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Editor’s note for Friday, July 10, 2020
A note from today’s editor of the The China Project Access newsletter
No ‘end goal’ for U.S.-China trade war
“I don’t know what the end goal is,” U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer admitted, of Trump’s trade war with China. Trump also indicated that he is not interested in negotiating a phase two trade deal with China, leaving almost all the major economic issues unresolved and high tariffs in place through 2020.
Hong Kong closes schools again after a rise in COVID-19 cases
Elementary and middle schools across Hong Kong are starting their summer vacations early, after 42 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on June 9.
Chinese internet giant Tencent makes peace with Laoganma, China’s favorite chili crisp brand
Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent and the country’s most beloved chili sauce brand Lǎo Gàn Mā 老干妈 are officially back on good terms, after a highly public feud that ended with a dramatic twist.
A Chinese billionaire behind bars. And his wife, who kept the empire together.
Former trash collector Huang Guangyu became China’s richest man by building an electronic appliance empire. Then he was jailed for 10 years for “illegal business dealings.” He emerged from jail in June with his fortune intact, thanks to his wife, Du Juan, who took the helm and fought off anyone who tried to dilute her husband’s ownership of the company.
A Chinese province razes the countryside. Why?
How are Shandong villagers being convinced to go along with a provincial plan to raze their homes and move them into high-rises? With promises of economic benefits in the future, and if that doesn’t work, with coercion and threats.
How Beijing got to zero new COVID-19 cases — twice
Mass batch testing, contact tracing, and taking science seriously: Possible lessons for the U.S. in how to effectively eliminate COVID-19.
Editor’s note for Thursday, July 9, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Australia suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty after Beijing’s imposition of national security law
Following Canada’s lead, Australia suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, citing a “fundamental change of circumstances” with the new national security law. Australia also offered extended visas to nearly 14,000 Hongkongers.
With 11 million tests, China contains COVID-19 where the U.S. fails
While Trump spreads misinformation about the role testing plays in combating COVID-19, China is effectively deploying testing on a mass scale. In Beijing, officials tested 11 million residents in just 25 days, finding and isolating 335 cases of infection.
Guangzhou professor suspended after students see his sex chats during online class
A professor at Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, has been removed from his teaching duties after accidentally showing students his sexual online conversations with three women while screen sharing during a virtual class.
More than 10 million Chinese students take gaokao exam in spite of floods, earthquakes, COVID-19
Neither COVID-19 nor floods nor earthquakes could stop China from organizing the nationwide college entrance examination or gaokao, which many young Chinese say is the most stressful test in the world.
Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor, and China’s history of hostage diplomacy
The two Canadians are only the latest victims of a much-maligned diplomatic tactic.
Kissinger’s secret trip in 1971 that paved the way for U.S.-China relations
In 1971, amid growing threats from the Soviet Union, both the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China were interested in a strategic alliance. But before any public gestures could be made, both sides had to make sure, privately, the other was receptive.
Will the U.S. ban TikTok?
Could the collapse of TikTok in the American market come even faster than its meteoric rise? Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and now President Trump have said the U.S. government is “looking at” banning the app because of its Chinese ownership.
New ICE rules: Yet another blow to Chinese students in the U.S.
A new rule from ICE that prohibits international students from remaining in the U.S. if their universities offer classes only online is just the latest setback for Chinese students in the time of COVID-19. The China Project talked to a few of the students whose lives have been upended or left in uncertainty.
Struggling movie theaters in Shanghai get $2.5 million in stimulus aid
After being forced to close for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, around 345 movie theaters in Shanghai have received much-needed financial aid of nearly 18 million yuan ($2.5 million) from the city’s film bureau. But with cinemas across the country showing no signs of reopening, China’s movie theater business is still expecting widespread bankruptcies.
How China is scrambling to find jobs amid COVID-19 for 9 million college graduates
In May, China’s Ministry of Education unveiled a “One-Hundred Day Project” to help this year’s college graduates find employment in one of the worst job markets in recent history. But serious challenges remain.
COVID-19: A turning point for international higher education?
In only a few tumultuous months, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed the face of higher education. But besides inspiring a proliferation of virtual classrooms, it has also brought a string of longer-term trends and concerns to the forefront of the international higher-education industry.
