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China's high hopes for AI and Vietnam's new net clampdown
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Chinese defence chief makes first trip to Belarus since Russia invaded Ukraine
Closer military cooperation between Beijing and Minsk a focus of Li’s trip and economic ties also celebrated.
Evergrande unit probed by Chinese securities watchdog
Unspecified allegations refer to a breach in disclosure rules
Chinese academics want Tibet to be known as Xizang to help ‘reconstruct’ image
Official seminar told that the international community has been ‘seriously misled’ over the region’s ‘geographical scope’.
Foreign investors ditch China shares as economic outlook darkens
Longer-term pessimism persists, Bank of America survey shows
Chinese super app WeChat gets more profitable in its competition with TikTok
WeChat’s short video service Channels brought in US$411.5 million in ad revenue in the second quarter as the app’s monthly users hit 1.327 billion.
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi urges Vietnam to help uphold Communist ideals
China’s foreign minister calls on Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang to contribute to keeping peace and stability in the region.
China's Xi calls for patience as Communist Party tries to reverse economic slump
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for patience in a speech released as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a deepening economic slump and said the West’s pursuit of material wealth led to “spiritual poverty.”
China’s fertility rate hit a record low last year
Concerned about the country’s declining and rapidly aging population, Beijing is trying an array of measures to lift the birthrate.
China's government tries to defuse economic fears after real estate developer's debt struggle
China’s government is trying to reassure jittery homebuyers after a major real estate developer missed a payment on its multibillion-dollar debt, reviving fears about the industry’s shaky finances and their impact on the struggling Chinese economy.
Brics is all about China, which is precisely the problem
The differences in fortunes between China and the other Brics members are complicating plans for expansion and challenging the US dollar. The more dependent the group is on China, the deeper the fault lines within the bloc and the more difficult it is to coordinate policy.
China’s silver tsunami to grow with elderly to number 520 million by 2050
Number of citizens aged over 60 in China is expected to expand by an average of 10 million per year over the next decade, adding to concerns over the state pension fund, elderly care facilities and medical services.
China Is Dragging Smartphone Market to Worst Year in a Decade
Global smartphone shipments are headed for their worst year for over a decade as prolonged economic uncertainties in China and beyond are hurting consumer spending.
Tencent Says AI Model Coming This Year Is Among China’s Best
Tencent says its generative AI goes far beyond OpenAI’s chatbot experience; testing under way for cloud computing and search, plus gaming, cloud computing, and fintech applications
Uneasy smiles between China and India at G20 meeting
The Chinese and Indian foreign ministers met, in the latest awkward dance move between the two Asian giants who have an unresolved border dispute and different reasons for saying nothing about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A search engine for disappeared Uyghurs
Uyghur exiles searching for loved ones are closer to answers thanks to a new internet search tool with access to more than 700,000 classified police records leaked from China last year.
Editor’s note for March 2, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Curtain-raiser on the Shangri-La Dialogue, with the man who runs the show: James Crabtree of IISS
With the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue kicking off in Singapore on Friday, June 2, Kaiser chats with the organizer’s managing director for Asia, James Crabtree, about the history, structure, and significance of this Asian answer to the Munich Security Conference. James, who joined the Institute for International Strategic Studies in 2018, offers a great sneak peek and a curtain-raiser on the three-day event, which will bring ministers and secretaries of defense together from all over the region and beyond.
Walmart is a China survivor thanks to its wholesale chain Sam’s Club
Big box retailer Carrefour is failing in China, and Walmart has not exactly been a resounding success either. But Walmart is still profitable thanks to its wholesale chain, which is enjoying a post-COVID spring.
China has a 6G mobile network action plan, February electric vehicle sales, CNOOC discovers new oilfield
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Thursday March 2
The Opium Wars through the lens of international law
To understand China’s “outrage” and subsequent negotiating stances in trade disputes, we all need to understand the original — and nastiest — trade dispute of them all: the Opium Wars.
China and Belarus pledge deeper ties
Deeper ties between two of Putin’s staunchest allies have fanned concern that some of that assistance might indirectly go to Russia.
China’s UN statements about LGBTQ issues don’t match the government’s policies at home
Over the years, Chinese delegates to the United Nations have made multiple statements in support of LGBTQ rights. Although these remarks strengthened China’s human rights reputation on the global stage, they are not backed up by policies or measures at home.
Editor’s note for March 1, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Jump in February PMI, China’s $17 trillion GDP, Beijing Stock Exchange revenue and profit, Weibo takes a dive
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Wednesday March 1
A guide to China’s disappeared tycoons and financiers
In February, the chairman and CEO of investment bank China Renaissance disappeared. Ten days later, his firm disclosed that he was cooperating in an official investigation into a former colleague. Bao Fan was not the first and won’t be the last executive that mysteriously disappears in China. These are some of the recent high-profile cases of executives who have been detained incommunicado by security agents.
The sad reign of Manchukuo’s only emperor
Within his country, “the last emperor” of China was one of the most hated figures of his time. But for most of his life, Puyi had no agency, used as a pawn in competing agendas.
Editor’s note for February 28, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Sanmao and her ‘Stories of the Sahara’
Celebrating one of Taiwan’s greatest writers
Chinese autonomous vehicle testing in California is coming under growing scrutiny
Seven Chinese autonomous vehicle companies tested their vehicles in California last year, collectively covering over 450,000 miles of roads. But as U.S. policymakers become more focused on espionage and surveillance, the Chinese companies testing in the Golden State may be on borrowed time.
Masks off in Hong Kong, BeiGene and Li Auto report annual losses, Tencent’s foreign investments tank
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Tuesday February 28