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In Depth: China Banks Jump on AI Bandwagon to Cut Costs
Lenders are using models for various purposes such as customer service and risk control, but face technical and regulatory hurdles
China, US officials discuss macroeconomic developments in meeting
Officials from the United States and China on Monday held a two-hour long virtual meeting to discuss domestic and global macroeconomic developments, the U.S. Treasury Department said, calling the meeting "productive and substantive".
California governor visits China and says his state will always be a partner on climate change
California Gov. Gavin Newsom opened a weeklong trip to China with an assurance that his state will always be a partner on climate issues no matter how the U.S. presidential election turns out next year.
Anti-Consumerism Advocate Encourages Rethinking Life’s Pleasures in China
Through talks, workshops, and a magazine, a group of like-minded friends in Shanghai are encouraging people to reject consumerist culture and make better use of their cities’ public spaces. Their message is falling on receptive ears.
Estonia seeks China's help over severed Baltic Sea telecom cables
Estonia has contacted Chinese authorities as part of its investigation into how two Baltic Sea telecom cables were severed, the Estonian foreign ministry said on Monday.
Western graphite producers’ shares soar after Beijing announces export curbs
China is the world’s largest producer of the material critical to electric car batteries
Taiwan’s military must objectively assess PLA then ‘strengthen ourselves’
Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng says island won’t rely on People’s Liberation Army having ‘certain shortcomings’ in preparing for possible conflict.
China’s debt crises see cabinet work report focus on curbing contagion
Debt problems that have manifested in Evergrande and Country Garden cases are prompting China’s central bank to step up risk-monitoring of lenders and local government financing vehicles.
Hong Kong to host climate forum for US and mainland China, targeting bay areas
Move unveiled during event hosted by the Institute for Climate and Carbon Neutrality, where California Governor Gavin Newsom spoke during rare visit to city.
US renews warning it will defend Philippines after incidents with Chinese vessels in South China Sea
The United States has renewed a warning that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels in the South China Sea.
China will ‘do anything’ for Mideast peace, but conflict is ‘worrying’: envoy
Envoy Zhai Jun says China is ‘deeply concerned’ about the conflict as he continues his Middle East visit.
Book critical of Ming emperor recalled after prompting online comparisons with Xi
A reprint of a book attributing the end of the Ming dynasty 400 years ago to the ineptitude of a Chinese emperor was pulled from shelves last week, in an apparent purge of a title that had drawn now censored online comparisons with President Xi Jinping.
Amid Climate Goals, China Zones in on AI’s Growing Energy Needs
In a list of scientific challenges for China in 2023, climate change and energy consumption emerge among focus areas.
Mood swing: Global producers in US hunt for China alternatives
Jason Andringa’s company was part of the stampede of U.S. businesses that built factories in China.
China and Philippines trade accusations after collisions in South China Sea
Manila condemns Beijing’s ‘aggressive action’ to block resupply missions to Second Thomas Shoal
Taiwan's Foxconn faces China tax probe, seen as politically motivated -sources
Foxconn , a major supplier of Apple's iPhones, is facing a tax probe in China, two sources close to Foxconn confirmed on Monday, saying they believed it was disclosed by a state-backed paper for political reasons tied to Taiwan's upcoming elections.
China says US statement on collision with Philippine boat disregards facts
China's foreign ministry on Monday said a U.S. statement in which Washington sided with the Philippines regarding a collision between vessels in the South China Sea "disregarded the facts".
China ‘willing to work with Japan to relive spirit’ of 1978 peace treaty
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida exchange congratulatory messages to mark 45th year of landmark pact, as the two countries remain at odds over various issues, most recently the Fukushima waste water release.
China calls for 'fair' gas pipeline damage probe by Finland
China called on Monday for an "objective, fair and professional" investigation into damage to a subsea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia, saying a Chinese vessel in the area at the time was sailing normally.
