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Xi’s Big Private-Sector Push Runs Into Wall of Skepticism
China’s latest pledges to rebuild a shattered private sector fell flat with investors, underscoring the damage two years of crackdowns and pandemic controls have had on confidence in the world’s second-largest economy.
China says its 'priority' is to stop Taiwan VP visiting US next month
It is China's "priority" to stop Taiwan's vice president and presidential frontrunner William Lai from visiting the United States next month, the country's ambassador in Washington said on Wednesday, as Beijing steps up its warnings against the trip.
China’s Xi Meets ‘Old Friend’ Kissinger Amid US Tensions
President Xi Jinping has welcomed former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Beijing for their first known meeting in the Chinese capital in more than three years.
A piece of cake? China-Saudi Arabia embrace ties, but it’s not all sweet success
China and Saudi Arabia have described bilateral relations as being at ‘the best stage ever’, and are exploring trade and investment opportunities beyond crude oil, but an academic suggests ‘they do not even know if they are suitable’.
Xi Jinping is cheering for Trump to win
Biden's targeted policies are holding back China's economic rebound
Hong Kong court sentences man to 3 months jail for insulting national anthem
A Hong Kong court sentenced a man to three months imprisonment on Thursday for allegedly insulting China's national anthem by splicing a protest song onto a video clip of a Hong Kong athlete being presented a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
China Vows to Create a ‘Bigger, Better, and Stronger’ Private Sector
Measures aim to create a more level playing field for private businesses and entrepreneurs amid sluggish economic growth
A $6 Billion China-Built Railway Is on the Move With a Vast New Network Down the Track
Globally, China’s now decade-old Belt and Road Initiative has been in retreat, But in Laos, it is alive and kicking.
China cautiously eyes defence production opportunities in Turkey
Dozens of Chinese firms are set to attend the International Defence Industry Fair in Istanbul this month in a bid to expand market share.
China built 600,000 5G stations in 3 months — beating US’ 100,000 in 2 years
More than 600,000 stations added by China in three months to June, compared with 100,000 for US in 2019-2021.
Foreign investors sidestep China in rush into Asian stocks
Net inflows into ‘ex-China’ emerging markets exceed those into China for first time since 2017, according to Goldman Sachs data
China Tries to Reassure U.S. Amid Speculation Around Missing Foreign Minister
Qin Gang, until recently Beijing’s top envoy to Washington, hasn’t been seen in public for more than three weeks.
Xi's Focus on Communist Party Will Cost China
Putting apparatchiks back in charge of day-to-day governing is a recipe for inefficiency, graft, and economic mismanagement.
Sichuan's rolling blackouts pose litmus test for China economy
Facing heat wave and drought, inland province scrambles to ensure power supply
EU officials find cracks in Beijing’s support for Putin, while Germany’s Scholz plans trip to China | Live with Lizzi Lee
Noah Barkin, managing editor at the Rhodium Group, discusses Olaf Scholz’s planned trip to China in November, and murmurs among EU officials that Beijing has shifted its tone on Russia.
The Chinese government wants a data trading market, but it may never happen
Beijing has announced plans for ‘data trading system 2.0,’ but so far, the only successful data merchants seem to be criminals.
Aerosol meditations
Graffiti meets Buddhist art in the works of Blackzao
New U.S. chip rules: Biden’s “most aggressive” move on China to date
A raft of new measures by the Biden administration will severely limit the amount of access Chinese firms have to American semiconductors (and the things that go into making them), dealing a blow to Beijing’s push to develop cutting-edge technologies at home.
The money behind China’s non-state, nationalist media diet | Live with Lizzi Lee
Kecheng Fang, an assistant professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong, talks about the often for-profit enterprises churning out nationalistic media content that Chinese people are consuming.
20th Party Congress: The view from Beijing
China’s Party elite get ready to meet…not that it matters much to those living down the street.
NIO plans to conquer Europe with high-end clubhouses and by renting (not selling) its electric vehicles
NIO has entered four European countries with luxury clubhouses for customers, battery-swap stations, and an unusual retail model of renting, instead of selling. But can the new brand succeed with prices on the level of Porsche and Mercedes-Benz?
How a young Xi Jinping dealt with his first political crisis | Live with Lizzi Lee
Eva Dou, the Washington Post’s China reporter, explains her findings during a trip to Fujian this summer: An essay written by a young Xi Jinping soon after the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, where he expressed a worldview that would prove relevant several decades later.
The terrible films Chinese movie-goers had to watch during October Golden Week 2022
“I wish the site had a ‘I don’t want to watch’ label. I would put it on all of the movies during this year’s National Day holiday!” said a user of Douban, a Chinese website where people review films and books.
U.S. blacklists drone maker DJI, surveillance tech company Dahua, and BGI Genomics
Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Goldkorn’s note for Friday, October 7, 2022
Peking University’s first Yiddish class
At one of China’s most prestigious universities, students from a variety of majors are learning the Ashkenazi Jewish language.
‘Low grain prices hurt farmers’ — Phrase of the Week
Two online influencers disagree on the price of sweet corn. Each accuses the other of squeezing farmers’ margins.
This week on TikTok: Upcoming party congress, the history of Peking Opera, and Shanghai Fashion Week returns with physical shows
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Is China stuck in second place?
This was supposed to be China’s century, but the country may never surpass the U.S. as the world’s largest economy, argues veteran China business reporter Dexter Tiff Roberts in the latest installment of his weekly column for The China Project.
Will higher oil prices and Russian military weakness shift Xi’s position on Putin?
Russia and OPEC announced a cut in oil production in another blow to China’s economy. Meanwhile, Xi may change course on Putin — but only after the Party Congress.
Editor’s Note for Thursday, October 6, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
CALB — lithium battery giant with state defense ties — has lackluster IPO
What should have been a hot public offering in a hot battery sector barely made even. It’s a tough environment and these are tough times for Hong Kong IPOs. Even for companies backed by state-owned Chinese defense equipment companies.
In the name of stooping, picking up trash is suddenly cool among young Chinese
Stooping is the practice of hunting down and snagging discarded furniture and other stuff on city sidewalks. Pioneered — or at least given a name — in New York City, the hobby has taken off in major Chinese cities, where young people are leaning hard into anti-consumerism ideas in the face of an economic slowdown.
