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Caixin Explains: Why China’s Efforts to Juice Stocks Typically Don’t Last
Measures including cutting the stamp duty on trades and slowing the pace of IPOs are mostly seen as a short-term shot in the arm for sentiment
Is the new Mate 60 Pro a 5G comeback for Huawei?
Company mum on smartphone's specs as reviews say it uses advanced in-house chips
King prawn, lobsters on offer as rural Xinjiang develops seawater aquafarming
An aquaculture firm in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region says it has succeeded in a pilot project to develop technology to simulate seawater in its fishery, developing eight seafood products.
Exclusive: U.S military in talks to develop port in Philippines facing Taiwan
The U.S. military is in talks to develop a civilian port in the remote northernmost islands of the Philippines, the local governor and two other officials told Reuters, a move that would boost American access to strategically located islands facing Taiwan.
Analysis: China's Fukushima propaganda at odds with travel boom
Special lake salt disappears from shelves as consumers avoid sea products
India and Malaysia protest China's land claim in a newly published map ahead of the G20 summit
Malaysia has joined India in protesting a new Chinese map that lays claim to India’s territory and Malaysia’s maritime areas near the Borneo island ahead of next week’s Group of 20 summit in New Delhi.
Baidu AI bot Ernie gets Chinese approval for rollout to public
Tech giant is first to receive Beijing's OK for chatbot
A Clash of Worldviews
The United States and China have reached an ideological impasse.
The odd couple: German far right shows unlikely affinity for Communist China
China has embraced the relationship with the Alternative for Germany party, which sent a high-ranking delegation to Beijing and Shanghai for a week-long visit in June.
Britain's top diplomat raises human rights concerns with China but stresses "pragmatic" relationship
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says he has raised concerns over China’s human rights record during a visit to Beijing on Wednesday.
Chinese Regulator Stalls IPOs, Frustrating Investors
It’s not too often that China-based leaders of major venture capital and private equity firms, including Neil Shen of Sequoia Capital China and David Liu of DCP, gather as a group to voice their concerns to China’s securities regulator. But an opportunity arose in late July when the two were ...
U.S. expects no sudden resolution of China issues: commerce chief
Gina Raimondo says no room to negotiate on national security on China visit
After China’s World Cup Setback, Basketball Star Yi Jianlian Retires
After losing to Serbia and South Sudan, China need to beat Puerto Rico by at least 35 points to keep their Paris Olympics qualification hopes alive.
China’s sports regulator says ‘political stance’ is top priority for cadres
Head of the General Administration of Sport of China says country must improve quality control of cadres in the sports sector.
‘Seen Xinjiang with our own eyes’: Central Asian media get ‘image-building’ tour
Event is China’s latest attempt to project positive image of Xinjiang amid rights abuse allegations as it tries to build influence in Central Asia.
UK lawmakers refer to Taiwan as ‘an independent country’ in report
Foreign Affairs Committee also takes aim at government’s ‘muddled’ China strategy and calls for more assertive stand.
China approves 31 more foreign video games, pushing 2023 total past last year
Tencent and NetEase both have newly approved titles and are banking on foreign games to help lift revenues at home amid an industry slump.
How the BRI Reshaped China’s Medical Aid Spending
After decades focused on Africa, the rise of the Belt and Road Initiative has refocused Chinese aid closer to home.
Meituan couriers go on strike in Shanwei
The latest reminder of how Chinese food delivery apps continue to exploit their employees.
TikTok is mostly owned by Americans
ByteDance is financed by billions of dollars from global — in particular American — investors. This complicates the conventional notion of ByteDance being a ‘Chinese company.’
China’s Xi holds first public phone call with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
After months of speculation about a call between Xi Jinping and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the two leaders finally talked today. The conversation was moral support for Ukraine, but Xi gave no indication that China’s tacit support for Putin would change.
Editor’s note for April 26, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Why China said no to crypto but yes to blockchain
While it remains technically legal to hold cryptocurrencies in China, trading them is illegal as the government does not want to be held liable for crypto investors who get scammed out of their money. On the other hand, blockchain, crypto’s underlying technology, is being applied widely.
When Comrade Xi invited Monsieur Macron to tea
Xi Jinping took visiting French president Emmanuel Macron for a pas de deux in the Pines in a garden originally built for Chairman Mao. Macron was suitably impressed, and said all the right things that a ‘true friend of China’ must say.
Remembering the Yellow Flower Mound Uprising against the Qing
The Yellow Flower Mound Uprising, also known as the Second Guangzhou Uprising, may have failed, but its legacy is now celebrated in mainstream Chinese culture. Here’s how it happened.
The Memphis Zoo pandas touched a nerve on Chinese social media
Ya Ya, a giant panda at the Memphis Zoo, will return to China at the end of this month. Many on Chinese social media are celebrating this development, especially after Ya Ya’s partner, Le Le, died in February.
China’s Arctic ambitions and Russian ties stoke NATO fears
Polar sea ice is melting at an unprecedented rate, potentially freeing up access to faster shipping routes and vast natural resources in the Arctic. China has its eyes on those lucrative opportunities through Russia.
Editor’s note for April 25, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Hui Ma’s water-based pleasures
What makes a work of art queer? Sometimes it’s a touch of camp, a nod to drag, an urge to turn convention on its head. In the work of Hui Ma, it’s just rainbows and sex.
The many controversies surrounding ‘To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self,’ winner of best picture at the Hong Kong Oscars
A coming-of-age documentary about six girls growing into adulthood received the most prestigious honor in Hong Kong’s film industry this year. But its achievement is marred by a raft of allegations of unethical conduct levied at the movie’s renowned director.
How George Soros became China’s perfect nemesis
George Soros saw potential for political transformation in China’s expanding economy in the 1980s. Under Xi Jinping, the PRC has become anathema to everything he stands for.
Ten takeaways from the first week of Auto Shanghai 2023
China’s biggest auto show is taking place in Shanghai. Here are some of the major developments so far at this year’s event, from new luxury electric vehicles and condensed batteries to flashy concept cars.
China’s diplomats are driving other countries to sympathize with Taiwan
There was fury across Europe and beyond after Lu Shaye, China’s ambassador to France, questioned the legal status of Ukraine and other countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union. It was merely the latest episode of Chinese diplomacy’s rapid unexpected disassembly.
Editor’s note for April 24, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
‘Stupid tax’ — Phrase of the Week
Milk tea in bamboo is a new drink popular with consumers, but some also say it’s a rip-off. And there’s a Chinese phrase for that!
