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Chinese, Russian bombers conduct joint patrols and land in each other’s territory
Bilateral military cooperation reaches new highs, although China seems to be moving ahead without Russian participation in its new domestic aircraft line.
The beginning of the end to COVID zero?
A steadily worsening economy and massive popular frustration at pandemic measures seem to have convinced some officials that COVID zero has to go. But it’s not clear what that means yet.
The anti-COVID lockdown protests: The view from Beijing
In a special bonus episode this week, David Moser and Jeremiah Jenne, co-hosts of the Barbarians at the Gate podcast, offer an on-the-ground account of what happened at the protests in major Chinese cities over the weekend, and what it all means.
Travel: A cross-cultural dive into Hani traditions in Yunnan
There are at least 25 ethnic minority groups in Yunnan Province, including 16 that are indigenous to the region. One of those is the Hani, whose people — as our author learns in her trek through a traditional village — are constantly striving to balance traditions with modern living.
Car demand slump?
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Thursday December 1
China’s loss-making cloud companies search for a silver lining
With a saturated market in a challenging macroeconomic environment, Alibaba Cloud and its competitors are desperately seeking new ways to grow.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, November 30, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Five lesser-known facts about Jiang Zemin that Chinese internet users are fondly remembering him for
The death on Wednesday of China’s former leader Jiang Zemin has prompted an outpouring of nostalgia on the internet, with many tributes from young Chinese focusing on the contrast between Jiang’s governing style and flamboyant personality and those of his successors.
Jiang Zemin and the Naughty Aughties
The leader of China through its recent decades of breakneck economic growth died today. Many Chinese people and foreign observers are nostalgic for Jiang Zemin’s rule. But does the past just look better in contrast to the dourness and growing repression of the Xi Jinping era?
China’s former leader Jiang Zemin dead at the age of 96
The death of China’s former leader, who presided over breakneck economic growth and a period of stability following the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, has caused feelings of nostalgia around the globe in light of the ongoing anger at Xi Jinping’s COVID-zero policy.
The China Bowl: When Army and Navy played football in Shanghai
The Army-Navy game is one of the most honored traditions in college football. It’s usually played in Philadelphia…but not always.
The performative state of China’s environmental governance
Iza Ding, assistant professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses how performative and substantive governance influence environmental protection efforts in China.
China is building gigantic wind turbines, but are they too cheap?
The largest wind turbine in the world has just rolled off the production lines in Fujian Province and will soon be erected in the Taiwan Strait, a symbol of China’s wind power golden age. But foreign customers are not buying Chinese turbines, despite (or because of) their ultra-low prices.
Benz and Tesla recall nearly 200,000 vehicles
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Wednesday November 30
Can women still ‘hold up half the sky’ in China’s future?
Discrimination against women in Chinese society takes many forms. Recent legislative proposals aim to address some longstanding problems, but will they end up as mere lip service?
Editor’s note for Tuesday, November 29, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Beijing strikes a softer tone as it clamps down on COVID lockdown protests
In a press briefing today, Chinese authorities blamed frustrations at its COVID-zero policy on poor local management. Meanwhile, police are moving to identify people who attended the protests.
Photos: Chinese people organize anti-COVID-zero protests in New York
A rally of several hundred people showed up last night on the campus of Columbia University in solidarity with protesters in China against COVID-zero rules.
Taiwanese artist Pan Chunling draws the minutiae of life
Using pen and watercolor, Pan Chunling recreates moments of urban connection in calming colors.
CATL’s long range sodium-ion batteries are here
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Tuesday November 29