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Make China visible again: Exploring ‘Rooms Within China’
A new photo book, “Rooms Within China,” features 100 photographs by 20 renowned contemporary Chinese photographers.
Editor’s note for Thursday, December 9, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: An apparent change in Chinese health care policy has made it difficult for men to get vasectomies, while a commentary in state media urges Party members to have three kids.
As many as 127 journalists are behind bars in China and Hong Kong
China is the “world’s worst jailer of journalists,” the Committee to Protect Journalists said in its annual survey. Reporters Without Borders estimated that 127 journalists are currently detained in China, including Hong Kong, which has seen its press freedoms rapidly deteriorate under the National Security Law.
The best of China Stories 2021
Listen to highlights from our China Stories podcast: Launched in January 2021, it has published nearly 400 narrated pieces from the best English-language media outlets focused on China.
China takes a hard line against e-cigarette industry
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Editor’s note for Wednesday, December 8, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Australia, Britain, and Canada join the U.S. in a “diplomatic boycott” of the Beijing 2022 Olympics.
Bad news, Beijing kids: Tutoring is back, and it’s free for everybody
Following government moves aimed at ending inequality in education, the Beijing government is trying to make sure the children of the rich don’t get ahead with private lessons by giving away after-school tutoring classes for free.
China’s top buzzwords and internet slang of 2021
Two year-end lists of popular slang words and internet catchphrases were published this week. The words offer a glimpse into what’s on the minds of Chinese internet users and Chinese government officials. Here are all 16 words on the lists.
Pure grandstanding — phrase of the week
Mere symbolism or “pure grandstanding” is how Beijing characterized U.S. moves to boycott the Winter Games.
What role will age limits play at China’s 2022 party congress?
Experts weigh the possibility of the weaponization of retirement norms among top leadership positions at the Chinese Communist Party’s key meeting next year.
Ganfeng Lithium’s global expansion continues
China’s Ganfeng Lithium accounts for 24% of global output of lithium hydroxide — a key component in lithium-ion batteries — which is a significant jump from 18% the previous year.
Wei Jingsheng’s ‘fifth modernization’: Democracy
“The answer is obvious,” Wei Jingsheng wrote in a lengthy essay posted to the Democracy Wall just west of Tiananmen Square. “The Chinese people should not have followed the path they did.”
Editor’s note for Tuesday, December 7, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Elon Musk endorses everything China does, but totally by coincidence, he leads us to assume; Chinese officials and state media push the idea of “whole process people’s democracy,” but only in English communications.
What did Apple get out of its secret, $275 billion China deal in 2016?
In the spring of 2016, Apple CEO Tim Cook successfully lobbied Chinese officials to make a massive five-year deal, committing the company to invest billions in the Chinese economy. The Information, which revealed the existence of the deal, says that it helped Apple secure multiple regulatory exemptions and become the top-selling smartphone brand in China.
Battery prices are rising: Will EVs get pricier?
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Kou Aizhe, China’s collector of stories, is building a podcast empire
For five years, the StoryFM chief has helped air the personal narratives of hundreds of Chinese people from all segments of society. He’s now ready to turn his podcast into a media empire.
Editor’s note for Monday, December 6, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Ray Dalio and Elon Musk take different approaches to the same problem of trying to please both Beijing and Washington at once.
U.S. announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Olympics
Team USA will compete in the Winter Olympics in China, but the Biden administration will not send any officials to Beijing in protest of human rights abuses, particularly in Xinjiang. China called the move a “blatant political provocation.”
CSL season set to resume with Chinese soccer in crisis
Meanwhile: Zhao Xintong becomes third Chinese player to win a snooker Triple Crown title.
The end of Evergrande may finally be here
This is the first time the real estate giant has admitted that its $300 billion debt liability has become unsustainable.
