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China’s data legislation matures
Beijing has made it clear that data must be regulated. We take a closer look at two key pieces of recent legislation: the Personal Information Protection Law and Data Security Law.
Editor’s note for Monday, January 24, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Chinese teenager’s suicide puts cyberbullying and unethical journalism in spotlight
A 17-year-old student launched an online campaign to find his biological parents after his adoptive parents died. His quest for belonging ended in tragedy.
Beijing denies that Xi asked Putin to delay Ukraine invasion
A Bloomberg report suggested that Chinese leader Xi Jinping might have asked his Russian counterpart not to spoil the Olympics with a military offensive in Ukraine. China called the report “a hoax and provocation.”
The embankment
Life inside a piece of Shanghai history
A venerable rice dumpling company gets ready for an IPO
There’s big money in old-fashioned Chinese foods and holiday treats, and one of China’s oldest consumer brands is ready for the big time.
Australian Open ejects Peng Shuai protesters
The Australian Open has come under fire after protesters were ejected after refusing to remove “Where is Peng Shuai?” t-shirts.
Chinese nationalists call for Matrix boycott after Keanu Reeves joins Dalai Lama-associated concert
Keanu Reeves will appear at the annual benefit concert for Tibet House US, a New York-based nonprofit organization founded at the request of the Dalai Lama. Reeves is part Chinese and a Hollywood heartthrob, but that isn’t protecting him from the ire of angry Chinese social media users.
Editor’s note for Friday, January 21, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Anti-corruption investigations are coming to Big Tech, and Ant Group is connected to a corruption scandal involving Zhou Jiangyong, the former Party secretary of Alibaba’s home city of Hangzhou; Guangdong Province says it has eliminated “hidden local government debt”; German companies pressure Lithuania to back down in China dispute; Chinese media poke fun at the U.S. for 5G service troubles near airports; and more.
Baidu woke up early but was late to market — phrase of the week
Baidu had a head start in self-driving cars but may have wasted its lead, and there’s a Chinese proverb for that.
Shanghai redoubles efforts to promote robotaxis
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‘Burning Ice’: Beijing kids with big hockey dreams
Following three middle-class Beijing families and their kids’ enthusiasm for ice hockey, Liu Hanxiang’s documentary is a meditation on the role of parents in today’s China.
Editor’s note for Thursday, January 20, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
U.S. drops ‘China Initiative’ case against MIT professor
The U.S. Justice Department dropped its case against Chen Gang, the MIT nanotechnology professor whom it accused a year ago of failing to disclose China ties. The U.S. government “badly…misunderstood the details surrounding scientific and academic collaboration,” said Chen’s lawyer.
Sailing together in the Indian Ocean: China-Russia weekly update
Iran, China, and Russia are conducting joint naval exercises and have only the nicest things to say about one another. But oil and gas revenues might complicate their mutual support if Putin decides to invade Ukraine.
Urban design, ‘cultural stunting,’ and tech regulation in China, explained by Dan Wang
Dan Wang, a technology analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics, appeared on the Sinica Podcast to discuss his latest annual letter commenting on a wide range of developments in contemporary China.
Are video games China’s next cultural export?
The rise of MiHoYo’s ‘Genshin Impact’ should make people reconsider the viability of China’s culture factory.
Luckin Coffee is back from the dead and may relist in the U.S.
Luckin Coffee was a stock market darling with a reputation as a high-tech Starbucks killer. An accounting fraud scandal nearly killed the company in 2019. But Luckin has been making money again.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, January 19, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: At the World Economic Forum, Xi Jinping warns against countries like the U.S. building “exclusive yards with high walls,” even as Beijing builds its Great Firewall ever higher; meanwhile, in the U.S., there is a flourishing industry of professional China threat-mongers.
Coke and Pepsi copy Genki Forest’s sugar-free beverages
One of the most innovative consumer brands to emerge in China in recent years, Genki Forest has created a market for pricey sugar-free drinks. Now major global and Chinese players are piling in to compete.
