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Tycoons Lose $20 Billion by Refunding China Exam That 99% Fail
Offcn’s Lu Zhongfang and her son Li Yongxin have lost almost all of their fortune because of a quirk in their business model that initially made them successful.
Hong Kong unsafe for business, warns son of jailed media boss
Rule of law breakdown to hit foreign companies, Sebastien Lai tells U.S. Congress
Missing The Covid Boat, Junshi Stumbles Back To Old Business - BeiGene (NASDAQ:BGNE)
Key Takeaways: Junshi Bioscience’s revenue fell 60% in the first quarter, as poor performance for its new oral Covid drug failed to offset the loss of big gains from licensing deals in the year-ago period
China says willing to work with U.S. on audit deal as challenges loom
China's securities watchdog on Thursday said that it was willing to work with its counterparts in the United States to promote regulatory cooperation on audits and safeguard the rights and interests of global investors.
Xi's inspection tour in Xiong'an
Key time points of Xiong'an's development and an abridged translation of the official readout with GRR's notes
SoftBank halved its loss last year, but only because it sold a chunk of its Alibaba stake
SoftBank’s Vision Fund reported a record $32 billion yearly loss
The fall of empires preys on Xi Jinping’s mind
As economic growth slows, so will the president’s anxiety
US Returns Two Stolen Relics Worth $3.5 Million to China
The two stone carvings are believed to have been ripped from a tomb by looters in the 1990s, before being smuggled to the United States where they ended up at the renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Is Chinese power about to peak?
The country’s historic ascent is levelling off. That need not make it more dangerous
How soon and at what height will China’s economy peak?
Estimates vary, depending on assumptions about population, productivity and prices
Chinese vice president visits Netherlands, continuing diplomatic push in Europe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — China continues its diplomatic push in Europe on Thursday with a high-level visit to the Netherlands where Vice President Han Zheng will be meeting the king and the prime minister — and facing questions about its relations with Russia and the European Union.
Binance Retains Market Supremacy Despite Nearly 50% Dip In April Trading Volume - Coinbase Glb (NASDAQ:COIN)
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has reported a 48% decrease in spot trading volume for the second month in a row, according to CCData research firm. What Happened: The report revealed that Binance’s trading volume fell to $287 billion in April, the second-lowest this year.
China completes warship deliveries to Pakistan as military alliance grows
China has delivered two frigates to Pakistan's navy, completing a four-warship deal inked in 2018, Chinese media reported, amid deepening military cooperation between the two nations in one of the world's most complex geopolitical regions.
Exclusive: Bain offers China staff voluntary leave amid national security crackdown
The American consultancy giant is ‘cooperating as appropriate’ with authorities after Chinese police last month visited its offices in Shanghai and questioned its staff.
How the U.S. Is Trying to Block China's Control of Ports Around the Globe
U.S. diplomats have been working to counter Beijing’s influence in ports that increase its economic power and could potentially be used for spying and military
Police arrest Kris Wu on suspicion of rape
A pop singer has been detained by police on suspicion of rape, and Chinese social media is celebrating.
China’s ‘Big Tech crackdown’: A guide
The Chinese government is tightening its control over Chinese technology companies in dramatic ways: There will be a sea change in 2021: Capital flows between the U.S. and China will in some cases reverse, and the incentives that have driven the Chinese economy for the last two decades have changed.
These six sports account for 70% of China’s gold in Tokyo so far
Table tennis, diving, weightlifting, gymnastics, badminton, and shooting.
‘Scumbags’: Influencers caught stealing rescue boat to fake saving people in Henan floods
Small-time internet “influencers” disrupted rescue work in the aftermath of the Zhengzhou floods. Douyin eventually took action.
Editor’s note for Thursday, July 29, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Japanese gymnast targeted by Chinese trolls after Olympic win
After China lost to Japan in the Olympic mixed doubles table tennis final, and a Japanese gymnast beat his Chinese rival for gold, the Chinese internet is angry!
Delta variant fuels 171 COVID-19 cases in Nanjing, tests China’s zero tolerance virus policy
Nanjing, in eastern China, is facing the country’s largest COVID-19 outbreak since January. At the same time, many other cities, including the capital Beijing, reported cases connected to domestic tourists. Can China maintain its “COVID zero” policy?
What ‘lifting people out of poverty’ actually means in China
China claims to have brought hundreds of millions of its citizens out of poverty in recent decades. Bill Bikales, a development economist who worked with the United Nations for 15 years, puts the achievement into perspective.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, July 28, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China makes a deal with the Taliban
As the U.S. completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Chinese Foreign Minister met a high-level delegation from the Taliban seeking reassurances of stability.
Who is Qin Gang, China’s new ambassador to the U.S.?
China’s new ambassador to the United States seems to have the ear of top leader Xi Jinping. While he has not (yet) earned the sobriquet “wolf warrior” in press reports, he’s no shrinking violet.
The sinking of the Kowshing and China’s catastrophic first war with Japan
At the end of the 19th century, Qing China and the Empire of Japan collided in Korea when the sinking of a steamboat marked the descent into the First Sino-Japanese War.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, July 27, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter
Flood-relief donation lifts struggling Chinese brand out of financial funk
Erke is an also-ran sneaker and sportswear brand, but a low-key donation for emergency aid to flood-struck Henan Province was noticed by online shoppers and social media users who started a buying frenzy.
Has China quit overseas coal financing?
China did not fund any overseas coal projects in the first half of 2021, the International Institute of Green Finance said. This marks a milestone in the greening of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which since its inception in 2013 had included generous funding of coal every year.
Hong Kong’s first national security trial ends in guilty verdict
Today saw the first verdict from a trial under Hong Kong’s National Security Law. Promoters of the draconian law say the defendant committed a violent criminal act, but his conviction hinged on the interpretation of language, not on the nature of his acts.
Editor’s note for Monday, July 26, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Shares plunge as Beijing pushes ahead with new rules for education and tech companies
Investors are fleeing Chinese education stocks and pricing in risks across a range of industries as Beijing heats up a long-brewing regulatory storm.
Chinese social media reacts to shocking losses and historic wins at Tokyo Olympics
There are no Chinese (or any other fans) in the stadiums, but there is a very rowdy crowd watching the Olympics in China, and they’re letting the world know what they think on social media.
A scientist’s future hangs in the balance after another failure of the China Initiative
Launched by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2018, the China Initiative is a government program gone rogue. Will it be shut down after the suspensions of half a dozen investigations ended without prosecution or any evidence of wrongdoing?
