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Cloud computing startup bags $40 million in angel financing round
Jiuzhu Network Technology, a cloud computing and networking startup, has raised $40 million in an angel financing round on the back of growing demand for remote work.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, January 5, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC is reportedly having difficulties dealing with employees at its chip factory in Arizona.
Lithuanian president says Taiwan office naming was ‘a mistake’ after ‘unconventional measures’ from Beijing
After Lithuania allowed Taiwan to open a “Taiwanese representative office” in its capital, Vilnius, last November, China has escalated its diplomatic and economic pressure on the EU state.
Woman in locked-down Xi’an denied medical care, has miscarriage at eight months pregnant
The city government has pledged to make healthcare services available even during a strict lockdown in Xi’an after a woman lost her baby at the front door of a hospital that refused her entry because of COVID-19 protocols.
Where to invest in China’s ‘common prosperity’ age
Coal, real estate, gaming and social media all look to be on their way out in China. Who are the new economic winners in Xi Jinping’s common prosperity era?
Tencent off-loads share in gaming company
Tencent has off-loaded $3 billion worth of shares in the Singapore-based gaming and ecommerce firm Sea, in a move to align its portfolio to match the priorities of Beijing’s “common prosperity” and sustainability push.
China’s ‘five-anti’ campaign of 1952
The tactics employed in the movement, which ostensibly targeted corruption among business owners, foreshadowed the Chinese Communist Party’s dark excesses in the decades to come.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, January 4, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits several east Africa and Indian Ocean states, further solidifying the Africa-China relationship.
China bans tattoos in soccer
Meanwhile: Eileen Gu claimed her third freeski halfpipe World Cup win in a row on New Year’s Day in Calgary. The teenage sensation is hitting top form with the Olympic Games only a month out.
Beijing’s cyber watchdog issues new data and algorithm rules
China’s most powerful internet regulator has finalized rules on the use of algorithms and on big data collected by firms that intend to list on overseas stock markets. The winter for tech platform companies is only getting colder.
In the China-Laos Railway, Beijing reveals its designs for Southeast Asia
As the first leg of an envisioned Chinese-built network connecting Kunming, Yangon, Hanoi, Phnom Penh, Bangkok, and Singapore, the China-Laos rail moves a Chinese-led Southeast Asian order one step closer to reality.
Editor’s note for Monday, January 3, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam masters the language of Beijing as she defends the closing of Stand News.
Citizen News becomes latest Hong Kong news site to close down
In less than a year, three independent media outlets in Hong Kong — Apple Daily, Stand News, and now Citizen News — have closed due to increased pressure from authorities enforcing the National Security Law.
Xi’an COVID lockdown: Growing frustration over food shortages and official mismanagement
The 13 million residents of Xi’an, China remained on strict lockdown over the new year, and continued to complain on social media about official handling of the situation.
Evergrande halts shares, and a stormy January for property sector
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Editor’s note for Thursday, December 30, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Taiwan rolls out digital vaccine certificates recognized by 60 countries
Sixty countries, including the U.S. and EU member states, will now accept Taiwan’s official digital vaccine certificate as proof of vaccination or PCR test results.
What to watch ahead of China’s 20th Party Congress, according to Damien Ma
Damien Ma, managing director and co-founder of the MacroPolo think tank, appeared on the Sinica Podcast to discuss China’s political and economic outlook in 2022.
Russia might invade Ukraine. What will China do?
As the second Ukraine crisis unfolds will Beijing “lean to one side”?
I spent 2021 trying to visit every museum in Beijing
What did you do in 2021? Simon Cockerell tried to visit every museum in Beijing. Turns out, there were more than he expected.
