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China's Honor stages India return with local manufacturing plans in early 2024
Chinese smartphone brand Honor will relaunch in India through a licensing deal with a local company and is aiming to start domestic manufacturing by early next year, its country head told Reuters.
Morning Bid: China takes the slow road on stimulus
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
A Defense Agreement Likely to Deepen Chinese Rancor
What its signers, Japan, South Korea and the United States, call deterrence, China characterizes as encirclement, even provocation.
Country Garden’s Plan to Extend Bond Repayment Meets With Resistance
Bondholders will vote later this week on whether to approve the developer’s proposed three-year extension on a $541 million bond, or demand payment in full by Sept. 2
China sees Iran-Saudi Arabia relations improving - foreign ministry
After China's dialogue with Iran and Saudi Arabia, both countries have continued to take steps to improve relations, leading to the formation of a "wave of reconciliation" in the Middle East, China's foreign minister said on Monday.
China's new green-power guidelines to drive interprovincial trade
Rules aim to spur action by companies with modest electricity needs
Exclusive: Signs of Chinese President Xi Jinping delegating more to hand-picked deputies
Xi has chaired fewer gatherings at home and cut back on international meetings, suggesting that he could be feeling more confident entrusting others with major responsibilities.
Germany wants tighter foreign investment controls amid China 'de-risking'
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck wants to tighten the process for reviewing foreign investments with a new law that would aim to enhance economic security, according to a ministry document seen by Reuters on Sunday.
Why Chinese migrants to the US risk deadly journey via South America
Conditions in China are forcing many middle-class Chinese to risk a treacherous jungle-strewn path from Ecuador to Mexico and the US for a chance to live the American dream.
Why China is still on the sidelines in Afghanistan 2 years after US exit
China has been reluctant to fill the void left by the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, with pundits citing ‘no illusions about great influence over the Taliban’ and lingering security risks.
Russia remains China's top crude supplier in July despite less discounts
Japan, China, India and Southeast Asia news and expert analysis published by Nikkei, an award-winning independent provider of quality journalism.
Taiwan election is between democracy and autocracy, VP says
'It's not who China likes today,' William Lai stresses in interview
EV battery imports face scrutiny under US law on Chinese forced labor
Electric-vehicle batteries and other car parts are the latest products under scrutiny as part of Washington's effort to stamp out U.S. links to forced labor in Chinese supply chains.
Recreating a Bygone China, One Miniature Home at a Time
China’s rapid economic growth has meant the demolition of countless rural homes, and a burgeoning nostalgia. That’s where the miniaturists come in.
US urges China to cease military pressure against Taiwan
The U.S. urged China on Saturday to stop pressuring Taiwan, after Beijing launched military drills around the democratically governed island in response to Taiwan Vice President William Lai's U.S. visit.
China's Country Garden to propose delaying $535m debt redemption
Embattled developer seeks to reach workout plan with creditors
Biden plan to curb China investments focuses EU minds as deadline looms
European officials are taking a fine-tooth comb to last week’s executive order, with some relief that it is ‘narrower’ than expected.
This week on TikTok: Xinjiang’s basketball struggles and North Korea’s tumultuous relationship with China
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ASPI research: China trumps U.S. in key technology research | The Signal with Lizzi Lee
Dr. Jamie Gaida is a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) specializing in statistics, research ethics, data science, computer algorithms, software development, and machine learning. He recently published a piece on The Critical Technology Tracker and how Western democracies are losing the global technological competition.
Celebrated and censored: Hong Kong’s first major LGBTQ-themed art exhibition
“Myth Makers — Spectrosynthesis III,” currently showing at Tai Kwun Contemporary gallery, represents the first major exhibition to shine a light on LGBTQ issues and perspectives from gender minorities in Hong Kong.
China pushes for self-sufficiency at the Two Sessions
Chinese leaders are proposing all sorts of strategies to bring Xi’s self-sufficiency drive to life, including a sweeping overhaul of key ministries.
Abduweli Ayup is writing books for exiled Uyghur children
Exiled linguist Abduweli Ayup is publishing books for children with the aim of ensuring the Uyghur language and cultural traditions never die despite the most repressive efforts of the Chinese state.
Editor’s note for March 9, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
The rise and struggles of Tencent
This week on Sinica, Kaiser speaks with Lulu Chen, journalist and author of Influence Empire: Inside the Story of Tencent and China’s Tech Ambition, on her experience reporting on one of the most valuable internet companies in the world.
New House committee on China: Concerns and caution, but not all doom and gloom
The first meeting of a new House committee on China on February 28 signaled that Washington is serious about figuring out the future of the U.S.-China relationship.
‘Midnight’: A gritty, unflinching portrait of pre-war Shanghai
Mao Dun’s classic about 1930s Shanghai depicts a city built on violence and corruption, with great wealth sitting alongside low wages, awful conditions, and exploitation. This is Shanghai as a powder keg about to explode.
Chinese activewear brand sparks uproar with message to ‘shut up’ on International Women’s Day
An apology followed, but many women on Chinese social media vowed to not buy Maia Active’s products again.
Canada scrutinizes China’s role in elections and mines
Ottawa is under more and more pressure to shield Canada’s elections and its critical minerals from Chinese influence. But these are big and complicated tasks that will likely further strain ties with Beijing.
Editor’s note for March 8, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
New national data and financial agencies, 119,000 cases of corruption since 2017, Auto exports up by 78.9%
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Wednesday March 8
The Big Four auditors may lose state-owned business in China — would it actually hurt them?
Nearly a quarter of China’s 98 central state-owned enterprises were audited by KPMG, PwC, Deloitte, or Ernst & Young in 2021. They might lose these customers, which would be a bad look, but perhaps not terrible for their bottom lines.
Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan — and beyond
Xinjiang’s history as a penal colony and then a high-tech laboratory has resulted in one of the most sophisticated and all-encompassing surveillance networks in the world to be deployed there. Other places may be next.
‘Hong Kong society is still highly patriarchal’
A women’s rights rally was canceled over the weekend over fears of “violent groups,” once again highlighting the difficulty of sustaining a feminist movement in the city.
China agrees to $2.9 billion debt relief package for Sri Lanka
The IMF has welcomed decisions by China, India, and the Paris Club — led by Japan, to help Sri Lanka restructure its debt. But who will be taking the haircuts when future global loans go bad?
