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Hope for Chinese soccer? How Shandong built a winner
It’s been a terrible two years for soccer in China, headlined by serious financial mismanagement in the Chinese Super League. But it’s not all doom and gloom: just look at Shandong Taishan FC, Wuhan Three Towns, and Meizhou Hakka.
The last voyage of famed Chinese admiral Zheng He
At its height, the Ming dynasty had more than a thousand ocean-going vessels, including large “treasure ships” equipped with luxury cabins and weaponry. At the helm was Zheng He, an admiral who has fascinated historians in recent decades.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, January 18, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Billionaire Silicon Valley tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya incited controversy by claiming that “nobody cares about what’s happening to the Uyghurs.” He later gave a non-apology apology, but was he really wrong that the outside world is not really bothered by the persecution of the Uyghurs?
Beijing finds multiple Omicron cases, suggests Canadian mail could be to blame
The Omicron variant was identified in Beijing, less than three weeks before the city is due to host the Winter Olympics. A city health official said it “cannot be ruled out” that the virus was transmitted via mail from Canada.
Chinese EVs break into Japanese logistics
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Editor’s note for Friday, January 14, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: A COVID shakedown in Henan; Chinese parents find workarounds for restrictions on tutoring; China’s impending Golden Tax IV system is causing anxiety in the business community; Evergrande’s domestic bondholders agree to a six-month reprieve; Chinese exports continue to boom; America and China are one military accident away from disaster.
Treat the symptoms but not the disease — phrase of the week
Did the Xi’an government “treat the head when it hurts, and treat the foot when it hurts” when it came to the city’s COVID lockdown?
In the mist
A queer fantasy in 360-degree VR
In China, theater workshops place migrant women’s voices center stage
Theater workshops are essential sources of empowerment and support for migrant women in Chinese cities.
LingoAce bags $100 million to teach foreigners Chinese
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Ukraine enters the danger zone: China-Russia weekly update
Is China nervous about Russia spoiling the Olympics with a Ukraine invasion? This is the week that was in China-Russia news.
Editor’s note for Thursday, January 13, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Omicron triggers mass flight cancellations into China and Hong Kong
Trying to travel to China or Hong Kong in the next month? Expect delays. China has canceled over 140 incoming international flights in the past week due to COVID-19, while Hong Kong has barred all flights from eight countries.
Globalization, complexity, and China
Anthea Roberts and Nicolas Lamp, authors of the new book ‘Six Faces of Globalization,’ appeared on the Sinica Podcast to discuss China’s role in a changing world — and how to think about common narratives on this or any other complex topic.
Smart trash cans but no social media in new ‘digital economic development plan’
Beijing’s campaign to tame the internet platforms doesn’t mean an aversion to digital technology. But the government wants technology deployed in the real economy, to make factories more efficient, and cities and villages better places to live.
China looks to the Western classics
As American universities reevaluate the role of Western classical education, Latin and Greek courses are proliferating in China, where students see the Classics as a wellspring of wisdom that remains relevant regardless of hemisphere.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, January 12, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: China’s most famous international relations scholar, Yan Xuetong, worries about rising nationalism and overconfidence of the nation’s youth; China’s COVID policy is described by officials as “dynamic clearing.”
KFC faces regulatory heat after scalpers drive up price of limited-edition collectibles
Fried chicken and collectible mystery dolls — what could go wrong with a collaboration between KFC and Pop Mart? A lot, as it turns out.
China to promote digital yuan to foreign Olympic visitors
The Beijing Olympics next month will be the first time that the digital yuan app will be available to foreigners, making this one of the first tests China must pass in its quest to globalize the currency.
Zunyi: The three-day meeting that pushed the CCP toward Mao
On January 15, 1935, a warlord’s palace in the remote mountains of Guizhou was the setting for a meeting that, over the course of three days, changed China’s political course for decades.
