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Condensed Matter Battery From CATL Targets Electric Airplanes
At the Shanghai auto show this week, CATL said it will begin producing a semi-solid state battery by the end of this year.
Spreading misinformation about Changpeng Zhao 'was the norm' for SBF, says Binance CSO
Prior to and following FTX filing for bankruptcy, Changpeng Zhao and Sam Bankman-Fried publicly feuded on social media, but one Binance exec said the misinformation was constant.
Despite rebound in China’s exports, is a supply chain shift accelerating?
Exports from foreign manufacturers in China declined by 16.3 per cent in the first quarter, compared to the same period last year, in contrast to a rebound in overall shipments at the start of the year.
China Strikes Energy Deals as Its Clout Grows in Middle East
For years, China has bought oil and gas from the Middle East. Now, Chinese companies are making big investments in parts of the energy infrastructure.
UP Fintech Talks Up TigerGPT As New Investor Tool - Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU)
Key Takeaways: UP Fintech has unveiled its TigerGPT investment aide, which will help its customers consider the huge amounts of publicly available data when picking stocks
South Korea hits back at China’s ‘rude’ retort in war of words over Taiwan
Seoul summons Chinese ambassador to complain about ‘serious diplomatic discourtesy’.
Car Makers Compete for China’s EV Market at Shanghai Auto Show
At this year's auto show in Shanghai, auto makers are in a race to compete with Chinese EV manufacturers. WSJ’s Yoko Kubota takes a look at what’s driving the l
Macau junket boss gets 14 years in jail for gambling-related offences
Levo Chan, a former chairman and executive director of entertainment firm Tak Chun Group, among five jailed in junket crackdown.
Warren Buffett-Backed BYD Plans To Build $290M Lithium Facility In Chile: Report - BYD (OTC:BYDDY)
Warren Buffett-backed EV maker BYD Company (OTC: BYDDY) plans to build a $290 million lithium cathode factory in Chile, as per the Chilean economic development agency CORFO.
U.S. to strike economic deal with Pacific islands to counter China
Washington explores more military access as Beijing expands reach
China’s Shenyang Said to Mull Buying Brilliance China Stake
The northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang is considering buying a stake in Hong Kong-listed Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd., giving it exposure to a local joint venture with BMW AG, according to people familiar with the situation.
Xi’s Tech Self-Reliance Push Leaves Europeans Wary of China R&D
China’s push to become self-reliant in the technology sphere is driving more European companies operating there to rethink their research and development plans, according to a report published Friday by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.
Hong Kong faces teacher flight as China pushes 'patriotism'
Exits more than double in 2 years amid curriculum changes after security law
Alibaba Logistics Arm Cainiao Gears Up for Hong Kong IPO
Share sale would be the first by one of the $220 billion e-commerce giant’s six units under a sweeping restructuring plan
CATL First Quarter Revenue Surges 83%
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., or CATL, reported an 83% jump in revenue, beating market expectations and fueled by climbing demand for cleaner vehicle and falling raw material costs. Danny Lee reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
Alibaba, BYD lead stock losses as China funds exit, SMIC sinks on chip outlook
The city’s blue-chip stocks completed a weekly loss as tech leaders and electric-car makers stumble, led by SMIC and BYD respectively. Concerns about capital flight also weighed on market sentiment.
China has given experimental COVID-19 vaccines to one million people
Five Chinese coronavirus vaccines are in Phase 3 clinical trials, but China has not waited for trials to be complete to inject about one million people since July. Preliminary data suggests that China’s vaccines may be less inoculating than those by Pfizer and Moderna.
Can humiliation stop men from hiring sex workers? The Chinese internet debates
A police department in Changsha, Hunan Province, is trying to stop the sex industry by shaming those engaged in illegal sex work and their customers. The unusual tactic, however, has raised public shaming concerns among experts in privacy and civil rights.
The China Initiative: The ethnic targeting of Chinese scientists and the subsequent brain drain
We talk to lawyers, academics and victims of the China Initiative for their perspective.
Rip and steam: Eggplant made right
No knives necessary today. If possible, try buying the cucumber-long purple Asian eggplant for this recipe, because they’re softer and more easily torn, by hand. The result is more natural, artful, and tasty.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, November 18, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
The 14 sins of Australia: Beijing expands list of grievances and digs in for extended diplomatic dispute
The Chinese embassy in Australia shared a detailed list of 14 grievances that Beijing has against the country, extending far beyond China’s core interests and directly criticizing internal Australian affairs.
New funding values Chinese private satellite company GalaxySpace at $1.2 billion
Communications satellites are a big business — investors have made a unicorn of a Beijing-based satellite manufacturing startup.
Ten words that defined 2020, according to Chinese internet users
As elsewhere, people in China endured months-long COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions partly with the help of the internet, where memes provided distraction from quarantine life, old phrases acquired new meaning, and self-deprecating jokes became an outlet for collective distress.
China’s archives are being erased. Much is at risk of being lost
This Week in China’s History looks at an outhouse murder of 1721, a case that would have been lost to history — along with all the interesting lessons it offers about 18th-century Qing society — if not for China’s deep and broad archival record. That record, unfortunately, is currently under threat.
TCM remedies for the cold and flu season
Traditional Chinese medicine takes a holistic approach to health and wellbeing. Practitioners believe in balance and using ingredients — such as the ones below — to calibrate their bodies for optimal disease-prevention.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, November 17, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Beijing lists grievances against Australia, giving warning to other countries with tense China relations
After months of vague accusations that Australia had broken “mutual trust” with China, Beijing has made explicit a list of grievances with the country.
Alibaba and Richemont make $1.1 billion luxury investment in Farfetch
Luxury brands once shied away from ecommerce, but in China, they are embracing it, as shown by this new tie-up between China’s biggest ecommerce company, a Swiss luxury group, and a British online retailer.
Navigating Chinese academia: A rough guide to CNKI, China’s JSTOR
CNKI — the China National Knowledge Infrastructure — is China’s digital library of books, newspapers, and academic publications. Here’s how to use it.
Editor’s note for Monday, November 16, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China joins massive Asian trade deal, a symbolic step to set standards without the U.S.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement was signed yesterday, promising to set trading standards for 10 Southeast Asian countries plus China, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Japan. The deal is a strategic, but mostly symbolic win for China.
Motherhood is still a career killer for Chinese women, new research finds
In China, employers continue to discriminate against women who have children, while husbands still don’t do much to help raise kids.
Is Alibaba-backed navigation service Qianxun at risk from U.S. sanctions?
Qianxun SI provides navigation and positioning services to Huawei, Xiaomi, DJI, and now electric car company Xpeng. But will its global growth be hampered by U.S. sanctions?
China’s most Trumpian emperors
What are the ingredients of a bad emperor? This week, a special edition of Chinese Lives takes a look at the characteristics of three particularly bad rulers.
Jiangsu shocks Guangzhou Evergrande to win first CSL title
Led by Alex Teixiera, Jiangsu Suning defeated Guangzhou Evergrande on November 12 to win the Chinese Super League. Meanwhile, in table tennis on Sunday, Fan Zhendong defeated legend Ma Long in an exciting finals to win his third consecutive ITTF World Cup.
