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Opinion: To Restore Confidence in China’s Economy, Help Consumers Spend
Tax cuts and consumption vouchers will provide more income for households and demonstrate the government’s commitment to boosting the wealth of its people
‘Hang on to cash’: China’s would-be homebuyers opt to wait out housing downturn
Many are calling for a loosening of home- and car-buying restrictions that major cities such as Beijing have imposed for years, to help avoid a hard landing in the property market that would have deep economic implications.
Tencent Revenue Disappoints in Warning for China Tech Sector
Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s revenue missed estimates, signaling an uneven recovery for the world’s biggest internet arena as it grapples with rising Chinese economic turbulence and anemic consumer sentiment.
Plight of older unemployed Chinese stirs emotions on social media
'It makes my eyes tear up,' says daughter of jobless 50-year-old man
Why China will dominate green energy supply chain for the next decade
China will dominate the global green tech industry well into the 2030s even as developed nations introduce policies to promote their domestic supply chains, according to analysts.
Wrong timing for Biden to further squeeze China's economy
Instability would rebound on U.S. to its detriment
China's growth model under strain, but stimulus faces high hurdles
Real estate slump, local fiscal woes and weak yuan put Beijing in a bind
CATL's new EV battery charges 400 km range in 10 minutes
Tesla supplier and industry leader beats rival's pack by 30%, eyes midmarket
NYC bans TikTok on city-owned devices
States all across the country have banned the app in recent months.
US Air Force holds China war drill rehearsing evacuation of thousands
US and six allies, including Australia and Japan, hold simulation of aeromedical operations under limited bandwidth and internet connectivity during two-week drill in Indo-Pacific.
China’s Defense Chief Li Shangfu in Belarus as Its NATO Neighbors Boost Troops
China’s defense chief arrived in Belarus for a three-day visit to strengthen ties with the staunch Russian ally as NATO member states bolster border security with the nation.
Taiwan Changes Law in Swift Response to Netflix-Inspired #MeToo Wave
Taiwan’s president signed a trio of legal amendments confirming the island’s status as one of Asia’s nimblest democracies ahead of a tightly scrutinized election early next year.
Zhongrong: China Shadow Bank Crisis Sparks Protest by Angry Investors
Chinese investors protested outside the office of one of the country’s biggest shadow banks, in a rare show of public outrage after the firm skipped payments on dozens of investment products.
Latest China satellite to survey one-third of Earth in high-orbit breakthrough
World’s first synthetic aperture radar satellite to operate outside low-Earth orbit will watch for earthquakes, disasters.
Tesla cuts car prices in China amid fears of accelerating price war
Tesla made its second round of price cuts in China this week, further fuelling concerns the carmaker is reigniting a price war and pressuring premium carmakers to follow suit.
China Evergrande to delay creditors' meetings amid fresh restructuring plan
Embattled property developer China Evergrande Group on Wednesday resolved to delay its meetings for the Hong Kong CEG class A and class C holders of debt to provide them more time to consider its fresh restructuring plan.
How China’s Underclass Creators Act Poor to Get Rich
Some Chinese have accused marginalized digital entrepreneurs of playing up their poverty. The reality is more complex.
With mainland China not doing well, Taiwan ups South Asia, Asean investments
Taiwanese investments in mainland China came to US$1.9 billion in the first six months of the year, compared to inflows into South Asia and the Asean bloc, plus Australia and New Zealand, reaching a combined US$2.126 billion.
China’s worst coal mine disasters
Coal mining is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, especially in China, where loosely enforced safety laws and substandard equipment make for perilous working conditions.
‘Everything’s fine now’: Fan Bingbing returns to acting after tax scandal
After laying low for five years, Fan Bingbing has resumed her career as an actress in a Hong Kong-produced film. But whether she’ll ever appear on the silver screen in mainland China again is still unclear.
Brutal murder of Hong Kong socialite shocks city residents
The horrifying murder of Abby Choi, a young mother of four and social media fashionista, has transfixed Hong Kong residents in a case that again highlights the government’s policy shortfalls towards domestic abuse.
‘Summoning Memories’ weaves the past and future of Chinese art
At Asia Society Texas, a diverse exhibition — filled with a carefully-selected array of artists with Chinese heritage and their contemporary works — shows how traditional Chinese art can be transformed and kept vibrant through experimentation.
Editor’s note for February 27, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
When Taiwan overthrew China
Only two years into Chinese Nationalist rule, Taiwanese people violently rebelled, briefly controlling their homeland. It would cost them a generation of leaders.
NetEase beats Activision Blizzard, The lithium price drops, Hotpot chain Haidilao’s comeback
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Monday February 27
TikTok: to ban or not to ban?
On February 17, Intelligence Squared hosted a debate. The question was: should the U.S. ban Tiktok? Our reporter was there to question both speakers. Here’s what he found out.
‘Scraping poison from the bone’ — Phrase of the Week
Anti-corruption investigations in Chinese football are part of a deeper drive to rid the sport of corruption and clean up the game. And there’s a Chinese idiom for that.
Editor’s note for February 24, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
This week on TikTok: How pink hair led to tragedy and the self deprecating humor of Chinese youth
Want more like this? Subscribe to The China Project’s official TikTok channel, ChinaVibe, where Susan St.Denis explains complex topics about China clearly and simply in TikTok’s fast evolving visual and verbal language.
What Wang Yi’s Moscow visit means…and doesn’t
There has been much hand-wringing over China’s top diplomat’s visit to Moscow on Wednesday, just two days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But it would be wrong to say this visit necessarily portends a closer China-Russia relationship.
Alibaba flatlines, Research and development tops 3 trillion yuan, VW Anhui’s sodium battery test vehicle
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Friday February 24
For China, one overlooked consequence of the Russia-Ukraine war
In the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian coal exports were steeply discounted. China has capitalized, but at the expense of its commitments to decarbonization.
China’s local governments are struggling to pay their bills
Provincial- and city-level governments in China are straining under unsustainable debt habits decades in the making, which were exacerbated by the costs of COVID-zero. Teachers and other public service employees are paying the price.
Editor’s note for February 23, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti has been in prison for more than nine years now
He was a professor who worked within the Chinese state system to advocate for better treatment of the Uyghurs. His reward was a sentence to life in prison.
A lifeline for Carrefour China, JD.com is taking on Pinduoduo, Trina Solar’s great results
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Thursday February 23