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US commerce secretary to visit China next week for talks
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will travel to China next week for meetings with senior Chinese government officials and U.S. business leaders, the latest in a recent series of high-level visits, the department said on Tuesday.
Huawei mobile OS Harmony falls out of tune with growth
U.S. sanctions hurt ability to release 5G phones and capture market share
Hong Kong to ban some Japanese seafood from Aug 24
Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday he strongly opposed Japan's release into the sea of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant and the city would "immediately activate" import controls on Japanese seafood.
Opinion | GOP Presidential Candidates Need to Talk About China
The 2020s are now calling for a new foreign policy to deal with a cold war that’s been going on for a decade.
Taiwan withdraws from Parlacen after vote in favour of Beijing
Regional body votes to expel Taipei as a permanent observer after more than two decades, with Beijing to take its place.
‘Record 17,000 high school graduates’ join China’s military academies as jobs dry up
Total intake is the highest since 2017, with specialisations introduced to satisfy ‘urgent need for new types of military talent’, official military newspaper PLA Daily reports.
Analysis: China’s underwhelming rate cuts aimed to ‘protect bank profit margins’
The Chinese central bank’s underwhelming rate cuts this week may have taken the markets by surprise, but it will help to preserve the profit margins of commercial banks, the linchpin of the nation’s financial stability, according to analysts.
U.S. commerce secretary to visit China amid efforts to stabilize relations
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will meet with Chinese officials and American business leaders in Beijing and Shanghai next week amid efforts to stabilize relations that have sunk to historic lows.
CCTV Report Sparks Outcry Over Heritage Preservation in Gansu
An investigative report exposed inadequate oversight in preserving Ming and Qing dynasty buildings; local authorities announce probe.
China Falls Back on Coal To Meet Summer Peak Demand
Experts say grid upgrades and demand-side management are needed to meet loads made greater by AC during extremely hot summer.
‘Selfish’: China slams Japan’s move to dump Fukushima waste water on Thursday
The plan has drawn strong criticism from China and sparked protests in South Korea, as critics expressed scepticism over the safety of releasing over 1 million tonnes of treated radioactive water into the Pacific.
Chinese ship asks for Sri Lanka port call, raising possible concerns in India
Last year, India raised concerns over a Sri Lanka port call in Hambantota by Chinese research vessel Yuan Wang 5, which specialises in spacecraft tracking and which New Delhi described as a spy ship.
China’s anti-corruption watchdog vows crackdown on flood relief fund misuse
Top anti-graft body calls reconstruction ‘the most urgent civil project’ and urges surveillance to ensure money is used transparently and building standards are met after billions of yuan distributed to disaster-struck areas.
China looks to shore up belt-and-road deals with Middle East cash, partnerships
The ‘strategic’ nature of China’s massive consumer market is seen boding well for bilateral relations in Gulf states, but some analysts wonder if Middle East capital can replace Western investments in China.
South China Sea: Philippines’ resupply mission reaches remote outpost
The mission comes 2 weeks after China Coastguard ships fired water cannon at Philippine vessels and charter boats carrying supplies to the Filipino troops on a grounded WWII-era warship at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands.
Taiwan not planning new risk control for China property exposure - sources
Taiwan's top financial regulator has no plan to impose strengthened risk control rules for Taiwan banks and insurers exposed to the Chinese real estate market due to high loan loss provisions, two sources briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.
China's central bank faces dilemma: save bank profits or property
Banks' financial health complicates PBOC's task to bolster housing market
Three Banks Fined $15.9 Million for Loan-Related Breaches
Regulators penalize Agricultural Bank of China, Minsheng Bank and Guangfa Bank in tightened scrutiny of irregular lending
Generation Carpe Diem: Older Chinese adopt ‘seize the day’ mentality in a post-COVID-zero world
A long-standing stereotype about China’s Silver Economy consumer is someone who is frugal, inactive, and busy looking after their grandchildren. But the three-year pandemic has been a catalyst for many Chinese seniors to ‘treat themselves,’ embrace a fun-oriented lifestyle, and spend more.
Does the Capvision raid signal a crackdown on consultancies in China? The China Project’s CEO Bob Guterma, formerly of Capvision, weighs in
This week on the Sinica Podcast, Kaiser is joined by The China Project’s CEO Bob Guterma, who just so happens to have served at Chief Compliance Officer (and later Managing Director for Europe and the U.S.) for the expert network Capvision.
U.S.-China self-driving trucking company Tusimple is in turmoil
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Friday March 17
Temu vs Shein: Which platform will rule the ecommerce world?
China is the world leader in online retail, and its ecommerce firms are venturing out into the world. As two major firms battle it out on the global stage, what are the stakes, and how will ecommerce competition within China affect their performance?
‘Tenacious like bamboo’ — Phrase of the Week
A 300-year old poem captures the essence of a new phrase used by Xi Jinping during the “Two Sessions.”
Editor’s note for March 17, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Embracing feminism and discussing queer issues in Chinese college classrooms — Q&A with Lin Song
A conversation with Lin Song, a Chinese scholar with a PhD in gender studies who currently teaches at a Chinese college. Song said he was surprised by how much interest his students have in discussing feminism and queer-related topics.
This week on TikTok: China’s diplomacy in the Middle East and the arrest of Guo Wengui
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.
Xi Jinping’s search for legitimacy: Decode Beijing’s law-and-order strategy | The Signal with Lizzi Lee
Taisu Zhang is a professor of law at Yale University, known for his recent work on the expansion of the Chinese administrative state down to the subdistrict and neighborhood level along with Beijing’s shift from “performance legitimacy” as the foundation of political rule, and more toward legality.
For all its acclaim, ‘The Wandering Earth 2’ fails its women characters
“The Wandering Earth 2” has achieved commercial and critical success in China, but audiences have found good reasons to complain about this sci-fi blockbuster.
Baidu launches ChatGPT service but no one likes it
Ernie Bot, the highly-anticipated AI-powered chatbot developed by Chinese tech company Baidu, was launched today. Nobody was impressed.
Inside China’s lead and zinc mine in Balochistan, Pakistan
A Chinese state-owned company has controlled a lead and zinc mine in Duddar in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province since 2014. The mine gives steady work to some locals, paying around $100 a month, which is good for the impoverished area. Other residents just feel exploited.
Uyghur women have been disproportionately singled out for abuse in Xinjiang
March 8 is International Women’s Day and the month of March is Women’s History Month. But there’s been nothing for Uyghur and other Muslim women to celebrate in Xinjiang.
The CCP’s search for legitimacy in legality
This week on Sinica, Kaiser welcomes Taisu Zhang, professor of law at Yale University, who discusses his recent work on the expansion of the administrative state down to the subdistrict and neighborhood level — changes that are far-reaching, and likely permanent along with Beijing’s shift from “performance legitimacy” as the foundation of political rule, and more toward legality — not to be confused with the rule of law.
Editor’s note for March 16, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Negotiating with the party-state: Q&A with veteran banker Weijian Shan
Weijian Shan is a longtime China investor based in Hong Kong. We discussed his recent book about taking control and turning around a Chinese bank.
Shanghai through the eyes of one of Japan’s best writers
Japanese critics regarded Riichi Yokomitsu as the best of his generation. His novel “Shanghai,” published in 1928, depicts a melting pot where cultures mixed and ideas were exchanged — including, yes, between the Chinese and Japanese.
China is driving South Korea and Japan together
The leaders of the Republic of Korea and Japan will dine on home-style fried rice in Tokyo tomorrow as they try to resolve their differences and deal with a rising China and a pugnacious North Korea.
