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What did Apple get out of its secret, $275 billion China deal in 2016?
In the spring of 2016, Apple CEO Tim Cook successfully lobbied Chinese officials to make a massive five-year deal, committing the company to invest billions in the Chinese economy. The Information, which revealed the existence of the deal, says that it helped Apple secure multiple regulatory exemptions and become the top-selling smartphone brand in China.
Battery prices are rising: Will EVs get pricier?
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Editor’s note for Monday, December 6, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Ray Dalio and Elon Musk take different approaches to the same problem of trying to please both Beijing and Washington at once.
U.S. announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Olympics
Team USA will compete in the Winter Olympics in China, but the Biden administration will not send any officials to Beijing in protest of human rights abuses, particularly in Xinjiang. China called the move a “blatant political provocation.”
The end of Evergrande may finally be here
This is the first time the real estate giant has admitted that its $300 billion debt liability has become unsustainable.
Editor’s note for Friday, December 3, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Evergrande and other developers sink deeper into distress over their debt; Apple Daily runs out of money in Taiwan; the U.S. Justice Department’s China Initiative is a mess, according to data obtained by MIT Tech Review; Ray Dalio dismisses concerns about human rights in China.
How Didi’s shocking-but-inevitable delisting happened, in six steps
In June, the ridesharing firm that ate Uber alive in China went public in the United States. Now China has decided to eat it alive. Didi’s delisting is no big surprise — but the risk of U.S.-China financial decoupling and a mass exodus of over 250 Chinese ADRs has never been greater.
An economy reforged: Jude Blanchette and Lizzi Lee on China’s new era
This week’s Sinica Podcast was recorded live at last month’s NEXTChina conference in New York. What do we make of China’s wide-ranging set of regulatory moves in the past year, touching on many disparate realms of Chinese life — from real estate to renewable energy, entertainment to education?
China to close loophole for foreign IPOs?
A legal workaround that has allowed Chinese companies in restricted industries to raise capital abroad, primarily in the U.S., looks set to end.
Canada Goose under fire in China for ‘unfair’ return policies
The Canadian luxury winterwear brand is being criticized, once again, by social media users and state media.
China’s Cultural Crackdowns: A guide
From classrooms to phone screens to celebrity idols, the Chinese government is tightening its control over Chinese society. As culture reaches a new level of strategic importance, The China Project takes stock of the disparate changes to society in the past few years.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, December 1, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: The WTA says “no” to Beijing; the Global Times criticizes the promotion of vegetarian lifestyles as “blind worship of the West”.
WTA suspends matches in China, calls for transparent investigation into Peng Shuai allegations
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has become the first global sporting organization to say ‘no’ to the Chinese government, suspending all matches in the country and calling for champion Peng Shuai’s freedom and for her #MeToo allegations to be investigated.
ByteDance wants users to pay for minute-long videos
Can the Chinese tech company behind TikTok and its Chinese version, Douyin, succeed where Hollywood-backed Quibi failed and get people to pay for short mobile phone films?
Editor’s note for Tuesday, November 30, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Is Airbnb violating U.S. sanctions with listings in Xinjiang?; the U.S. is reportedly looking to improve its airfields in Guam and Australia with an eye on China.
China wants higher vaccination rate among seniors, but hesitant people say Beijing is too pushy
They are not exactly anti-vaxxers because many of them seem to have had COVID shots themselves, but a large group of Chinese people took to social media to complain about a government campaign announced today to vaccinate China’s senior citizens, and warn (with no evidence) of side effects.
China promises 1 billion vaccine doses for Africa
At the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Senegal, Chinese leader Xi Jinping unveiled nine initiatives to help Africa combat COVID-19 and spark economic growth. A pledge to donate 600 million vaccine doses and produce an additional 400 million locally caught the most attention.
Chinese state-run companies restrict employees’ use of WeChat
Chinese regulators are targeting Tencent. This week, the government restricted the use of the company’s apps in state enterprises and pried open WeChat’s walled garden.
Editor’s note for Monday, November 29, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Xi promises 1 billion doses of vaccines to Africa at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Senegal; diaper companies prepare for the elderly market to exceed that of babies by 2025; Disney censors an old episode of The Simpsons in Hong Kong; and more.
Solomon Islands leader blames ‘other powers’ for violent Chinatown protests
The South Pacific nation of fewer than 700,000 people remains divided over a 2019 decision to switch diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China. That is likely one of many factors in recent violent protests, but Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare insisted it is “the only issue” and that the violence had been “encouraged by other powers” that don’t like China.
