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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.
Philippine leader says no promise made to China to remove grounded warship
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Wednesday denied making an agreement with China to remove a grounded warship that serves as a military outpost in South China Sea, and said if there ever were such a deal, it should be considered rescinded.
Struggling Chinese graduates return to hometowns as job market sags
A growing number of Chinese graduates are abandoning the bright lights of the country's mega-cities, with state media reporting almost half are returning to their hometowns within six months of graduation amid a sagging job market.
Country Garden misses bond payments as China property fears flare
Country Garden said on Tuesday it has not paid two dollar bond coupons due on Aug. 6 totalling $22.5 million, confirming market fears that the biggest privately owned developer in China is slipping into repayment troubles.
China considers holding leaders' talks with Japan in September - Kyodo
China has notified Japan that it is considering holding talks between their leaders in Indonesia in September, Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday.
China consumer prices swing into decline as deflation risks build
July CPI took a 0.3% year-on-year fall, the first in more than two years
China Deflation Provides Limited Relief for Global Central Banks
China’s consumer and producer prices fell together for the first time since 2020, a deflation cycle that could give global central banks some help in fighting inflation in their own countries but signals a worsening outlook in the world’s second-largest economy.
Taiwan reports second large-scale China air force incursion this week
Ten Chinese air force aircraft entered Taiwan's air defence zone on Wednesday accompanying five Chinese warships engaged in "combat readiness" patrols, the island's defence ministry said, the second such incursion this week.
Mazda to Expand Electric Lineup Amid Weak Car Sales in China
Japanese automaker acknowledges underestimating speed of transition to new-energy vehicles
Reservations over China’s plan for private sector to kick-start economy
Despite top entrepreneurs’ chorus of support for 31-point action plan from Beijing, smaller business owners are ‘not sure it will make any difference’.
China Slides Into Deflation as Consumer, Producer Prices Decline
China slid into deflation in July, adding pressure on policymakers to step up monetary and fiscal support even as signs that the decline in prices is temporary may limit any stimulus.
Biden to Restrict Investments in China, Citing National Security Threats
The measure to clamp down on investments in certain industries deemed to pose security risks, set to be issued Wednesday, appears likely to open a new front in the U.S.-China economic conflict.
This week on TikTok: China’s population decline and the history of Beijing’s subway
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.
A trade slump
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Friday January 13
Could Chinese companies produce revolutionary solid state batteries by 2024?
Solid state batteries are the tantalizing next frontier of electric vehicle batteries, and a wide range of battery, auto, and even internet companies are talking about manufacturing them, but the hype seems premature.
Editor’s note for January 12, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Is the Turkish government going to stand up for Uyghurs, or will economic interests win out?
As Turkey heads into an election season, officials are promising that the country will not extradite Uyghurs to China. Can they be trusted?
Islamic State suicide attack at Afghan Foreign Ministry kills five when Chinese delegation was supposed to visit
A suicide bombing outside the Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul has left at least five dead and scores wounded. It hasn’t even been a month since the Islamic State launched a similar attack targeting Chinese nationals at a hotel in Afghanistan’s capital.
TikTok, (she’s) on the clock
Susan St. Denis, the face behind the China Vibe’s official TikTok channel for The China Project, talks about what people are getting wrong about TikTok, the challenges of presenting complex issues in this medium, and much more.
13 million new energy vehicles
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Thursday January 12
China’s BYD to launch luxury electric sedan in India
Despite geopolitical tensions between Delhi and Beijing, electric vehicle brand BYD is making a big play in the Indian market.
The Philippines up-and-down relationship with China, and a strange COVID moment in China
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn for January 11, 2023.
Philippines voids joint oil exploration pact with China
A mere week after a friendly visit to Beijing by the Philippine president, the country’s Supreme Court brought the gavel down on an “unconstitutional” 2005 pact with China and Vietnam to explore oil in the disputed South China Sea. The waters have only gotten murkier.
How brands are ushering in the Year of the Rabbit
For the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese people are allowed to celebrate without restrictions on the Lunar New Year, the country’s most important holiday. Brands are gearing up for a blockbuster bunny bonanza.
A long war won: The end of extraterritoriality in China
U.S. and U.K. citizens were above Chinese law for 100 years, with diplomats claiming China was too “narrow-minded” to judge them fairly. World War II allowed China to take back control, but some say it has never trusted international law since.
Rolls-Royce is hot but not in China
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Wednesday January 11
Can China replace coal with biomass power generation?
A new joint venture aims to generate electricity from biomass, part of the Chinese government’s plans to diversify away from coal and reduce carbon emissions.
Editor’s note for January 10, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Chinese companies have broke ground on a new oil field in East Africa
A joint venture between two Chinese state-owned companies recently began development of a new oil field in Uganda, as Beijing seeks to diversify its oil imports through a massive pipeline that goes from the Congo border to the Indian Ocean.
Carl Crow’s ‘400 Million Customers,’ forgotten for decades, still imparts useful lessons
American journalist Carl Crow was a man genuinely fascinated by China and the Chinese people. He felt strongly that a world well-informed about China was a safer and more mutually profitable planet.
