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China completes landmark national real estate registration system
China has finished building a national and unified system for real estate registration, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday, in a landmark move that will boost transparency in ownership.
China Mars Rover Zhurong Fails to Wake Up After Choking on Red Planet’s Dust
China’s first Mars rover hasn’t woken up from a scheduled months-long hibernation on the surface of the Red Planet, a Chinese scientist confirmed Tuesday.
ByteDance launches Xiaohongshu competitor Youshi: report · TechNode
TikTok owner ByteDance has recently released a new social networking app named Youshi, similar to social media platform Xiaohongshu.
China to Scrap PCR Test For Inbound Travelers in Latest Easing
China will no longer require travelers to the country to provide a negative PCR test result, scrapping a rule that’s been a major deterrent for visitation since the world’s second-largest economy emerged from Covid isolation in January.
Alibaba Falls Back Into Red for the Year as Chinese Tech Stocks Retreat
Hong Kong-listed Chinese internet stocks dropped Tuesday, and premarket action pointed to losses for the companies' New York-traded American depositary receipts. Alibaba fell 3.2% in Hong Kong, going back into the red for 2023. The e-commerce giant's stock had enjoyed a brief rally after it said in
China’s Politburo meeting to offer traders policy clues as they eye new bets
Traders will be looking for policy clues from the Politburo meeting headed by President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week as the Communist Party’s top decision-making body reviews the country’s first-quarter economic performance.
China to replace PCR test requirement with antigen test for inbound travellers
China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that all inbound travellers will only need to show COVID-19 antigen tests result taken within 48 hours before boarding flights starting April 29, dropping the PCR test requirement.
Vietnam, Taiwan boost share of shipments to U.S. as China loses out
India, Cambodia also grow as 'low-cost' exporters, eroding Chinese dominance
Ex-China newspaper editor indicted over info leak to Japan diplomats
Beijing cracking down on suspected espionage amid tense relations with Tokyo
Guatemala leader in Taiwan expresses 'rock-solid friendship'
The president of Guatemala has appealed to other governments to respect Taiwan’s sovereignty during an official visit at a time when China’s ruling Communist Party is stepping up efforts to isolate the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory. President Alejandro Giammattei’s government is one of a dwindling number that have official relations with Taipei instead of Beijing. Taiwan and China split in 1949 after a civil war. They compete for recognition from small, mostly poor countries in Africa, Latin America and the South Pacific with infusions of aid and investment. The Taiwanese president visited Guatemala this month.
U.N. expert warns Hong Kong security law compromising judiciary
Letter comes as city pushes for veto on foreign lawyers, other powers
China, India vow to hasten border progress as ministers prepare to meet
General Li Shangfu is expected in New Delhi this week in first visit by a Chinese defence minister since deadly Galwan Valley skirmish in 2020.
Hong Kong plans electoral overhaul for district councils
Hong Kong's leader says the city is planning to overhaul its last major political representative body that is mostly comprised of popularly elected seats. The move ensures the municipal-level organization will be run by Beijing loyalists, quashing any future challenges. Chief Executive John Lee said at a press briefing Tuesday that the government will not allow the councils to become a platform for advocating Hong Kong independence or intervening in its administration. The local-level election took on symbolic importance after the city’s pro-democracy camp won a landslide victory in the last poll at the height of the anti-government protests in 2019. Hong Kong amended its electoral laws for its legislature in 2021, drastically reducing the public’s ability to vote.
Opinion | Hong Kong’s Memory Is Being Erased
History and reality are being altered to suit Beijing.
‘Traumatizing’: The Transgender Chinese Struggling to Access Health Care
A mix of intolerance and bureaucratic inertia inside China’s health system is leaving young trans people unable to access vital treatment — with dire consequences for their mental health.
The genie is out of the bottle: time for world to agree on AI guardrails
Generative AI is quickly changing our world but we still have a small window to ensure its development is aligned with our shared interests and values.
Xi’s Charm Offensive Falters After China Envoy Angers Europe
Xi Jinping had been on a winning streak of late, successfully rebuffing US attempts to portray China as a threat to the global order. Then an envoy in France instantly revived all those fears.
Alibaba Erases Gains From Spinoff Hype Amid Geopolitical Worries
The euphoria surrounding Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s spinoff plan appears to be all but over.
China’s top blockbusters of 2020
As 2020 comes to an end, we take a look back at the biggest box office hits of the year, five films that helped propel the Chinese film industry during a difficult time. Not all of the films on this list are “good,” but they were undeniably popular.
Editor’s note for Thursday, December 17, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Year in Review: 2020’s biggest news stories about Chinese women
In a year defined by crisis, Chinese women found their urgent voices — demanding changes to the policies that affect their lives, smashing taboos, uniting to end violence against women, refusing to conform, and calling out misogyny whenever and wherever possible.
Cyclopes on My Doorstep
A translation by Sinologist Geremie R. Barmé of a new essay from persecuted law professor Xu Zhangrun, who is the object of an extraordinary hi-tech surveillance campaign.
Australia-China relations: A short history of a downward spiral
How did the Australian-Chinese relationship get so bad, so fast? Australia’s woes offer lessons about “managing China” that are more complex than they first appear.
Mom’s best red-braised whole fish
In Lu Zhao’s final The China Project Eats, she presents a family recipe: red-braised fish, cooked whole.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, December 16, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Chinese capsule returns to Earth with Moon rocks
The Chang’e-5 probe has landed in Inner Mongolia with a cargo of lunar rocks and soil.
Chinese songs that say ‘Me Too’
A powerful, heartbreaking anthem, the song explicitly highlights the pervasive problem of violence against women in China.
How Kublai Khan’s Yuan complicates the notion of ‘China’
Our understanding of Chinese history — specifically, what constituted “China” throughout history — is fundamentally flawed. The result isn’t merely academic: It has profound implications in our present.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, December 15, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Coerced cotton picking in Xinjiang
A new report based on government documents and state media reports implicates the entire supply chain of cotton from Xinjiang in forced labor, from harvest to factory.
How China Does Startups
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Chinese private sector engagement in Africa is going to be much more important in 2021
African governments are becoming more interested in public-private partnerships with Chinese companies.
Griezmann cuts tie with Huawei over Uyghur treatment
French national team striker Antoine Griezmann became the latest high-profile athlete to raise awareness of China’s repression of Uyghurs, by cancelling a Huawei sponsorship deal.
Editor’s note for Monday, December 14, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China fines three large internet companies for Anti-Monopoly Law violations
Beijing is beginning to enforce antitrust regulations on large internet companies. Three — Alibaba, China Literature, and Hive Box — received small fines today, and more firms are reportedly under investigation.
‘Concert in the Clouds’: A Chinese tribute to Beethoven
A Beijing arts collective is preparing a creative (and virtual) musical celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday. The maestro has aged well in China.
Three years of silence: Rahile Dawut named honorary professor
Dawut disappeared in December 2017 after being detained by state authorities as she planned to travel to Beijing for a conference. She has not been publicly charged with a crime.
Wu Zetian, the most controversial woman in Chinese history
For some, Wu Zetian is a brilliant statesman slandered by Confucian misogyny; for others, she’s a blood-soaked usurper who schemed her way to power. China’s only empress left behind quite the legacy — and a lot of bodies.