Pakistan puts 'blind trust' in China as Belt and Road enters new phase
Countries agree to start major railway project but obstacles remain
The myths and realities of China’s Military-Civil Fusion program
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Elsa Kania, a Ph.D. candidate in Harvard University’s Department of Government and an adjunct fellow at the Center for a New American Security who researches China’s military strategy, defense innovation, and emerging technologies. Elsa joins the show to talk about China’s push for “Military-Civil Fusion,” debunking some of the myths about the program that U.S. pundits and policymakers have imbibed.
How does one lose a fortune in China? ‘Mr. China’ knows
Tim Clissold’s memoir about losing millions would be tragic if it weren’t so funny — we laugh, we cry, and we root for the main characters, even though we know they failed.
Chen Jie approaches body art with a poetic grace
Chen Jie’s works are a departure from conventional tattoo styles, with an aesthetic that more closely resembles Chinese ink-wash paintings.
‘Seven-Five’ unleashed official clampdown Uyghurs suffer 14 years later
On July 5, 2009, peaceful protests in Urumqi sought justice for Uyghurs murdered at a southern China toy factory. Three eyewitnesses recall the violence that erupted.
Editor’s note for July 5, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China to limit the export of two critical metals used in chips
Beijing will impose export restrictions on gallium and germanium, two key metals needed to manufacture semiconductors and other electronics, and which are primarily sourced from China. The move has raised concern over an intensifying global battle on the supply of key chipmaking technologies.
The deep roots of China’s friendship with Zambia
Zambia represents one of the People’s Republic of China’s earliest success stories in Africa. The relationship is one that Chinese leaders past and present have tried to cultivate.
Awakening ‘the lesbian factor’: Young Chinese women are ditching boyfriends and entering same-sex relationships
Frustrated by emotionally unavailable men, a growing cohort of educated young women in China are experimenting with dating other women, whom they say can better fulfill their emotional needs.
Not just a metaphor: Dragons of imperial China show us how people lived
The emperor, as “son of heaven,” was meant to mediate between the natural and the supernatural. When dragons were becoming visible to regular folk, as they were in the Yuan and Ming, the supernatural was bypassing its usual channels — a dangerous deviation.
‘Now I must see it’: ‘Barbie’ movie banned in Vietnam, praised in China over controversial South China Sea map
While Vietnam’s culture ministry fumes over a controversial map in the new “Barbie” movie, people on Chinese social media are celebrating Warner Bros. for its “choice” to include the nine-dash line.
The Middle Corridor and China’s reorientation of Eurasian trade
The war in Ukraine provides an opportunity for the Middle Corridor to become an alternative to the Russian route. Initially, China has been hesitant to embrace the idea, but as the war protracts, the calculus is changing, and the Middle Corridor may be finally getting China’s attention.
Chinese auto firms follow Tesla to Mexico, and from there to the U.S.
Auto and auto parts makers setting up nearer Elon Musk’s main EV market — North America — must navigate challenges to avoid U.S. barriers.
Pakistan arrest of anti-China rebel may not protect Belt and Road billions
Gulzar Imam is only one of many armed separatist leaders unhappy at China’s extraction of Balochistan’s natural resources.
Terrorism, trade and trawlers — Q&A with Li Bijian, former China consul general to Karachi
An interview with China’s former representative in Pakistan’s biggest city.
Editor’s note for July 3, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Meet the woman who launched Taiwan’s MeToo movement, Chen Chien-Jou
“I knew before I came forward that I was definitely not alone in being a survivor, there must be others out there.”
Editor’s note for June 30, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
This week in video: The British Museum under controversy, Shein’s influencer blunder and China’s response to the Wagner rebellion
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How Did Beijing React to the Wagner Mutiny? | The Signal with Lizzi Lee
This week on The Signal with Lizzi Lee, Lizzi speaks with Moritz Rudolf, a research scholar at Yale Law School, about the recent revolt of the Wagner Group in Russia. Moritz shares his thoughts on how Chinese media will report on this event and provides some insight into what this could mean for the future of China and Russia’s relationship.
‘Be blinded by a single leaf and not see Mount Tai’ — Phrase of the Week
China’s EV companies are eyeing international markets, but stiff domestic competition may mean they miss the forest for the trees.
