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SenseTime postpones Hong Kong IPO after more U.S. sanctions
Chinese AI giant SenseTime postponed a planned $767 million IPO in Hong Kong after a U.S. Treasury Department blacklisting. It was the second round of U.S. sanctions placed on the company, after it was accused in 2019 of developing facial recognition software targeting Uyghurs.
Editor’s note for Friday, December 10, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Xi Jinping wants to “prevent the barbaric growth of capital,” according to a readout from the annual Central Economic Work Conference; Evergrande finally defaults on a bond; the struggles of single mothers; Nicaragua’s switch from Taipei to Beijing; Alibaba is left out of Unigroup deal; central bank raises foreign currency reserve requirements for banks; Hong Kong warns the U.K.’s Sunday Times about inciting election boycotts.
As many as 127 journalists are behind bars in China and Hong Kong
China is the “world’s worst jailer of journalists,” the Committee to Protect Journalists said in its annual survey. Reporters Without Borders estimated that 127 journalists are currently detained in China, including Hong Kong, which has seen its press freedoms rapidly deteriorate under the National Security Law.
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.
China asks Didi to delist from New York Stock Exchange
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Jamie Dimon eats humble pie for Thanksgiving
Jamie Dimon, head of the bank JP Morgan Chase, with a net worth of $1.9 billion, flew last week into Hong Kong, where the government allowed him to stay for a few days without any quarantine measures because of his economic importance to the region’s economy.
Hong Kong Stock Exchange expedites approval process for IPOs
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Biden-Xi meeting: No breakthrough, but a possible journalist visa thaw
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping’s virtual meeting yesterday evening appears to have been relatively friendly and promises more stability for the U.S.-China relationship. There were no breakthroughs, but Chinese media reported that an agreement had been reached to issue journalist visas, starting with the U.S. side.
Shock Wave 2: Andy Lau returns in explosive blockbuster
Herman Yau’s blockbuster begins with a mini-nuke blowing up the Hong Kong airport. In case you weren’t aware what you were watching, this is a film about explosions: either those that happen or those that threaten to.
Editor’s note for Monday, November 8, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: The China Project’s crowdfunding campaign; Chinese activists’ mobile health codes are showing red alerts, according to Hong Kong’s Stand News; recommendation for the Slow Chinese newsletter.
Editor’s note for Friday, November 5, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Jack Ma might soon sell the South China Morning Post to a Chinese state-owned company; foreign journalists and foreign residents in Hong Kong are frustrated with declining freedoms; considering the future of “COVID zero” and India-China relations.
Chinese companies reconsider U.S. IPO, look to Hong Kong
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Editor’s note for Friday, October 29, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: No sleep for China’s regulators; Netflix announces cast list for Three-Body Problem adaptation; Evergrande averts default, again; Boeing is expected to get green light for 737 Max in China in early 2022; Chinese investors lose money on record number of first-day trades, as Hong Kong loses spot in top three listing venues; U.S. Senate votes unanimously to prevent Huawei and ZTE from receiving new equipment licenses; the Cyberspace Administration of China issues more guidance on data security reviews.
‘The Bund’: The Hong Kong TV series that defined a generation
An iconic drama that harkens back to an era when mainland-Hong Kong relations were characterized by cultural intimacy.
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The cruel reality of Hong Kong’s cubicle apartments
Hong Kong outlaws upskirt photos and deepfake pornography
Perpetrators of upskirt photography in Hong Kong’s public places have long been able to escape the law because there was not a suitable criminal charge victims or police could press. That has changed with the passage of a new law that criminalizes all non consensual intimate photography as well as deepfake porn.
The anaconda in the chandeliers: The Hong Kong National Security Law and its implications for middle powers
In May 2021, an Israeli company became the first documented case of China imposing free expression limitations on a foreign business under the 2020 Hong Kong National Security Law. Tuvia Gering argues that democracies must research the law and its implications to ensure that their citizens are not prosecuted for exercising their basic rights.
Hong Kong celebrates a record Olympic run amid political controversy
Hong Kong, which competes in the Olympics as a separate team from China but plays the P.R.C. anthem at award ceremonies, has won more medals in Tokyo than at any previous Games. While much of the attention was on the impeccable display of talent, the city’s moments of triumph were also marked by political controversy.
Hong Kong’s first national security trial ends in guilty verdict
Today saw the first verdict from a trial under Hong Kong’s National Security Law. Promoters of the draconian law say the defendant committed a violent criminal act, but his conviction hinged on the interpretation of language, not on the nature of his acts.
America’s second most senior diplomat heads to Tianjin, the Chinese capital’s satellite city
A top U.S. diplomat is heading to China for talks with her counterparts, but no one expects much to change as China-U.S. relations continue to deteriorate.
