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China Relies on U.S., Allies for Hundreds of Products
New research argues countries could use those exports to counter economic pressure from China.
Man sought in alleged misuse of over $30M intended for Christian ministry in China
Federal authorities are seeking a man accused of misusing more than $30 million donated by religious groups and individuals for ministry in China.
Analysis: Xi opens Beidaihe with no elders but plenty of challenges
Secretive conclave to discuss Taiwan unification, sour economy and U.S. ties
China universities waste millions in research, fail to produce, audit finds
A review by the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region found that an alarming number of colleges are underproducing, and a professor says it’s because China’s higher-level research system is flawed.
China Slips Into Deflation in Warning Sign for World Economy
China entered deflationary territory for the first time in two years, pressuring Beijing to avoid a deepening economic malaise.
Another Chinese Developer Teeters, Raising Worries About the Economy
Country Garden, China’s last real estate giant to avoid default, has spooked investors after missing key debt payments, rekindling memories of China Evergrande.
Philippines says ‘promise’ to remove warship ‘a figment of China’s imagination’
President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said he was “not aware” of any agreement with China to remove a Philippine Navy vessel grounded on a reef in the disputed South China Sea.
Country Garden, China’s Largest Surviving Developer, Sinks Into Debt Crisis
Country Garden Holdings, once lauded by China’s authorities as a model for others, missed interest payments on two U.S. dollar bonds.
With Graduate Jobs Scarce, Young Chinese Are Becoming ‘Full-Time Kids’
As China’s youth unemployment rate soars, parents are hiring their own adult children as “full-time kids” — paying them a monthly wage to clean, run errands, and take care of elderly relatives.
‘Hot economics, cold politics’ see China, Philippines cautiously flip trade dip
Recent high-profile trade deals signed between Beijing and Manila show how economically reliant the two sides have become on each other despite diplomatic rows, but the Philippines remains wary of trade risks.
Extreme solutions: survival key amid China boom in trips to harsh places
Experts have issued a warning – and some survival tips – to people who engage in so-called “extreme tourism” after harsh desert conditions claimed the lives of four people in northwestern China.
China targeting German tech 'through back door' with licences - report
China is going after licences to boost its access to German technology as investment regulation makes company acquisitions in the sector increasingly difficult, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing a study.
For Chinese Parents, Even Vacations Are Opportunities For Learning
Parents are taking the old Chinese saying of ‘traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books’ very seriously.
Philippines says ‘promise’ to remove warship ‘a figment of China’s imagination’
President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said he was “not aware” of any agreement with China to remove a Philippine Navy vessel grounded on a reef in the disputed South China Sea.
Xi’s great pivot and risks in the Chinese market in 2023 | Live with Lizzi Lee
Diana Choyleva, the chief economist at Enodo Economics, talks about Xi’s COVID zero U-Turn and what it might mean for China’s economic recovery in a post-pandemic world.
2,560 gigawatts, lidar listing in the U.S., black gold
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Thursday January 19
Longi to build the world largest solar manufacturing base
Longi is a giant of the solar energy industry, and it has just announced ambitious plans to construct an enormous new plant in Shaanxi Province.
Editor’s note for January 18, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Beijing reshuffles advisory body ahead of Two Sessions conclave in March
The Chinese Communist Party has begun preparations for the annual season of political meetings.
China slaps 18-year prison sentence on Macau’s ‘Junket King’
Alvin Chau, the 48-year-old former chair of Suncity Group, has been found guilty in a case centered around hundreds of billions worth of illegal bets. His high-profile case is the latest move in Beijing’s crackdown on Macau’s once-lucrative gambling industry.
How a woman in rural China posing as Russian became a gay icon
A middle-aged woman in rural China — who was once caught pretending to be Russian using an AI-powered face and voice filter on Douyin — has cultivated an online following for her perceived “campy” aura…and one rather awful song.
Cash-strapped urban Chinese youth salivate over cheap, filling meals
As Chinese urban professionals tighten their purse strings in the face of a slowing economy, an unassuming lunch option traditionally enjoyed by blue-collar workers in Northeastern China has become an online sensation.
From state secret to city staple: China opens its first subway
Subways have become a dime a dozen in 21st-century Chinese cities, another box the country can tick off on its list of modernizations. But China’s first public subway was a disruptive challenge, both a state secret and urban leveler.
Real estate investment drops, CATL and NIO team up, and lithium is still golden
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Wednesday January 18
A Chinese electric vehicle is coming to a market near you
In 2022, China became the world’s second-largest auto exporter, and it’s now breathing down the neck of frontrunner Japan. China’s rising auto and electric vehicle brands are now on the verge of flooding into foreign markets, but it’s not going to be easy for them to succeed.
Editor’s note for January 17, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Uganda scraps key railway contract with China
Two years of stalled talks and months of silence from China have led Uganda to terminate a $2.3 billion railway contract, as Beijing changes its overseas financing model to avoid billions in debt defaults.
Hong Kong sports bodies told to include ‘China’ in names
Hong Kong’s Olympic Committee has told its member associations to include “China” in their official names or risk having funding pulled.
3% GDP growth
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Monday January 17
Li Daiguo and his lullabies
In his new album, “pilgrimage to the realm of deep baby sleep,” which is called “the frequency that help his highness glutinous rice balls” in Chinese, Li’s highness glutinous rice balls is his baby. As a wish that a father gives to his baby, we simply borrow the halo to look back upon the blank of childhood.
The Chinese LED company lighting up the world’s stages
Absen is a Chinese company whose products everyone saw in 2022 in the NBA, the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, and even the G20 Summit in Indonesia.
10 most anticipated Chinese movies of 2023
With the COVID-zero policy out of the picture, 2023 promises to be a busy year for Chinese cinema.
How Chairman Mao shaped the chairman of the board in Chinese companies — Q&A with Christopher Marquis
How have Chinese entrepreneurs been shaped by China’s past and the Maoist ideas that continue to shape the country’s present? Why does writing about China attract such vitriol even when the subject matter is business?
‘A drunkard drinks not for the liquor ’— Phrase of the Week
State giants China Post and Sinopec, as well as sports brands Li Ning and Anta, are crossing over into China’s ‘hot’ coffee sector. But their motivations are very different from those of Starbucks and Luckin.
