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Guatemala not asking Taiwan for 'free money', does not owe debt like Honduras
Guatemala is not asking for "free money" from Taiwan and does not owe debt in the same way Honduras does, but is looking for long-term investment and trade, senior Guatemalan financial officials said on Monday.
EU ministers say China envoy's remarks on Ukraine sovereignty unacceptable
Lu Shaye says ex-USSR states have no 'actual status in international law'
Exclusive: China guides banks to further cut deposit rates - sources
China nudged banks this month to cut deposit interest rates further, seven people with knowledge of the matter said, in the latest effort to channel the country's vast savings pool into spending and more productive investments.
China respects ex-Soviet states as sovereign nations - foreign ministry
China respects the status of the independent sovereign nations that emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, after Beijing's envoy to Paris sparked a diplomatic storm by questioning their sovereignty.
China affirms ex-Soviet nations' sovereignty after uproar
The Chinese government says it respects the sovereignty of former Soviet Union republics after Beijing’s ambassador to France caused an uproar in Europe by saying they aren’t sovereign nations. The governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania rejected Ambassador Lu Shaye’s comment to a French broadcaster. Lu said there was no agreement to “solidify their status as a sovereign country” while answering a question about the status of Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014. The foreign ministry said Beijing “respects the sovereign status of the former Soviet countries after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.” A spokesperson gave no indication whether Lu's comment was considered incorrect. The EU's top diplomat says he considers the matter closed.
China Accuses a Liberal Columnist of Espionage
Dong Yuyu was a longtime writer and editor at a top Chinese Communist Party newspaper who had frequently met with foreign diplomats and journalists.
China Says Chatbots Must Toe the Party Line
The Communist Party outlined draft rules that would set guardrails on the rapidly growing industry of services like ChatGPT.
China’s envoy to EU says relations shouldn’t be tied to Ukraine crisis
Chinese ambassador to Brussels Fu Cong says Beijing ‘also a victim’ of crisis and urges European Union to maintain ‘strategic autonomy’ and avoid developing US ties at China’s expense.
EU leaders will discuss China relation during June summit
EU leaders will discuss the bloc's stance towards China and its future relations with the country during their next summit in June, EU Council President Charles Michel said on Monday.
China’s lunar sample gifts to France, Russia have scientists over the moon
China gave moon dust samples to the French president during his visit earlier this month, country’s space agency says
China plans to send probe to near-Earth asteroid around 2025
China plans to launch an uncrewed probe around 2025 to collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid and explore a comet, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday, citing a senior space expert.
Pandemic’s effects leave China luxury market stronger than ever
China’s luxury sector shrank last year amid citywide lockdowns, but years of self-imposed isolation have given rise to a more sophisticated domestic market. The big question for Hong Kong is how it can lure mainland shoppers who have more compelling options for luxury purchases at home.
Dogecoin Worth $12M Moved From Binance To Unknown Wallet
Over 151 million Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) worth $12 million was moved from cryptocurrency exchange Binance to an unknown wallet.
HSBC Activist Investor Lobbies Shareholders Ahead of Meeting
An HSBC Holdings Plc shareholder in Hong Kong is lobbying institutional shareholders to vote in favor of a proposal to restructure the lender’s business at its annual general meeting on May 5.
Pair of Potential US Presidential Candidiates Start Asia Trips
Two possible US presidential candidates are visiting Asia this week, trips that come as the US steps up efforts to counter Chinese influence.
China, Singapore plan military drills as Beijing forges defence ties
China and Singapore will hold a joint military exercise as soon as this week, their first combined drills since 2021, as Beijing deepens its defence and security ties with Southeast Asia, a region with strong existing U.S. alliances.
China Moves Step Closer to Unifying Corporate Bond Market Oversight
The country’s economic planning agency will transfer supervision of a type of corporate debt to the securities regulator over the next six months
China Province Steps Up Its Plead for State Aid on Debt Woes
One of China’s poorest and most indebted provinces is making a stronger push for state help to diffuse its financial risk, after local authorities recently sought to draw Beijing’s attention to the severity of its debt burden.
