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Life in prison for ex-Hangzhou Party boss Zhou Jiangyong
From 2018 to 2021, he was the Communist Party’s top man in Hangzhou, the picturesque lake city that is also one of the country’s internet business hubs. The job ended with him behind bars.
Internal divisions endanger EU’s ‘de-risking’ strategy towards China
As the European Union forges ahead with its “de-risking strategy” towards China, chronic internal divisions might endanger the bloc’s resolve.
Beijing replaces disappeared Foreign Minister Qin Gang with his predecessor
Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been missing for weeks as rumors swirl about the reasons for his disappearance. As of today, he is no longer foreign minister, but we still don’t know what happened.
Roof of school gym collapses in China, killing 11
The roof of a middle school gym collapsed yesterday at 3 p.m. local time in Qiqihar City, northeastern Heilongjiang Province. Most of the victims were students.
This week on TikTok: Fighting climate change, imaginary universities, and China’s plan to reinvigorate the private sector
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.
Beijing’s new plan to promote the private sector and juice the economy
The Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and the State Council published a plan to reinvigorate private business after more than two years of crackdowns on entrepreneurs. Billionaires are vocally supporting the plan.
China pressured Turkey to bust Uyghur bookseller
Is an Istanbul bookstore guilty of copyright infringement or cultural preservation?
Editor’s note for July 20, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China’s meatier, fattier diet is impacting its health, food security, and environment
In four decades, Chinese people went from using food coupons to eating fatty meals delivered via mobile phone apps. The country’s rapid economic rise also means that the foods that Chinese people eat are changing — and most of it’s unhealthy.
Editor’s note for July 19, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for July 18, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China’s GDP grew by 6.3% in second quarter, but youth unemployment hits record high
China has released official economic statistics for the first half of 2023. The numbers are not too bad, but they don’t seem to have reassured the markets about the country’s post-pandemic recovery.
Denise van der Kamp on how China’s environmental businesses are regulated
China has been lauded by many in recent years for its accomplishments in environmental protection. But on-the-ground experiences show that its path toward emission reduction and environmental sustainability may have inadvertently sowed seeds of long-term challenges.
Editor’s note for July 17, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
This week in video: Knife attack kills six, the new faces of Prada, and American-Chinese food in Beijing
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Editor’s note for July 14, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for July 13, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
The best-connected people the Hong Kong government can buy are lobbying the U.S. government
A new report from the Hong Kong Democracy Council details Hong Kong government affiliates’ lobbying activities in Washington, and the former Congress members on their payroll. Hong Kong Democracy Council’s Mason Wong told us all about it.
The people helping Uyghur children struggling to build new lives in Turkey
Addiction, homelessness, and low self-esteem plague Turkic Muslim youth cast adrift, far from the financial and emotional support of families locked down in China since 2016. The China Project spoke to older Uyghur exiles dedicated to making positive change.
China’s plans for a summer of extreme downpours, floods, and heat waves
China is using artificial intelligence to forecast extreme weather events, but there is no relief in sight for a country that is particularly vulnerable to climate change.
