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The U.S. wants to stop American companies from funding advanced technology in China
The Biden administration is working on a set of rules that would restrict investments that U.S. firms can make in cutting edge technologies in China. But will it backfire?
Australian coal arrives at China’s doorstep, while Britain defends a potential meeting with the governor of Xinjiang
News briefing for February 7, 2023
U.K. court throws out Uyghur forced labor lawsuit but plaintiffs call the judgment an ‘important vindication’
Activists and a former victim of internment and forced labor sued the British government for failing to act on reports of forced labor in cotton supply chains. They lost the case, but say the wording of the judgment was an “important vindication” for persecuted Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other Muslim minorities.
Editor’s note for February 9, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Xi on ‘China-style modernization,’ China ramps up economic ties with Russia and Brazil, and offers aid to earthquake-hit Syria
News briefing for February 8, 2023
Xi doubles down on ‘Chinese-style modernization’
China’s past successes and future prosperity will ‘dispel the myth that modernization is equal to Westernization,’ Xi Jinping has declared.
The Bizarro worlds of Joe Biden and Xi Jinping
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China’s balloon over Costa Rica and railway projects in Pakistan and Namibia
News briefing for February 7, 2023
Texas wants to repeat history with a bill to ban Chinese immigrants from owning property
As concerns about China spying on the United States intensify, state officials are touting their anti-Communist credentials with carelessly-written draft legislation. Ordinary Chinese immigrants will take the hit.
Editor’s note for February 7, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Hong Kong kicks off its biggest national security trial and passes landmark transgender rights ruling protecting
News briefing for February 6, 2023
Top KMT official heads to Beijing amid tensions over Taiwan
Andrew Hsia, vice chairperson of Taiwan’s main opposition party, will visit the People’s Republic of China in a bid to deescalate growing tensions. But European officials are planning more visits to Taipei, which will further anger Beijing.
Editor’s note for February 6, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for February 3, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
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Canada will allow 10,000 Uyghur refugees to settle in next two years
‘This is only the beginning’: After a decision by Canada’s parliament to welcome Turkic Muslim refugees who have fled China, Uyghur activists believe the government and prime minister Justin Trudeau himself will follow up with further action.
China builds up its space power in Antarctica
China plans to build two ground stations in an Antarctic research base to help track its growing number of satellites, but the move will likely raise concerns about spying and other military activities.
Editor’s note for February 2, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China drafts new export controls to shore up solar dominance
China controls about 95% of manufacturing in critical solar technologies, and a new draft proposal might mean that some of the key building blocks to make solar panels will stay in China, raising the cost of green energy around the world.
Editor’s note for February 1, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.