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IMF raises Asia's economic forecast on China recovery, warns of risks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised Asia's economic forecast on Tuesday as China's recovery underpinned growth, but warned of risks from persistent inflation and global market volatility driven by Western banking-sector woes.
Normalising China-Australia trade will take more than a political fix
More than three years since China first blocked a range of Australian imports in a political dispute, restrictions are easing, but reviving trade is proving more challenging than stopping it in the first place.
Our strategy is working, CEO says as HSBC posts better-than-expected first quarter
HSBC’s pre-tax profit rose to US$12.9 billion, beating analysts’ expectations. The bank said it would pay its first quarterly dividend since 2019 of 10 US cents a share.
Special Report: China’s AI Charge
Big changes are on the horizon for Chinese companies in the country’s rush to develop its AI industry and keep pace with global peers
China steps up use of ‘exit bans’ against government critics
At least 15 laws and legal instruments now cover exit bans with millions of people potentially affected.
Chinese electric vehicle brands expand to global markets
Chinese electric car exporters are starting to compete with global brands in their home markets. They bring fast-developing technology and low prices that Tesla's chief financial officer says “are scary.” BYD Auto is the biggest-selling Chinese electric brand. It opened a dealership in Japan in February. NIO, a maker of premium-priced SUVs, exports to Europe. The ruling Communist Party has made China the biggest EV market with the help of multibillion-dollar subsidies. The ruling party wants to make China a creator of renewable energy and other profitable technologies. Other Chinese EV exporters include Geely Group's Zeekr and Ora, a unit of SUV maker Great Wall Motors.
Taliban FM to meet Pakistan, China foreign ministers: Media
Taliban’s interim foreign minister gets UN clearance to travel for meeting with counterparts in Pakistan.
Australia’s ‘absolute hypocrisy’ on display amid China spying arrest: lawyer
Alexander Csergo, accused of ‘reckless foreign interference’, is being held in a top-security cell in Australia and has not been afforded his ‘universal rights’, his lawyer says.
China's exit bans multiply as political control tightens under Xi
China is increasingly barring people from leaving the country, including foreign executives, a jarring message as the authorities say the country is open for business after three years of tight COVID-19 restrictions.
New Report: Trapped - China’s Expanding Use of Exit Bans
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been widening the legal landscape for imposing exit bans and is increasing their use against everyone from human rights defenders to foreign journalists.
Can KMT reinvent its 128-year-old self to win Taiwan election next year?
The Kuomintang is struggling to appeal to younger voters, but may yet turn to an old familiar face for the election.
Justin Sun to Reverse $56M Binance Transfer After CEO Zhao Flags Potential SUI Token Grab
Tron founder Justin Sun tweeted on Monday that he has arranged a full refund of a $56 million transfer to Binance after the exchange platform's CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao warned against a potential token grab of the new SUI token. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for the Sui blockchain ahead of its mainnet launch on May 3.
Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Accepts Teaching Position In Japan; Tycoon's Emergence Signals Entrepreneurial Confidence
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) founder Jack Ma is starting a teaching position in Japan after dodging the limelight during Beijing's crackdown on tech. Ma joined Tokyo College as a visiting professor on May 1 and would research projects in sustainable agriculture and food production and deliver seminars on entrepreneurship, Financial Times reports. The business magnate famous for his freewheeling interviews with foreign media disappeared from the public eye after criticizing Chinese
China’s Ding Liren Wins Dramatic World Chess Championship, Replacing Magnus Carlsen
Ding Liren claimed the title, which Magnus Carlsen chose not to defend, with a dramatic victory in tiebreakers over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Delivery-only ‘ghost’ restaurants spring up across China, prompting concerns about dirty kitchens
App-based food delivery is urban China’s favorite new way to dine. But how clean are the kitchens of the virtual restaurants that make much of the food?
Beijing Lights: ‘Nowhere is home, yet everywhere is home’
“My whole life I will probably never spend a few dozen kuai on a restaurant meal, or get to stay in a hotel. But does that make my life incomplete? I don’t think so.”
Interrogating the present with artist Cao Fei
In her first major solo show in China, a retrospective hosted by the UCCA in Beijing’s 798 Art Zone, the prominent multimedia artist entices us to consider questions of technology, identity, and progress.
‘Dance of Delivery’: Chinese delivery drivers, oil on canvas
A series of oil paintings about the harsh conditions that China’s 3 million delivery workers face.
Bike sharing’s not dead: Alibaba-backed firm files for U.S. IPO
One of the last surviving bike-sharing startups — Hello — filed for U.S. IPO as it expands to car-hailing, hotel booking, ecommerce, and beyond.
Editor’s note for Thursday, March 11, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Beijing passes resolution to ensure only ‘patriots’ loyal to the Communist Party rule Hong Kong
As expected, the National People’s Congress in Beijing passed a resolution to change the electoral system in Hong Kong. The new rules will effectively ensure that pro-democracy politicians remain in a permanent minority in the territory.
Chinese women are wearing children’s clothes to show how skinny they are
China’s internet is obsessing over another ridiculous “challenge” that adds the social pressure for absurdly small body sizes.
In ‘Flow,’ the pipa and shakuhachi speak to our souls
Wu Man and Kojiro Umezaki have created a five-track album that is at once contemplative and dynamic, a contemporary and stylish fusion of classical East Asian music.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, March 10, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Xi emphasizes ‘ethnic unity,’ environmental protection, rural development, and military readiness at Two Sessions
Chinese state media have highlighted four meetings led by Xi Jinping in the past week, with delegations from Inner Mongolia and Qinghai Province, representatives from the health and education fields, and security and military personnel.
A new boom for Chinese companies that can generate electricity from roof tiles
Solar giant LONGi Energy invests in building material maker to jointly make roofs and curtain walls that can generate electricity.
Unfair division of housework, postpartum depression, domestic violence and other women’s issues in the spotlight at Two Sessions 2021
The unfair treatment of women is the subject of growing attention from the Chinese public, and this year from Chinese officials too. Here are five proposals concerning women’s rights being discussed at the big political conference in Beijing this week.
Ding Ling’s critique of the Chinese patriarchy
The Chinese Communist Party, in its earliest days, outwardly championed women and their place in the revolution. But one writer — on the heels of International Women’s Day in 1942 — had the courage to point out the CCP’s hypocrisies and the persistence of patriarchy.
China’s top economic policy priorities for 2021 — according to the Two Sessions
China pledges to invest more on technology innovation, put stronger hands on Big Tech, and get started on its climate goals.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, March 9, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Bitcoin mining is still huge in China despite new ban in Inner Mongolia
Since 2017, the Chinese government has imposed many regulations that have made life difficult for miners of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But they soldier on, and look set to prosper.
Following nationalist backlash, Chloé Zhao finds no place in China for her ‘Nomadland’
The first female Asian director to win a Golden Globe award is being feted in the U.S. but censored in her native China.
A brief guide to China’s stock markets and indices
From A shares to ChiNext and MSCI’s China index, here is everything you need to know about the global importance of China’s stock markets.
Editor’s note for Monday, March 8, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.