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China upgrades diplomatic ties with close US ally Colombia
China elevated diplomatic relations with Colombia to a strategic partnership on Wednesday, deepening a push with one of the oldest U.S. allies to expand its influence and strengthen its foothold in Latin America.
Huawei Smartphone Chip That Alarmed US Was Made by ASML Machine
China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. used equipment from ASML Holding NV to manufacture an advanced processor for a Chinese smartphone that alarmed the US, according to people familiar with the matter.
Sri Lanka allows a Chinese research ship to dock as neighboring India's security concerns grow
A Chinese research ship docked at a Sri Lankan port on Wednesday. This likely will add to neighboring India’s concerns about China’s growing influence in the Indian Ocean.
China’s reduction in emission intensity seen accelerating: world travel guild
China has reported the second-largest decline in emission intensity within the global travel and tourism sector between 2010 and 2019 and it is expected to see a sharper rate of decline in future as the country steps up usage of renewables in automobiles and aircraft.
Loyalty above all: Removal of top Chinese officials seen as enforcing Xi's demand for obedience
Analysts say the removal of China’s foreign and defense ministers appears to enforce leader Xi Jinping’s demand for total obedience and the elimination of any potential rivals within the ruling Communist Party.
World's Largest Methane Emitter Has a Plan to Curb Pollution
The world’s largest source of methane has promised to lay out how it will reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas.
California governor Newsom meets China's President Xi
California governor Gavin Newsom met Chinese president Xi Jinping on Wednesday to discuss climate change, raising hopes that China and the United States can find common ground ahead of an APEC summit and COP28 climate meeting next month.
China seeks economic ‘strength down the road’ with 1 trillion yuan debt plan
National People’s Congress ratifies plan to raise China’s budget deficit ratio, approving 1 trillion yuan (US$137 billion) of sovereign bonds and allowing local governments to front-load part of their 2024 bond quota.
NBA welcome in China, Yao Ming says – and basketball star adds Peng Shuai update
US league ‘is in the first class’, Yao says, also revealing he had dinner with former tennis star Peng, whose withdrawal from view had sparked the WTA’s boycott of China.
Porsche hits out at Brussels probe into Chinese EVs
German luxury-car maker says country’s auto industry will ‘fight’ a tariff war
China’s civil service in high demand as record 2.83 million apply for exam
Record 2.83 million people applied for China’s national public servants exam, with 39,000 vacancies available nationwide at a time civil service positions are still increasingly sought after.
Xi says China willing to cooperate with US as hopes rise for talks with Biden
Xi Jinping says whether or not two countries can find right way of getting along is crucial to the world
China introduces regulations to protect minors from internet dangers
New rules a bid by Beijing to provide cyber environment that is good for ‘physical and mental health’ of over 191 million internet users aged under 18.
NBA 'first class' in China despite past turbulence, says Yao
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and China may have encountered turbulence in their relations over the years but retired great Yao Ming told Reuters the league is still "first class" in his home country.
Beijing urges Taiwan companies to help smooth cross-Strait relations
Amid Foxconn probe, island's vice president says China is interfering in elections
Joe Biden’s unsung shift on China
The upside to dialogue between Washington and Beijing should never be overlooked
Xi's energy policies trickle down to oil major amid cost concerns
CNOOC increases its capex to record level as investors fear potential overruns
Xi Jinping and Gavin Newsom strike positive tone on US-China climate cooperation
Newsom arrives in Beijing, where he meets Xi and holds talks with top diplomat Wang Yi as part of controversial climate tour.
China: Country Garden Default on Dollar Bond Underscores Fall Into Distress
Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings Co. was deemed to be in default on a dollar bond for the first time, underscoring its fall into distress amid a broader property debt crisis that’s shaken the world’s second-biggest economy.
Hong Kong slashes property stamp tax to revive economy
John Lee announces $2,556 cash handouts for new parents in bid to boost world’s lowest birth rate
Climate cooperation or tech clash: America can’t decide
Sino-U.S. science and technology partnerships can help or hurt both sides, depending if you’re talking to the faithful or the fearful.
