.
5 streamable Chinese LGBTQ documentaries
Although more obscure than feature films, there are many thoughtful and compelling Chinese nonfiction movies featuring queer themes. Have a look.
Editor’s Note for Wednesday, June 29, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.