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Craft beer in China: A brief and complete history
A survey of craft beer in the Middle Kingdom, from Boxing Cat and Master Gao and Great Leap Brewing in the early days (2008-10) to a new generation of independent breweries scattered across China; from tea lagers and Sichuan peppercorn-inspired brews to durian porters and a “hot dry noodle stout.”
Editor’s note for Tuesday, July 7, 2020
A note from today’s editor of the The China Project Access newsletter.
Trump administration move puts 370,000 Chinese student visas at risk
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency said that if schools move to online-only education in the fall, then student visas could be cancelled and deportations would ensue. Chinese students are the largest group affected.
Solitary confinement as ‘treatment’ — founder of internet addiction school gets three years in prison for unlawful restraint
The founder of Yuzhang Academy, a “Confucian reform school” that purportedly treats internet addiction, has been sentenced to almost three years behind bars on charges of unlawful restraint, after dozens of former students came forward accusing the institution of using corporal punishment and torture to “cure” them.
Editor’s note for Monday, July 6, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Hong Kong police escalate crackdown, claim new powers for internet censorship
From books to online posts, the Hong Kong government is cracking down on any information perceived to threaten national security after a new law was imposed by Beijing. Police are claiming powers to decrypt and censor online messages, and technology companies, including Facebook and Twitter, are refusing to comply.
Beijing detains one of Xi Jinping’s most prominent critics
Tsinghua University law professor Xu Zhangrun, one of the most prominent critics within China of the leadership of Xi Jinping, has been detained in Beijing. Two other critics, Peking University legal scholar Xu Zhiyong and property tycoon Ren Zhiqiang, have been missing for months.
A fragile détente between India and China after border standoff
India and China have agreed to stand down from their Himalayan standoff after a call between two senior officials. But there’s no sign of a real thaw in the relationship, and New Delhi is pressing ahead with efforts to limit Chinese involvement in India’s economy. Beijing’s latest new claim to Bhutanese territory won’t help.
Chinese trans woman wins sex discrimination lawsuit against employer in landmark victory
More than a year after she first began her legal fight, a transgender woman in Beijing has won her case against Chinese ecommerce platform Dangdang after the company fired her when she took a leave of absence for her gender confirmation surgery.
Viya, China’s most popular (and hardest-working) livestreamer
Chinese Lives is a weekly series that looks at notable figures from all eras of Chinese history. This week: Viya, the face of China’s “ecommerce livestreaming” boom.
Badminton legend Lin Dan retires, HK Sevens canceled
In this week’s China Sports Column: One of China’s most decorated world champions hangs up his boots, Wu Lei is still mulling a transfer to the English Premier League, and COVID-19 has put a premature end to this year’s World Rugby Sevens Series.
How China’s Communist Party has used U.S. protests to its advantage
The Chinese Communist Party has used Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S. to “prove” to the Chinese people that their country’s rigorous system, however nominally “unfree,” is superior to their fragile and fragmented American counterpart.
A shipment of Uyghur hair?
The U.S. blocked a shipment of hair extensions and accessories from China on the grounds that the products may have been made using forced labor in an internment camp in Xinjiang.
Freedom of expression is dead in Hong Kong
The government of Hong Kong has essentially banned a protest slogan because it carries “secessionist intent,” which is a crime under the new national security law forced on the city by Beijing.
A fresh look at the 1930s Jewish refuge, in ‘The Last Kings of Shanghai’
Jonathan Kaufman’s latest book provides an engaging, colorful history of Shanghai’s past that fully explores, but does not romanticize, the cosmopolitanism and colonialism of that era.
China’s two Palace Museums and their battle over legitimacy
China’s two Palace Museums — one in Beijing, one in Taipei — both claim theirs is the real, legitimate museum. It’s a story steeped in history and the cross-strait rivalry.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, July 1, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
U.K. and Taiwan welcome Hongkongers as arrests begin under Beijing’s national security law
On the first day of Beijing’s new national security law in Hong Kong, 10 protesters were arrested on charges related to the law, and a chill swept over the city. Meanwhile, the U.K. and Taiwan made plans to welcome fleeing Hongkongers.
