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China: UN experts seek clarification about nine imprisoned Tibetan human rights defenders
GENEVA (10 August 2023) – The Chinese government must provide information about nine Tibetan environmental human rights defenders serving prison sentences of up to 11 years, UN experts said today. Between 2010 and 2019, nine Tibetan human rights defenders were imprisoned in the course of their peaceful work to protect the area’s fragile environment.
China slams Fukushima water release plans, but will Japan be swayed?
Beijing asks why Tokyo refuses to dispose of ‘safe and harmless’ water within its territory, says dumping in Pacific will harm health and environment in document submitted to United Nations.
EU to analyse US tech curbs in China, says issue also key to Europe
The European Commission will analyse the U.S. ban on new U.S. investment in China in sensitive technologies as the issue is also important to the European Union's economic security, the EU executive said on Thursday.
New US investment curbs to have limited impact on China’s targeted tech sectors
The Biden administration’s latest executive order is not expected to significantly impact China’s semiconductors, quantum computing and artificial intelligence sectors.
China slams Fukushima water release plans, but will Japan be swayed?
Beijing asks why Tokyo refuses to dispose of ‘safe and harmless’ water within its territory, says dumping in Pacific will harm health and environment in document submitted to United Nations.
Chinese, South Korean EV makers push on in Indonesia
Japan still dominates overall market with gasoline, hybrid models
Health Care Conferences Canceled as Anti-Corruption Campaign Intensifies
In recent years, conferences have emerged as an alternative method for kickbacks to be made in the healthcare industry through speakers’ fees and stipends.
Netizens Go Crazy For Cockroaches’ Northern Expedition
As temperatures rise across the country, northern residents are reporting increased cockroach sightings. Unable to deal with their new reality, some are turning to spiritual solutions.
This week on TikTok: Babies, bills and balloons…oh my!
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Travel restrictions to Hong Kong lifted, Hisense leads the world, service sector into expansion zone
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Friday February 3
China’s top 10 semiconductor firms
China’s chip industry has been juiced by funding from the government and jinxed by U.S. export curbs on advanced equipment. But the century of chip rivalry has just started. These are ten Chinese semiconductor firms to look out for and three that went down in flames.
Telling the story of ordinary Chinese before it was cool: Graham Peck’s ‘Two Kinds of Time’
Graham Peck identified and sympathized with the suffering of the Chinese people under a corrupt Nationalist government. His observations ran counter to popular China scholarship at the time, but then again, Peck was a different kind of China Hand.
Canada will allow 10,000 Uyghur refugees to settle in next two years
‘This is only the beginning’: After a decision by Canada’s parliament to welcome Turkic Muslim refugees who have fled China, Uyghur activists believe the government and prime minister Justin Trudeau himself will follow up with further action.
China builds up its space power in Antarctica
China plans to build two ground stations in an Antarctic research base to help track its growing number of satellites, but the move will likely raise concerns about spying and other military activities.
Sinica Live with Ian Johnson
In a live recording from the Rizzoli Bookstore in New York, Ian Johnson, the veteran Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist, shares the wisdom he accumulated over 35 years of covering China.
Editor’s note for February 2, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Will Xiaomi be the world’s first smartphone company to launch an electric car?
Xiaomi, the consumer electronics and smartphone company that some compare to Apple, is preparing for a big electric car reveal this year. Consumers have been eager to see images of the new car, but all they’ve gotten so far are leaked photos of an early draft design.
Hong Kong’s closing kindergartens, BYD bucks the trend, record high BRI trade
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Thursday February 2
Li Wenliang: The man who was wrong to have been right
Dr. Lǐ Wénliàng 李文亮 is the doctor who tried to warn his colleagues about the spread of COVID-19 in Wuhan in early 2020, was silenced by the authorities, and forced to write a self-criticism. This is a translation of that document by renowned Sinologist Geremie Barmé to mark Li’s death three years ago this week.
China drafts new export controls to shore up solar dominance
China controls about 95% of manufacturing in critical solar technologies, and a new draft proposal might mean that some of the key building blocks to make solar panels will stay in China, raising the cost of green energy around the world.
Sichuan removes marriage as prerequisite for birth registration amid concerns over population drop
Although local officials said the policy was not meant to encourage unmarried couples to become parents, Chinese internet users believed that it had everything to do with the country’s recent population decline.
Why China’s gay academics don’t come out — Q&A with Cui Le
Faced with official scrutiny and potential complaints from student informants, most of China’s gay teachers and researchers choose to stay in the closet. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t fighting for a queer-friendly environment in Chinese academia, Cui Le told The China Project.
Talking about Chinese authoritarianism on TikTok | Live with Lizzi Lee
China scholar Abbey Heffer spends her time breaking down Chinese authoritarianism on social media. This is what she had to say about her projects, and about China’s local experimentation under Xi.
Editor’s note for February 1, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
How a 14th-century purge consolidated imperial power in the Ming dynasty
Beyond the suffering inflicted on tens of thousands of people, the Hu Weiyong purge fundamentally reshaped Ming government, concentrating power in the person of the emperor.
Low January EV sales, Tesla China revenue, BMW and Jeep drop prices, software industry revenue
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Wednesday February 1
The Beijing Stock Exchange is struggling, despite policymakers’ best efforts
The Beijing Stock Exchange, marketed as a place for high-tech SMEs to thrive, has seen lackluster daily trading and fundraising numbers so far in 2023, and this doesn’t bode well for China’s tech competitiveness.
Washington wants to completely cut Huawei off from U.S. suppliers
The U.S. is cracking down even harder on Huawei, and is heading towards a total ban on allowing American suppliers to sell to the embattled Chinese telecom giant.