President-elect Joe Biden’s four-decade history in China
Joe Biden is preparing to take office during a particularly fraught moment in U.S.-China relations. To see how Biden might move forward, here’s a look back at how he has navigated the U.S.-China relationship over the years, beginning in 1979, when he was part of the first official Senate delegation to the P.R.C.
America’s first giant panda and China’s most popular export
Su Lin, the first panda to enter America, was an instant celebrity, a black-and-white meteorite. Brought over by Ruth Harkness, his arrival presaged the start of Sino-American panda diplomacy.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, December 1, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Chinese lunar lander reaches Moon, on mission to make China third nation to bring back rocks
The Chang’e-5 lunar lander touched down on the Moon today, and will spend two days collecting two kilograms of rocks before returning to Earth in mid-December. If it is successful, China will become the third nation to retrieve lunar samples.
Chinese commercial livestreamer caught selling counterfeit bird’s-nest soup, reigniting criticism of delicacy
A popular livestreaming pitchman who once sold $57 million worth of goods in a single day has stirred up a double-layered controversy about a traditional Chinese medical tonic.
‘Evil Man’: GitHub archive of gendered violence in China goes viral on social media
An anonymous person has collected more than 1,800 items on gendered violence in China, writing: “In this corrupt East Asian culture, women’s lives are cheap as flies. If we ignore what’s happening before us, the world will never become better.”
Editor’s note for Monday, November 30, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
European Union wants to move past Trump turmoil and challenge China together with Biden
A paper by the European Commission, expected to be reviewed and possibly approved on December 10-11, proposes a U.S.-EU alliance to deal with challenges including China, the Financial Times reported.
Manbang, China’s Uber for truck cargo, raises $1.7 billion
China’s largest cargo-truck-on-demand company has raised a pile of cash to expand door-to-door freight services.
The China Project holiday gift list 2020
Not sure what to get your favorite sinophile for the holidays this year? Look no further, The China Project has you covered with our holiday gift list. Below are eight items that are sure to please even the staunchest of China snobs.
China’s 10 richest people in 2020
The Hurun China Rich List annually recognizes China’s wealthiest. This year’s Top 10 includes familiar faces, mostly self-made billionaires who came of age when the country was poor. Who are they?
Chengdu and Chongqing prepare joint 2032 Summer Olympics bid
Could the Summer Olympics be returning to China? Chengdu and Chongqing are making their case for it.
Editor’s note for Friday, November 27, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Australian wine and coal fall victim to souring of ties with China
Coal and wine exporters are feeling the chill from Canberra’s frosty relationship with Beijing. Australian companies that depend on China should all take note: The go-go years are over.
Xiaomi executive resigns over speech describing customers as ‘losers’
Wang Mei was forced to step down from her senior role at mobile phone and gadget company Xiaomi after describing customers with a Chinese slang word referring to unattractive young men. But was she punished more harshly because she was a woman?
‘Finding Yingying’: A family’s search for a missing daughter in a foreign land
The disappearance of Zhang Yingying is the subject of Finding Yingying, a documentary by director Jenny Shi. It chronicles two years in the life of Yingying’s family, from their efforts to find her in the summer of 2017, to the 2019 trial of her abductor and murderer.
The Story of a Plague
How does one tell a story about the COVID-19 pandemic? In his new documentary ‘76 Days,’ set primarily at Wuhan hospitals, director Hao Wu chooses to push back against the prevalent approach in foreign coverage of China, where the gaze is fixed on the government and art falls into a false binary of protest or propaganda.
Xinjiang pepper chicken with Sichuan-style spice
Cold chicken that is numb, spicy, fragrant, and fresh.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, November 25, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
India has banned over 200 Chinese apps since June border clash
As the India-China border conflict remained unresolved, New Delhi continued to pressure Beijing by ordering a fourth wave of Chinese app bans.
