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Coveted by U.S. suitors, battery maker BYD raises prices
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Treason in the early Qing — and the curious consequences
We look back to a case of treason during the early Qing that gives insights into the importance of history and the nature of autocratic power.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, October 26, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Modern Land becomes latest Chinese developer to default as Evergrande grabs lifelines
The Chinese developer Modern Land said today that it had missed all payments on a $250 million bond, highlighting continuing strain in China’s property sector. At the same time, Evergrande appears to have averted multiple crises and the IMF says that risks are “contained,” for now.
Xi Jinping wants a nation of fit children, and schools are going all out to hire gym teachers
China’s drive to get its schoolchildren in shape has met an obstacle: a gym teacher shortage. One official suggests tapping retired athletes and encouraging sports clubs to help.
Crypto VC firm gears up to invest while tech majors stay away
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China’s largest education firm continues dismantling its business
An online tutoring subsidiary of New Oriental, China’s most famous education company, is closing its elementary and middle school courses in the wake of new bans on for-profit classes.
Editor’s note for Monday, October 25, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Beijing continues to reshape its education sector, especially tutoring; John Oliver highlights Taiwan’s strange and awkward international position; the AP reports on Chinese squid fishing vessels near South America.
China faces another COVID-19 spike, begins child vaccine rollout
For the fourth time this year, Chinese health authorities are taking swift measures to contain a small Delta-driven spike of COVID-19. With just over 100 days until the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the capital announced especially strict requirements for visitors to enter.
In flex of political muscle, Xi pushes through controversial property tax
China’s new five-year pilot program for property taxes is thin on details — including where it will be introduced, who will have to pay, how high, and how often. But Beijing is hoping the long-dismissed continuation of trials last implemented in 2011 is a way to safely and smoothly deflate the real estate bubble.
Mercedes-Benz hurts Chinese men’s feelings with video featuring feminist comedian
Stand-up comedian Yang Li has enraged sensitive Chinese men with her jokes mocking them, and an online mob once forced Intel to “cancel” her. They’re angry again, and now luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz is the target of their ire.
China making one company to rule all rare earths
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Enes Kanter doubles down on China criticism, calls out other athletes
Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter’s criticism of China over Tibet and Xinjiang has caused him to be censored and his team’s content to be removed from official streaming platforms.
Editor’s note for Friday, October 22, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: A hit song by Malaysian rapper Namewee and Australian singer Kimberley Chen makes fun of Chinese nationalist trolls; The meaning of Joe Biden’s off-the-cuff comment that the U.S. would defend Taiwan.
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Celebrating female photographers in China
Battery titan CATL is central to Tesla’s latest move
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Influencers on steroids: Live-streaming salespeople are the future of social media
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European Parliament votes in favor of stronger relationship with Taiwan
A “history-making text,” or one that will “seriously damage the foundations of China-EU relations”?
Editor’s note for Thursday, October 21, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Caixin has been removed from a list of approved sources for domestic republishing.
Boston Celtics games scrubbed from Chinese internet after player advocates Tibet independence
After NBA player Enes Kanter posted a “Free Tibet” message to social media, his team, the Boston Celtics, was removed from online streaming in China. The Chinese Foreign Ministry dismissed his activism as “clout-chasing.”