‘Appeared out of nowhere’ — Phrase of the Week
A new fictitious university that started as an online joke came out of nowhere.
China sets restrictions on generative AI, but leaves room for innovation
Earlier this month, China released a national regulation on generative artificial intelligence. The primary purpose is to assert control, but revisions from a previous draft suggest Beijing understands the importance of leaving space for development.
Beijing’s new plan to promote the private sector and juice the economy
The Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and the State Council published a plan to reinvigorate private business after more than two years of crackdowns on entrepreneurs. Billionaires are vocally supporting the plan.
China pressured Turkey to bust Uyghur bookseller
Is an Istanbul bookstore guilty of copyright infringement or cultural preservation?
Transnational repression and China’s ‘overseas police stations’
This week on Sinica, Kaiser welcomes back Jeremy Daum, senior research scholar in law and senior fellow at the Paul Tsai China Law Center. Jeremy has a well-deserved reputation as a debunker of myths and misperceptions about China. This time, he takes on the much-discussed “overseas police stations,” and examines who they are and aren’t related to China’s transnational repression.
Editor’s note for July 20, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Chinese queer feminists react to ‘Wave Makers,’ the show that sparked Taiwan’s #MeToo movement
Discussion about “Wave Makers” — a TV show that follows the fictitious lives of Taiwanese political staffers working on an election — has largely been censored on Chinese social media, but that hasn’t stopped some people from openly talking about it.
What the U.S. looked like to an early 20th-century Chinese diplomat
“Of all nations in the world, America is the most interesting to the Chinese…It is certainly a most extraordinary country. The people are wonderful and are most interesting and instructive to the Chinese.”
Tennis stars and Chinese fans rally around Zhang Shuai after Budapest controversy
“When I get mistreated, I have to tolerate it,” Zhang wrote on Weibo. “If I don’t tolerate it, I’ll be criticized for having bad manners. If I get riled up, I will be criticized for being big-headed. Someone who’s good at handling situations like this please tell me if you should get angry or not.”
Africa’s debt isn’t mostly to China and many Beijing-financed projects are for clean energy
China is neither laying a debt trap nor building a lot of fossil projects in Africa. Rather, it’s been relatively generous with debt relief, and in developing Africa’s renewable energy capabilities, argues Kenyan economist Anzetse Were.
China’s meatier, fattier diet is impacting its health, food security, and environment
In four decades, Chinese people went from using food coupons to eating fatty meals delivered via mobile phone apps. The country’s rapid economic rise also means that the foods that Chinese people eat are changing — and most of it’s unhealthy.
Germany’s new China strategy is a diplomatic high-wire act
The German government’s recently released “Strategy on China” has struck a balance between the country’s more pro-China business interests and the China-skeptic foreign policy establishment. While it is only a position paper, there is reason to believe that it marks an important milestone and irreversible shift in wider European relations with China.
Editor’s note for July 19, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
The problem with Mao’s ‘continuous’ revolution
Wuhan fractured in the summer of 1967 amid Mao’s Cultural Revolution. On one side were the Red Guards, who believed in continuous revolution against institutions, including the military. On the other side…the military, which fought back, with deadly results.
Ji Qiong’s contemporary take on traditional art
The mindfulness and attention with which Ji approaches her art is rare. More than a method of painting, what she preserves is a certain artistic charm, an interest in exploring inner realms.
Editor’s note for July 18, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Eclipsing Russia: China’s green energy expansion into Central Asia
China has a significant comparative advantage in green energy. Growing incentives for Central Asian countries to diversify their energy mix are creating opportunities for Chinese companies, with significant implications for Russia, as well as the U.S. and EU.
China’s relations with Chile, its oldest friend in South America
For Chile, China is a bigger destination of exports than the next five countries combined. For China, Chilean resources are crucial in sustaining its solar panel, wind turbine, and EV output. But prosperous partnerships aren’t always trusting ones.
Shanhe University is the perfect Chinese college. Except it doesn’t exist.
How a made-up university in China became a viral meme — and revealed education inequality in the country.
