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COVID theater and COVID consequences
A note for Weekly newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for January 5, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Afghanistan inks an oil deal with China, but the Taliban and Beijing don’t really trust each other
The Taliban-led administration has signed a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya basin in northern Afghanistan. But recent attacks on Chinese nationals and other marks of instability will likely make Beijing proceed cautiously.
Editor’s note for January 4, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn
Ecuador and China sign a free-trade agreement
Ecuador has become the fourth Latin American country to ink a lucrative free-trade agreement with China. But not everybody is happy about Beijing’s growing engagement in the region.
Xi Jinping says it’s normal for people to hold different views
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Philippines President Marcos flies to Beijing to woo China
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is in Beijing on his first foreign trip of the new year. He is expected to ink a slew of trade and agriculture deals, and even a memorandum of understanding over the disputed South China Sea.
China’s private tutoring firms can’t catch a break
A new set of rules for education and tutoring companies brings no respite for the once-booming sector, which has been suffering since a government crackdown began in 2021.
Can China win over Lula’s Brazil again?
China is sending a high-level delegation to attend the inauguration of Brazil’s former President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is known to be an “old friend” in Beijing. But the world has only gotten more tense since Lula’s pro-China policies of the 2000s.
Gaming is back on in China
Much to the relief of Chinese gaming giants like Tencent and NetEase, China’s industry regulator has approved dozens of foreign and domestic gaming licenses in yet another thaw in Beijing’s sweeping technology crackdown.
Under threat from China, Taiwan moves to boost military training
Taiwan is extending its military conscription to one year amid increasing belligerence by the People’s Liberation Army over the weekend.
Editor’s note for December 22, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Protest at Chinese-funded projects in Pakistan
The port of Gwadar is once again the scene of protests against Chinese-funded infrastructure. Locals say they are not seeing any benefits and have to endure too many security checkpoints to get around their own town.
Editor’s note for December 21, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn
China and Australia signal warmer ties, but can the good vibes last?
Two high-level exchanges between China and Australia have signaled a thaw in yearslong tensions. The Australian foreign minister says she also brought up human rights and the cases of two Australians detained on apparently trumped-up charges.
Editor’s note for December 20, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Military buildups along disputed border stoke fears of escalation between China and India
After the latest skirmish between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control, Delhi has responded to renewed Chinese activity with a military buildup and road construction on its side of the contested border.
Editor’s note for December 19, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China reports only two COVID deaths as infections strain healthcare system
The two deaths in Beijing are the first official fatalities China has reported since relaxing COVID zero, as a wave of cases strain its healthcare system and its economy. But no one believes that only two people have died from the virus.
Rumors swirl in Kabul over attack on Chinese-operated hotel
There’s something happening in Afghanistan, but what it is ain’t exactly clear.
