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Taiwanese light artist Fangyu Chang builds luminous structures for music shows
Using lasers, projectors, and computer code, the Taipei-based light artist creates planes of color, deconstruct rooms, and sculpt shapes out of thin air.
Why China’s hospitals are going out of business in the middle of a pandemic
Thousands of private hospitals have gone bankrupt during the pandemic, and public hospitals are feeling the pain, too. But COVID is not the only disease they’re suffering from.
TCM gets a boost
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Tuesday December 6
The protests that challenged China’s governance model | Live with Lizzi Lee
Lynette Ong, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto, discusses how the recent anti-COVID-zero protests shook up Beijing’s ‘weiwen’ system of maintaining stability.
Editor’s note for Monday, December 5, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China is relaxing but not ending COVID curbs
Several Chinese cities eased some COVID-zero restrictions over the weekend, adding to the list of signals that Beijing is loosening up on the strictest measures in its pandemic policy. But it’s still not clear what will happen next.
Opinion: Why Yale Daily News’ claim to journalistic ethics is untenable
A group of student journalists from China argue that they should be allowed to publish under pseudonyms, if using their real names would put them or their families in danger.
Q&A: Director Violet Du Feng on ‘Hidden Letters’ and cross-generational resilience of women in China
The China Project sat down with Shanghai-born, Emmy-winning independent filmmaker Violet Du Feng to discuss her latest documentary, Hidden Letters, which shines a light on how modern women in China keep alive the tradition of Nüshu, a coded, once-secret script emblematic of Chinese female empowerment and sisterhood.
Formula 1 cancels Chinese Grand Prix for fourth year over COVID-19
Meanwhile, the CBA has imposed a fine of $1,400 on Chinese-American basketball player Jeremy Lin for his “inappropriate” remarks about a hotel gym.
Electric flying cars are finally happening, but only for the few
Full commercialization of flying cars is finally set to become a reality with eVTOL aircraft, and EHang, Geely, and XPeng are at the head of the pack in China. But widespread adoption of the technology is still a long way off.
Hydrogen industrial vehicle production line
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Monday December 5
A week of significance? — Editor’s Note for Friday, December 2 , 2022
A note for Weekly newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Why Beijing will eventually end COVID zero and the tech crackdown — Q&A with Hong Hao
Bloomberg called Hong Hao an “outspoken China analyst” who is well known for “the accuracy of his forecasts” in August after he resigned from a Chinese state-run securities company following his bearish reports on the nation’s economy. What is he thinking now?
‘A single spark can start a prairie fire’ — Phrase of the Week
A well-known Chinese phrase suggests protests across China might spark something much bigger.
“We’ve got the vaccines you need,” European leader tells Xi Jinping
In the face of social unrest, Europe is offering to help with China’s COVID battle but maintaining its stance on human rights.
Jeremy Lin fined $1,400 by CBA for showing shabby gym in isolation hotel on Instagram
The Chinese-American basketball player was too candid on social media for Chinese sports officials’ liking.
CATL gets into boat batteries
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Tuesday December 2
Nayuki becomes Naixue as Japanese branding loses its appeal in China
The high-end tea brand Naixue is the latest brand to distance itself from its purposeful Japanese-style branding and association, as companies bet on nationalistic branding.
Déjà vu to 2002? The U.S., China, and parallels to the Iraq War run-up
Michael J. Mazarr, a senior political scientist at the Rand Corporation, warns of certain parallels between what happened two decades ago and the growing sense of urgency and moral imperative to confront China that he now senses in Washington.
Editor’s note for Thursday, December 1, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.