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Guangdong wins 10th CBA title
Also in this week’s China Sports Column: The dismantling Beijing Workers Stadium has begun.
Yuan Longping, the man who feeds China
Known as “the Father of Hybrid Rice,” Yuan Longping is a national icon who has increased rice grain yields to levels previously thought impossible. This nonagenarian isn’t showing signs of slowing down, either.
What a return to normal looks like to the people of Beijing
Some say it feels normal already. Others are hopeful for more change.
More info on ShanghaiPRIDE shutdown: Team members asked to ‘have tea’
“Drinking tea” in China is a euphemism for being interrogated by police.
Editor’s note for Friday, August 14, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Beijing pushes digital currency amid fears of a dollar planet
China is on track to become the first country to launch a state-backed digital currency. Pilot testing is now being expanded beyond the four initial cities, and the Commerce Ministry wants to be ready for launch by the end of 2020.
China’s anti-food-waste campaign is off to an aggressively strong start
Earlier this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a set of instructions for a nationwide campaign named “Operation Empty Plate” (光盘行动 guāng pán xíngdòng), which was aimed at curbing food waste and encouraging people to embrace a frugal lifestyle. Since then, local governments and business owners have rushed to appear obedient to Xi by issuing various new policies and rules.
Will China succeed in blockchain?
No other country has laid out, funded, and executed as comprehensive a blockchain policy as China.
Trump’s WeChat attack has lost him Chinese-American support
On August 6, President Trump issued an executive order to prohibit financial transactions involving WeChat — the Chinese app that helped him win the 2016 election.
Crying during quarantine with Edward Yang: A 20th-anniversary celebration of ‘Yi Yi’
“Yi Yi” is a movie that seeks to define the truth of our ordinary lives, despite the deceptions we give others and the lies we tell ourselves to survive. This year is the 20th anniversary of director Edward Yang’s classic, which remains as relevant as ever.
Is the U.S. really responsible for more than half of all cyberattacks against China?
The United States has a large and, on average, insecure IT network, a reality that has been well-documented over the years in reports showing how many of the world’s cyber-crime is routed through the U.S.
Editor’s note for Thursday, August 13, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Chinese authorities take aim at binge-eating livestreamers as food prices spike
Chinese state media are urging people to reject food waste, and singling out a binge-eating internet phenomenon, known internationally as mukbang, for criticism. The campaign comes after food prices in China rose 13.2% year-on-year in July.
U.S. designates Confucius Institutes as P.R.C. foreign missions
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today announced that a Chinese organization that runs Confucius Institutes will be considered as a foreign mission. The move brings attention to the controversial state-backed language learning schools, but no immediate pain.
The end of ShanghaiPRIDE? Organizers cancel all upcoming activities
China’s biggest festival celebrating LGBT+ life abruptly announced the suspension of all its activities. Chinese internet users suspect the government is to blame.
Pandemic noodles: Reflecting on family connections and cultural heritage through cooking
“Noodle Narratives on the Silk Road,” a summer class offered by Emory University, gives students the chance to connect with their heritage through food.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, August 12, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
The family wealth of China’s third-most-senior official
A New York Times investigation into the Hong Kong real estate investments and business connections of Communist Party elite found that Li Qianxin, the daughter of Li Zhanshu, the third-most-senior official in China, is quite prodigious.
Tencent profits up 37% — can it last?
The internet giant behind WeChat — the app you need to complete almost every commercial and legal transaction in China — had an enormous windfall from COVID-19 lockdowns that supercharged internet use. But can the good times last as the U.S. government goes on the attack?
Cartier ad featuring ‘father and son’ sparks calls for LGBTQ representation in Chinese advertising
A recent kerfuffle over a Chinese ad campaign for French jewelry brand Cartier has shown that while Chinese consumers have become increasingly open-minded about advertisements featuring same-sex couples, marketers are still reluctant to embrace LGBTQ inclusivity in fear of objections from Chinese censors.
