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Japan Protests After China Briefly Detains Diplomat in Beijing
Japan wants China to apologize for briefly detaining a diplomat, citing a breach of international agreements, as tensions between the two nations continue to escalate. The Chinese embassy in Tokyo rejected the complaint, saying the person had “engaged in activities that were inconsistent with their identity as a diplomat and that the investigation was in line with China’s laws.”
飞猪：火箭发射带动文昌酒店预订量大涨1.5倍-36氪
Rocket launch tourism is a thing near Wenchang, Hainan Island, one of China’s space program launch sites where the car rental and hotel business is booming, with many of the tourists comprising families with children.
What could a non-China-centric US Africa policy look like? | African A
Can the U.S. build up its Africa policy, without China-mongering? “For U.S. officials genuinely hoping to redefine America’s relationship with Africa, shifting from defensive postures and building on competitive advantages will be key,” writes Veda Vaidyanathan.
China Crackdown Risk Roars Back With Probe of Jack Ma’s Empire
Further crackdown fears have hit Alibaba, Tencent, and Meituan, who collectively shed more than $100 billion in three days of trading after a “series of events that suggest Beijing is once more preparing to rein in its giant private sector.” One of those events was a recent warning from multiple regulators to institutions to double-check their exposure to Alibaba’s Ant Group.
China plans bigger tax cuts in 2022 to prop up slowing growth
China will levy fewer taxes and prop up local government coffers this year, said the finance minister on Tuesday, in an effort to offset the economic damage from last year’s regulatory storm.
Militia deployed in China's Jiangsu in crackdown on online posts about chained woman
Beijing is clamping down on the chained mother scandal, after Jiangsu authorities deployed county-level militia to seal off the woman’s home village in Feng County. A number of academics have also been told to stop talking about the mother of eight, with at least two claiming to have had their social media accounts suspended after they commented on the scandal.
Last week on SupChina: More questions than answers two weeks after uproar over chained mother in Xuzhou.
China Planning Post Covid-Zero Policy; 71 Cases in Eight Provinces Monday
Is there light at the end of China’s COVID-zero tunnel? Wú Zūnyǒu 吳尊友, the chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, seems to think so, after he said he was cautiously optimistic that the pandemic will end this year.
According to Wu, Chinese health officials are developing an approach that is “neither the current ‘zero cases’ policy nor laissez-faire” to put “people first and life first.”See also last week on SupChina: China clears Pfizer’s COVID pill.
The shadowy messengers delivering threats to Hong Kong civil society - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong civil groups received veiled threats prior to being shut down, with many staffers warned through phone calls and messages from so-called “middlemen” that revealed private information about them, according to interviews from the Agence France-Presse.
Australia PM Scott Morrison Says China Silent on Navy Laser Incident
China has remained tight-lipped over a big laser, after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison accused a Chinese naval vessel of “an act of intimidation” for pointing a military-grade laser at an Australian surveillance aircraft. The move comes amid fraying ties between Australia and China in recent years over issues from investment to alleged foreign interference in Australia’s politics.
Chinese Regulators Warn of Metaverse Scams
Beijing regulators warned of the risks involved in investing in the metaverse, citing scams, illegal fundraising schemes, and fake projects that exploit the tech buzzword in its nomenclature.
Behind China’s Warning Against a Russian Invasion Is a Desire to Protect Ties With the U.S.
China is walking a thin line in the Ukraine crisis after Chinese authorities gave more explicit warnings against a Russian invasion of Ukraine in recent days. Despite a series of moves to strengthen ties between China and Russia, the shift in tone indicates Beijing’s desire to avoid worsening its already hostile relationship with the United States, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Justice Dept. Is Set to Modify Trump-Era Program Aimed at Fighting Chinese Threats
The U.S. Justice Department is set to slightly adjust the China Initiative, the Trump-era national security campaign that many critics have alleged unfairly targets Asian academics, stifled scientific research, and contributed to rising anti-Asian sentiment. According to the New York Times, an official “is expected to say that the Justice Department will treat some grant fraud cases as civil matters going forward, reserving criminal prosecution for the most egregious instances of deception,” among other changes.
Mobile phone shipments in China decreased 17.7% year on year in January, down to 33 million units, according to official data. 5G mobile phone shipments totaled 26.322 million units, down 3.5% year-on-year.
Indian Tax Authorities Raid China’s Huawei, Triggering Protest From Beijing
China is “seriously concerned” about India’s raid on Huawei, commerce ministry spokesperson Gāo Fēng 高峰 said at a news conference in Beijing. India recently banned 54 mobile apps, most of which were Chinese, indicating a tougher stance toward Chinese companies as tensions between the two nations grow over the disputed border in the Himalayas.
China’s Family Planning Body Clarifies Its Abortion Intervention
China clarified its announcement on abortions, saying an earlier statement to “intervene” was intended to help teenagers avoid the risks and challenges associated with unplanned pregnancies. This follows a recent series of moves by authorities that have triggered speculation over the nation’s abortion policies, and whether they are aimed at boosting the country’s slowing birth rates.
China Tries to Quell ‘Chained Mother’ Scandal
People are still seething over the chained mother in Xuzhou, as the viral case threatens to overshadow the celebratory atmosphere Beijing has tried to cultivate during the Winter Olympics.
Jiangsu authorities will “find the truth” behind the chained mother, in a bid to ease public anger over a culture of neglect. Doubts around the official identification of a woman have circulated online, prompting calls for further investigation. Two women who applied for a divorce in Feng County, the mother’s hometown, were turned away by authorities in recent years, despite claiming that they were trafficked and forced to marry. Media reports have also shown a recent string of suspected suicides after a number of women’s bodies were pulled from the town river. A revision of a women’s protection law has received more than 420,000 comments while it was available for public review from December to January, over 100 times more than the number of comments for a company law over the same period, Sixth Tone reports.See SupChina’s update on the story yesterday: More questions than answers two weeks after uproar over chained mother in Xuzhou.
China Medical Robot Maker Hurwa Said to Weigh Hong Kong IPO
Hurwa, a startup making medical robots used in surgeries, is seeking to raise $50 million to $80 million in a pre-IPO private funding round, and is considering a listing in Hong Kong that could raise about $200 million. The company is valued at 8 billion to 10 billion yuan ($1.3 billion to $1.58 billion).
肌肉男模在门口招手仿佛还在昨日，A&F中国首店要关了
American apparel brand Abercrombie & Fitch is closing its two-story flagship store in Shanghai. Sina Business concludes that “the American fast fashion style seems to have become a thing of the past in the Chinese market,” citing the failure of “similar style brands such as Forever 21 and GAP.”
