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Bain’s Staff in Shanghai Questioned as China Targets Foreign Businesses
American businesses are facing an increasingly risky environment in China as bilateral ties worsen and more firms are pressured.
China's small steps on offshore use of yuan are starting to add up
China's yuan currency is slowly but surely being adopted for more international payments, which analysts say could lay foundations for a trade system running parallel to the dominant U.S. dollar.
Alibaba Cloud Tests Integration of Qianwen Large-Scale Model into Industrial Robots - Pandaily
Alibaba Cloud engineers are experimenting with integrating the Qianwen large-scale model into industrial robots.
BYD profit falls 43.5 per cent amid car-market price war
The carmaker reported that net profit fell to 4.13 billion yuan (US$596.28 million) in the first quarter, down from 7.3 billion yuan in the fourth quarter as potential buyers anticipated bigger price cuts.
China’s Xi Seeks to Regain Initiative in Europe Through Ukraine
Dialogue with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky follows weeks of intense European diplomacy—and scrutiny of Beijing’s position on Russia’s war.
Analysis: China's Ukraine plan mixes peace, self-interest
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s plan to send an envoy to Ukraine allows his government to deflect criticism of its support for Moscow and pursue a bigger role as a diplomatic force, but Xi faces daunting obstacles if he is serious about trying to help end the 14-month-old war. The biggest: Neither Ukraine nor Russia is ready to stop fighting. Xi’s announcement Wednesday in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prompted optimism Beijing might use its warm relations with Russia’s Vladimir Putin to push for peace. That was followed by skeptical questions about whether Beijing is more focused on ending an invasion it refuses to criticize, or serving its own interests.
China’s Ukraine peace plan: what does it say and can it work?
The phone call between presidents Xi Jinping and Volodymyr Zelensky has put Beijing’s efforts to play the peacemaker back in the spotlight.
Early internet portal Tianya.cn goes dark, triggering nostalgia among netizens
Chinese web portal Tianya.cn, once a vibrant online community for discussing sensitive social and political topics, has become inaccessible this week, triggering a wave of nostalgia.
China welcomes Ya Ya the panda home after 20 years abroad
Ya Ya the giant panda has landed in Shanghai after spending the past 20 years in the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee on loan. Ya Ya’s arrival Thursday was reported by Chinese state media and trending on social media. The panda’s trip was followed with intensity. Online, people shared screenshots tracking Ya Ya’s flight path into Shanghai. The departure marks the end of a 20-year loan agreement with the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens. Earlier this year, allegations of neglect and abuse circulated on Chinese social media alongside pictures of Ya Ya with her fur discolored and patchy. The 22-year-old panda lives with a chronic skin and fur condition related to her immune system. The Memphis Zoo has said the condition does not affect her quality of life.
China Is Cracking Down on Bankers. Here Are Some of the Targets.
As Xi Jinping and the Communist Party further exercise control over the economy, the financial sector is coming under close scrutiny.
Eight-hour workday? In China, overworked employees are lobbying for it
China has a workday crisis: People are working too many hours, and without proper overtime compensation. Existing labor laws are toothless, and unionization isn’t allowed. What can the country do to ensure the well-being of its labor force?
The Yongzheng Emperor and Christianity in China
In 1724, the Yongzheng Emperor proscribed Christianity. But what he really wanted is what rulers always want: people who will serve their state but not threaten its order. Jesuit advisers working in China’s capital at that time, after all, had proved useful to the empire.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, February 9, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Why is China lagging behind in COVID-19 vaccinations?
China is millions of doses behind the U.S. in its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, and officials are reportedly pushing back their timeline for the first 50 million shots. Vaccine diplomacy abroad, and vaccine hesitancy at home, are slowing China’s domestic rollout.
Instead of a desperately needed baby boom, China gets a COVID-19 baby bust
Although some researchers stressed that the data to fully gauge the number of lowered birth rates won’t be available for a few months, many population experts are convinced that the pandemic had led to a sizable reduction in children born in 2020.
What’s so funny, Yue Minjun?
“I cannot recall any event that has shaped my political views,” the artist Yue Minjun has said, “but politics is everywhere in Chinese life, like the meal you eat every day.” And what does Yue’s art — among the most recognizable art coming out of China today — say about life and politics?
Beijing Lights: ‘I might become schizophrenic, like my mom’
A new monthly column, syndicated from the China-based literary arts collective Spittoon.
Another Tianjin soccer team on the brink
Professional soccer in disarray in one of China’s biggest cities.
Editor’s note for Monday, February 8, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Is Wanda selling its AMC memestocks?
Is Wanda planning to offload its AMC shares before the Reddit-driven investment frenzy completely dies down?
Editor’s note for Friday, February 5, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Kuaishou reaches $159 billion valuation after largest tech IPO since Uber
Chinese short-video giant Kuaishou made a splashy IPO in Hong Kong, reaching a valuation close to its larger competitor, Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. Will Douyin’s parent company, ByteDance, follow and also list its short-video product in Hong Kong?
What a John le Carré novel can teach about China
John Le Carré’s Asia-set magnum opus is his 1977 novel “The Honourable Schoolboy.” The book is one of le Carré’s most personal, offering us a number of insights into Asia and China that are key to understanding the trajectory of Western relations with China after World War II.
Deloitte accused of operational and ethical malpractice in China auditing division
A document leaked to the internet claims that there are serious problems at the Beijing office of one of the world’s “Big Four” accounting firms. A Chinese newspaper says Deloitte is just playing by the industry’s unspoken rules.
‘We Were Smart’: China’s controversial subculture tells its story
A decade ago, the “shamate” subculture ran wild in China, defined by young rural migrants sporting eye-catching fashion and colorful hair. A film by Li Yifan looks back at this underclass.
Editor’s note for Thursday, February 4, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
U.K. revokes broadcast license of CGTN after finding it is ‘ultimately controlled by the Chinese Communist Party’
Chinese state news channel CGTN has been taken off the air in the U.K., after British regulator Ofcom found problems with its license ownership.
Foreigners
I was ghosted by my closest friend in China. What did I learn?
Editor’s note for Wednesday, February 3, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Why are Chinese officials in Africa so active in messaging on Xinjiang?
A new wave of Chinese propaganda, pushing back on claims of genocide and human rights abuses in Xinjiang, is being promoted widely in Africa. Here are a few reasons why Africa might be a focus of this messaging campaign.
