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Editor’s Note for Thursday, April 28, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Q&A: Emerson’s senior VP, Sara Yang Bosco, on being a woman in law and her time in Asia
Sara Yang Bosco, senior vice president of Emerson, talks about her career and gives advice to women in law.
As economy sputters, Beijing promises to support unemployed migrant workers
Stimmie is coming to China, it seems: The government today pledged support for unemployed people, including allowances for migrant workers.
China pushes ahead with driverless cars and taxis and the microchips that control them
China has pushed itself to the forefront of the self-driving industry, with companies like Baidu and Pony.ai now permitted to offer robotaxi rides in some major cities.
Sanctions, drones, and bombings in Moldova: A China-Russia update
Both state-owned and private Chinese companies are generally complying with Western sanctions on Russia. Meanwhile, China’s embassy in Moldova appears unfazed by a series of bombings in the former Soviet state, which has its own problems with Moscow.
China and India are more different than they are aligned
Manjari Chatterjee Miller and Manoj Kewalramani share their insight into the complex relationship between China and India in light of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Xi bets on infrastructure to boost a limping, lockdown-battered economy
Beijing is betting that investing in infrastructure will boost the economy enough to reach its 5.5% growth target amid COVID lockdowns, tech gloom, and a property slump.
Editor’s Note for Wednesday, April 27, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
A brief guide to promising metaverse startups in China
Local governments around China are incentivizing investment in the metaverse, and startups in the space are thriving.
Professor slammed after suggesting social media will make China childless
Young Chinese women don’t want to have babies, and one scholar blames social media. Chinese social media users were not amused.
Out of the Boxer Indemnities, a world-class university
“To use for educational purposes the money that is already allocated for indemnity would create benefit from damage, and gain from loss.”
China in South Asia: Bombs in Pakistan and debt bombs in Sri Lanka
A bomb blast kills three Chinese nationals in Karachi, including the head of the Confucius Institute, while Sri Lanka is in talks with China to restructure its massive debt.
China’s plans for the factory of the future
Zhejiang Province is planning a high-tech transformation of its factories, which will use AI and digitized supply chains to automate and clean up the country’s manufacturing sector. Will it work?
Editor’s Note for Tuesday, April 26, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Musk buys Twitter. What does that mean for China?
Q&A: Asia Society’s Anna Ashton on Biden’s trade strategy and doing business in China
Anna Ashton answers our questions on U.S. trade policy under Biden, including how it differs from the Trump administration’s.
In blossom
Zeng Siqin gives colors and shape to human personality
Shannon Bufton, a pioneer in Beijing cycling, forges ahead
A former competitive-cyclist-turned-bike-maker seeks to solidify his legacy in the kingdom of bicycles.
Editor’s Note for Monday, April 25, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
COVID-19 lockdown in the capital: Some Beijingers panic-buy as others remain phlegmatic
Life is not quite normal in China’s capital as fears of a lockdown rise alongside infection rates, but many people don’t fear the worst.
Parts of Beijing go into COVID-19 lockdown, as Shanghai fences residents in and Hong Kong eases restrictions slightly
Pandemic restrictions are affecting all of China’s major metropolises: This is a roundup of the latest lockdown news.
