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Some Hong Kong workers dream of it, others dread it. Will fixing retirement age help?
Less educated Hongkongers with few skills want support to continue working as long as they can.
Cathie Wood: Binance Legal Woes Good for Coinbase (Video)
Ahead of her appearance at the ‘Morgan Stanley Australia Summit’, Ark Invest CEO & CIO Cathie Wood explains why her funds have boosted their holdings of Coinbase. She also discusses why she believes that AI will be the biggest catalyst to innovation and her views on EV makers such as Tesla and China’s BYD. Wood speaks exclusively to Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn in “Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia”.
Analysis: Chinese general signals new strategy with Senkaku remarks
Ties with Japan are not all about islands, defense minister says
Analysis: For Musk and other foreign CEOs visiting China, silence is golden
A veritable parade of overseas CEOs including Tesla's Elon Musk and Goldman Sachs' David Solomon have made their way to a reopened China in the last few months.
China's No. 5 official gains favor within Xi's inner circle
Cai Qi has wide-ranging responsibilities but no real power, observers say
Blinken looks to travel to China for talks in coming weeks
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China for talks in the coming weeks, an official said on Tuesday, months after Washington's top diplomat scrapped a planned trip over a suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew across the U.S.
Why does China seem insatiable with trees?
The Development of China's Tree Planting Policy
China's exports tumble in May as global demand falters
China's exports shrank much faster than expected in May while imports extended declines with a grim outlook for global demand, especially from developed markets, raising doubts about the fragile economic recovery.
Fiji rethinks police deal with China amid rising Pacific tensions
Previous Fijian government signed a memorandum of understanding in 2011 enabling its police officers to undergo training in China
Beijing welcomes ‘correct position’ on Taiwan by UN civil aviation body
Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang urged continued support of the one-China policy during a meeting with the ICAO chief in Beijing.
China’s exports tumble further as global demand falters
Analysts downgrade expectations for the economy for remainder of 2023 as factory output continues to slow.
U.S.-China Venture Capital Ties Weaken Further
China’s booming technology market and a huge consumer base once attracted U.S. venture capital. Regulatory crackdowns in both nations have made investing challenging.
Tumbling exports sign for China to look closer to home ‘with worst yet to come’
Weak exports caused by falling global demand have increased the pressure for Beijing to boost domestic consumption, analysts said, after China’s exports fell by 7.5 per cent in May compared with a year earlier.
Taiwan presidential contender says wouldn't meet China's Xi without agenda
The head of a small Taiwanese political party who is rising in the polls in his bid for the presidency said on Wednesday that he would not meet Chinese President Xi Jinping just for the sake of it and that there must be a clear aim for such talks.
Most Europeans would want to stay neutral in a US-China war over Taiwan: study
Across 11 nations, just 23 per cent said they would prefer to side with the United States, according to European Council on Foreign Relations poll.
‘Embarrassing’: 10 Chinese Snooker Players Banned For Match-Fixing
The snooker global governing body's investigation concluded that two senior players pressured younger players into fixing matches for betting purposes.
China deepens economic ties with Russia as Western sanctions bite
China, the world’s largest oil importer, is laying the groundwork to pipe in Russian crude and other products that the U.S. and Europe are boycotting.
Gauging Beijing’s position in the Russo-Ukrainian War
Dingding Chen, a professor of international relations at Jinan University, joins the Sinica Podcast to offer his perspective on how Beijing views the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Global biodiversity is collapsing. What is China doing to bend the curve of nature loss?
After two years of delays due to the coronavirus, the in-person portion of COP15, a key United Nations biodiversity summit, will finally take place in Kunming later this year. Prior to the event, China already demonstrated its commitment to addressing nature loss.
Foxconn will launch its own electric car brand
Taiwanese giant Foxconn is launching a new line of electric vehicles, as the Apple supplier aims to build itself into a premium car brand.
Could China’s rumored visit to India tip the balance of power?
A potential high-level diplomatic meeting between China and India on Friday would come at a critical time, as global political positions continue to recalibrate in reaction to the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Eco-activism, sustainability, and food security in China: A conversation with Sonalie Figueiras
Sonalie Figueiras, founder of Hong Kong-based sustainability platform Green Queen, talks about China’s environment and food security goals, and challenges that censorship presents for eco-activism.
The assassination of Song Jiaoren (and Chinese democracy)
Following the Xinhai Revolution, Song Jiaoren embodied China’s hopes for a democratic future. He was destined to become the nascent republic’s first prime minister — before he was murdered in Shanghai.
Editor’s Note for Tuesday, March 22, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: A political meme on the Ukraine crisis, and thoughts on hypocrisy.
China isn’t pivoting from COVID zero yet
Despite adjustments to its pandemic playbook, China is sticking to its dynamic COVID-zero approach.
Following Tencent, mass layoffs at JD.com
JD.com is trimming 10-15% of the staff at a group-buying division, adding to the list of Big Tech firms that are slashing jobs to survive Beijing’s regulatory storm.
In the Global South, China is pitching its Ukraine stance as an antidote to Western hypocrisy
Amid the Ukraine war and the economic impact of massive sanctions on Russia, China is deftly connecting worries about international turbulence with Africa’s wider perception that it’s perpetually ignored. Here’s what that means for the future of China’s relations with the Global South.
Editor’s Note for Monday, March 21, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Plane crashes in southern China with 132 people on board
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-5735 was carrying 132 people on board when it went down in the mountains near Wuzhou, Guangxi Province. No survivors have been reported.
Chengdu: China’s future gaming and tech hub
Gaming entrepreneurs are flocking to set up shop in Chengdu, as younger Chinese people flee the stresses of urban life.
Chinese courts rarely believe women’s claims of domestic violence in divorce cases
A new study by a law firm finds that Chinese judges continue to trivialize intimate partner violence and blame its victims, despite society’s growing awareness of the issue.
China’s insistence on food security is hurting consumers
The Chinese government is right to be concerned about the source of its food, but protectionism is not the answer.
Zhou Guanyu makes history in ‘dream’ F1 debut
Also: Chinese sportswear giant Li-Ning’s products are being held at U.S. ports after a probe found North Korean labor within its supply chain.
Biden and Xi have a “constructive” chat — Editor’s Note for Friday, March 18, 2022
A note for readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: President Joe Biden and General Secretary Xi Jinping had a video meeting, and Ukraine was at the top of the agenda.
Can China secure its food and own the future of farming?
China’s rise has been accompanied by a growing dependence on the rest of the world for food. Now, in the age of hot wars, cold wars, and climate change, Beijing wants to ensure that “the rice bowls of the Chinese people are filled with Chinese grain.”
We ask Tom Orlik: Can China’s economy really grow at 5.5% this year?
Tom Orlik, the chief economist for Bloomberg Economics, answers our questions about China’s economic growth and wild stock fluctuations in an age of uncertainty.
