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Hong Kong outlaws upskirt photos and deepfake pornography
Perpetrators of upskirt photography in Hong Kong’s public places have long been able to escape the law because there was not a suitable criminal charge victims or police could press. That has changed with the passage of a new law that criminalizes all non consensual intimate photography as well as deepfake porn.
Is this what Evergrande contagion looks like?
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Beijing confronts the energy crisis, but nature gets in the way
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After video game ban, Chinese kids turn to Douyin and livestreaming gamers
The Chinese government has restricted under 18s to only three hours of video games per week, and gaming companies are enforcing the rules. So instead of playing games, kids are watching other people play them.
Editor’s note for Monday, October 11, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: The AP reports that “Beijing is slackening its grip on Xinjiang after a brutal mass detention campaign, but fear remains pervasive.”
“The Silent Minority No More: Raising Awareness of Anti-AAPI Hate” A prelude
In 2021, AAPI Heritage Month brought historic levels of visibility. How do we keep the momentum going, once the headlines move on?
Tsai Ing-wen pledges to uphold Taiwan-China status quo amid ‘unprecedented challenges’
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Chinese leader Xi Jinping both gave speeches over the weekend that addressed the future of Taiwan. Xi described “Taiwan independence” as a “grave hidden danger” to his future plans, while Tsai insisted, “nobody can force Taiwan to take the path China has laid out for us.”
Tutoring crackdown: Parents and employees line up outside OneSmart, demand repayment
Another Chinese for-profit after-school tutoring company is in trouble after Beijing’s blanket ban on the industry.
After the pandemic, Italian fashion houses make their move
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The fight for Taiwan’s linguistic diversity
A recent spat in Taiwan’s legislature put a spotlight on the island’s “heritage languages.” But are proponents of linguistic diversity fighting for a lost cause?
Foreign athletes arrive in Beijing for Olympics test events
Meanwhile: Wu Lei’s 95th-minute goal gives China 3-2 win over Vietnam in crucial World Cup qualifier.
Real estate fears weaken demand for land — and the buildings on it
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How China’s COVID-zero strategy tarnished Golden Week
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Editor’s note for Friday, October 8, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Japan has an aircraft carrier again; police arrest journalist Luo Changping after he questions China’s role in the Korean War; new draft regulations reiterate media ownership restrictions; India and China had a minor border face-off.
Automaker BYD’s new U.S. project could be the next big thing in EVs
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Data regulators clarify what “important” means
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U.S. troops in Taiwan: Biden administration reveals small training group present ‘for at least a year’
A contingent of about two dozen U.S. troops have been conducting training in Taiwan in secret for over a year, the Biden administration revealed publicly for the first time via a Wall Street Journal report.
Haus of Lily: Beijing Drag House
We sat down with Elizabeth Stride to talk about how drag culture has evolved in China.
How China will achieve carbon neutrality: The role of the emissions trading scheme and other reforms
“China, when it makes targets, is not unreliable in commitments,” said Michael Davidson, a leading scholar on China’s environmental policy. But that doesn’t mean the path to carbon neutral will be easy.
Hunan county implores local women to stay and marry as rural bachelor crisis worsens
A rural county in Hunan Province has made a plan to encourage local women to stay in the area and look for love amongst its many bachelors. But commenters are worried that the authorities could eventually restrict women’s ability to move away.
