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China's President Xi stresses need to deepen military training, preparation
China's President Xi Jinping inspected his country's Southern Theatre Command navy on Tuesday and stressed the need to deepen military training and preparation, state media reported.
China doubles down on coal ahead of potential summer blackouts
China plans to accelerate the approval of new coal mines and fast track the construction of already approved mines to support its baseload energy supply during demand spikes, Liang Changxin, an official from the National Energy Administration (NEA), said on Wednesday.
China to drop demand for development bank debt restructuring losses -source
China is expected to drop its demand for multilateral development banks to share losses alongside other creditors in sovereign debt restructurings for poor nations, removing a major roadblock to debt relief, a source familiar with the plans said.
ByteDance office app Feishu to unveil AI assistant · TechNode
ByteDance’s office software platform Feishu, the Chinese version of Lark, is set to launch an artificial intelligence assistant called My AI.
Choose democracy, Taiwan ruling party presidential candidate urges
Formally named on Wednesday by Taiwan's ruling party as its candidate in a presidential poll due in January, Vice President William Lai urged people to "choose democracy" just a day after China ended military drills around the self-ruled island.
ByteDance allows Tencent to place ads on its apps · TechNode
China’s largest gaming firm Tencent can finally advertise on ByteDance apps, in a sign the relationship between the two firms is thawing.
Chinese supreme court judge jailed for 12 years for corruption
Meng Xiang, a former director of the court’s enforcement bureau, admitted to taking the equivalent of US$3.3 million in bribes over almost 20 years.
Why China Could Dominate the Next Big Advance in Batteries
China is far ahead of the rest of the world in the development of batteries that use sodium, which are starting to compete with ubiquitous lithium power cells.
As U.S. Tries to Isolate China, German Companies Move Closer
Some are expanding in China, reluctant to leave a huge market they need to finance operations back home.
Australia tells exporters to diversify from top trade partner China
Australia wants exporters to diversify markets and become less reliant on China, because it cannot separate economic and strategic relationships, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Wednesday, after the two countries unveiled a path to ending a trade dispute.
Binance US Drops TRX Amid Justin Sun’s Legal Woes
Binance US has officially declared that TRX (CRYPTO: TRX), affiliated with Justin Sun‘s Tron crypto platform, will no longer be available for trading on the exchange from April 18.
China to close airspace north of Taiwan April 16-18, sources say
China is planning to close the airspace north of Taiwan from April 16 to 18, four sources with knowledge of the matter said, a move that could disrupt flights around the region.
US moves to expand Taiwan’s global presence, citing ‘attempts to exclude’ island
Monday’s meeting in Washington discussed a strategy to expand the island’s participation in international forums.
Buffett’s Berkshire cuts stake in Chinese EV maker BYD for 10th time
The share sale on March 31 has reduced Berkshire’s holding to 10.9 per cent from 19.92 per cent in August, when it started paring its stake in the Shenzhen-based carmaker for the first time in 14 years.
In Depth: Giving China’s Death Row Inmates a Second Chance
Death sentences are overwhelmingly approved by the Supreme People’s Court, in part because many convicts have no one to defend them, but a government-funded legal aid system is tipping the balance
ByteDance Moves Into Iconic Hong Kong Tower as Banks Depart
ByteDance Ltd. is shifting to a bigger office at one of Hong Kong’s most prestigious locations, taking a major step to expand its presence in the financial hub after a year of cautious global expansion.
China reluctantly keeps sanctions powder dry
As the White House pushes on with sweeping export restrictions to contain China’s rise, President Xi Jinping is starting to retaliate. Officials are swatting U.S. firms like chipmaker Micron Technology and the Mintz Group, a due diligence investigator, but on balance Beijing has resisted wholesale scapegoating of American capital. Xi perhaps recognises he can ill-afford to indulge his temper for now.
