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Exclusive: Meet the shadow agents searching the world in China’s talent war
As part of Beijing’s self-reliance push, talent agencies are keeping out of the spotlight in search for scientists.
Cover Story: Are Chinese Solar Giants Flying Too Close to the Sun?
Ballooning excess capacity, which already outstrips demand, could force out many Chinese solar companies in coming years amid tumbling global prices
Chinese retailers speed up closings as online shopping takes hold
Consumers sticking to habit acquired in pandemic lockdowns
Mystery around China’s new tech body a sign of secrecy to come: analysts
Party commission to take over planning and policy for sensitive sectors, possibly as a result of US rivalry, espionage fears and military links.
China planning ‘innovative’ export controls as tensions with US persist
A meeting held by the Ministry of Commerce heard that the world’s second biggest economy must respond to a ‘severe and complex’ situation.
Will India risk alienation from Brics over US tilt, bid to dilute China’s clout?
India is trying to create a subgroup within Brics to wane China’s influence in the bloc, but its US tilt means it has yet to take a “clear position on either side”.
How China became the dominant force in world chess – with help from Asia
China has not become the global No 1 in chess by accident. It’s taken dedication, decades of planning, and help from neighbours. Its meaning extends beyond the sport, a leading figure in chess says.
China does not feel like an economy in crisis
Amid talk of high youth unemployment, trains, cinemas and concerts are full
NIO, Li Auto, and XPeng Combined Deliveries Set a Record. That’s Good for Tesla and BYD.
Combined deliveries from Li Auto, NIO, and XPeng total more than 68,000 units in August, a record month, and up from about 25,000 units a year ago.
Tesla Rivals BYD, Li Auto Report Record Deliveries; XPeng, Nio Also Strong
Tesla rivals in China reported generally strong August deliveries. EV giant BYD reported another record, along with startup Li Auto.
As Taiwan's government races to counter China, most people aren't worried about war
Taiwan’s government is racing to counter China, buying nearly $19 billion in military equipment from the United States, and extending military conscription for men to a year starting in 2024.
China takes aim at real estate crisis with new measures to boost economy | CNN Business
China has rolled out a new batch of stimulus measures to boost the nation’s ailing property market and support a weakening yuan, in its latest attempt to restore confidence in the world’s second largest economy.
US, Indonesia and 5 other nations hold war drills amid China concerns
Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations are participating in a combat exercise on Indonesia’s main island of Java amid concerns about China’s aggression.
Super Typhoon Saola on Track to Hit Hong Kong as Strongest Storm Since Mangkhut
Hong Kong is closing down its $5 trillion stock market along with the city as the Asian financial hub prepares for a possible direct hit by Super Typhoon Saola, which could be the strongest storm to hit the city in at least five years.
China's Xi likely to skip G20 summit in India, sources say
The summit had been viewed as a venue for Xi to meet President Biden as the U.S. and China seek to stabilize relations soured by trade and geopolitical tensions.
China Cuts Down Payment, Mortgage Rates in Stimulus Drive
China moved to allow its largest cities to cut down payments for homebuyers and encouraged lenders to lower rates on existing mortgages in its latest attempt to halt a slide in the country’s residential property market.
Factories May Be Leaving China, but Trade Ties Are Stronger Than They Seem
The United States is trying to lessen its dependence on Chinese goods, but research is showing how tough it is to truly alter global supply chains.
How Evergrande’s downfall signaled China’s property crisis
Hitting up employees for funds was just one of a number of unusual practices employed by the real-estate empire before it came to the brink of collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars of debt.
A visual history of Maoism
Maoist campaigns — and to a large extent, the Mao era itself — were as much visual as they were literary. Stefan Landsberger recognized this, and collected a large stash of Chinese propaganda posters that would eventually become one of the most unique books in the China space.
Editor’s note for May 10, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Self-driving trucks with Chinese ties face a long road ahead in the U.S.
Autonomous freight transport company TuSimple pumps the brakes under pressure from Washington.
Chinese soccer’s latest anti-corruption purge, explained
Politics is supposed to stay out of high-level soccer, but nothing could be further from the reality in China. This partly explains why on-field results have suffered. But there are many other problems.
Battle of Tunmen: The first clash between China and Europe
An age-old story of diplomatic misunderstanding and technology transference.
China pushes Belt and Road for Afghanistan with an eye its interests in Central and South Asia
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with top officials from Central and South Asia last week. While China’s influence in the region is growing, so are its security concerns.
Editor’s note for May 9, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Shang Liang paints dreams of masculinity
In “The Real Boy” series, Shang Liang dramatizes the challenges and conflicting impulses of adolescence by portraying slender teenage boys with hypertrophic abdominals, chests, and arms.
A ‘second Gui Minhai’? Taiwan publisher’s arrest in China sets off alarms
Li Yanhe, a.k.a. Fu Cha, is a well-regarded Taiwanese publisher who was detained on a recent trip to Shanghai. His disappearance has sent shockwaves through the Taiwanese publishing and culture industry.
Editor’s note for May 8, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
The 2024 presidential election may be Taiwan’s most consequential
In January, Taiwan will select its next leader. The result will have consequences far beyond the borders of this self-governing island.
‘Everybody should be worried’ — Q&A with Lingling Wei
China is becoming a black box to investors, business people, and journalists, as the government makes it increasingly difficult to access economic and corporate information. Lingling Wei of the Wall Street Journal knows all about it.
The U.S. cannot do without Chinese battery companies, and these are the ones that matter
American car companies want to use Chinese battery technology in their new plants. Despite intense political opposition, the U.S. might have no other choice.
Editor’s note for May 5, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
This week on TikTok: Democracy in Hong Kong and the resurgence of China’s #MeToo movement
Want more like this? Subscribe to The China Project’s official TikTok channel, The China Project, where Susan St.Denis explains complex topics about China clearly and simply in TikTok’s fast evolving visual and verbal language.
Should foreign businesses have contingency plans? | The Signal with Lizzi Lee
In this week’s episode of The Signal, Lizzi Lee speaks with Anne Stevenson-Yang, the co-founder of J Capital Research, about the broadening of the anti-espionage laws in China and how it will affect foreign businesses in the country.
‘Abuse of power’ — Phrase of the Week
Urban police officers, who are among China’s most despised law enforcers, have given their newly launched rural equivalent a bad name.