Alibaba Inks Cooperation with French Brands to Promote Eco-friendly Development - Pandaily
At the fifth meeting of the China-France Business Council, Alibaba and the world’s largest cosmetics group L'Oréal signed a strategic cooperation agreement to create an innovative
Yu the Great, tamer of China’s greatest floods
Yu the Great harnessed water — and nature. During a time when floods constantly wrecked havoc on China’s countryside, Emperor Yu’s innovations in dredging, dikes, and divisions turned him into a legend.
Former Shanghai Shenhua striker calls out soccer for ignoring Uyghur plight
In other Chinese soccer news, 2,000 live spectators were allowed to watch Beijing Guo’an play Shanghai SIPG in the Suzhou bubble. Meanwhile, Guangzhou Evergrande pulled out a 2-1 victory over Jiangsu thanks to Zheng Zhi, its 40-year-old team captain.
Editor’s note for Friday, August 21, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
India and China hope to resolve border standoff in ‘expeditious manner,’ but dig in for extended conflict
Two months after a bloody border brawl, India and China remain at an impasse at the fuzzy Line of Actual Control. Meanwhile, Indian anti-China nationalism has solidified, and New Delhi continues to turn the screws on Chinese business and even academic connections.
White privilege, American hegemony, and the rise of China
In China, the Trump administration sees a rising power that threatens American primacy. It has reacted the same way white nationalists are reacting to the Black Lives Matter movement: with belligerence and racist rhetoric.
‘Enter the Fat Dragon’: Donnie Yen in a fat suit…why?
“Enter the Fat Dragon,” an action-comedy starring Donnie Yen in a fat suit, is a remake of a 1978 movie by the same name. When it isn’t bogged down by cliches, or pushing family-friendly, New Year schmaltz, it can be fairly entertaining.
Editor’s note for Thursday, August 20, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
U.S. and China to discuss trade, TikTok ‘in the coming days’
Washington and Beijing are expected to talk about the phase one trade deal soon, but the conversation will not be limited to trade.
Double alienation: A Chinese student in polarized America
Through radically different experiences — first in Grayson, Louisiana, and then at the liberal arts college Oberlin in Ohio — Xiaoqian Zhu has had a close and personal look at the ways America is divided. “In the end,” she writes, “both places made me feel that I simply cannot fit in.” And yet, she has not given up trying, spurred on by the promise that we can be better.
A sweet summer touch: Chinese mung bean soup
Mung beans are considered to have a cooling effect in Chinese food philosophy, helping reduce body heat, clear toxins, and prevent heat-related ailments like heat rash or heatstroke.
The murder of Ma Xinyi
Who was Ma Xinyi? A governor-general born to a Muslim family and one the most powerful officials in the realm, Ma coordinated the exchange of technology and methods from Western advisers to the Qing army. On the morning of August 22, he was assassinated in Nanjing — for reasons that remain unconfirmed to this day.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, August 19, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
After weeks of flooding, China’s Leshan Giant Buddha gets its toes wet for the first time since 1949
Sichuan Province and Chongqing issued their highest levels of flood warning, as a historic deluge continued across much of central and southwestern China. The Three Gorges Dam is expected to hit a record water level this Saturday.
Shanghai police chief falls in Xi Jinping’s latest purge
Announced in July, a campaign to clean up China’s police and criminal justice systems has taken down its most senior official yet.
A short history of Microsoft in China
With Microsoft emerging as the leading suitor to purchase TikTok from its Chinese parent company, here’s a look back on the company’s relationship with China, filled with highs and lows.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, August 18, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
When will China roll out a COVID-19 vaccine? Which countries will get it?
Four vaccines developed by Chinese companies have moved on to Phase 3 trials, accounting for half of the global candidates at that final stage of human testing before approval.
Retired professor who called Xi Jinping ‘mafia boss’ expelled from Party
The Chinese Communist Party has expelled an insider and granddaughter of a revolutionary after she called top leader Xi Jinping a “mafia boss.”
The rise of plant-based meat in China
Foreign and domestic companies vie for China’s meatless market.
China’s growing clout in the Caribbean
The U.S. is attempting to reaffirm its support for Caribbean countries amid mounting concerns that China wants to become a key political and commercial partner in the region.
