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Editor’s note for Wednesday, September 28, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Fire in northeastern China kills 17
A deadly fire in Changchun has once again shined a light on shoddy construction and fatal accidents that are all too common in China’s cities and infrastructure. But some government policies and new technologies from the private sector offer hope.
EV startup Leapmotor is listing in Hong Kong, but its prospects are precarious
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Leapmotor has made low-end cars since it launched in 2015. As the company seeks to enter the mid- to high-end market, will the new IPO funds just disappear in a forlorn struggle for profitability?
The origins of Peking Opera
Ironically for a form that takes a specific location as its name, Peking Opera is best understood as a blend of many different regional styles, with influences from both low and high culture on its development.
Two male celebrities in China kissed on livestream. Were they coming out or queerbaiting?
Chinese singer Liu Cong and social media influencer Chen Lu recently intimated they’re lovers — which would make them the first openly gay couple in mainland China’s entertainment industry. But many fans have cast doubt on the legitimacy of their relationship.
‘Return to Dust,’ homegrown arthouse hit depicting rural life, gone from Chinese streaming sites
“Return to Dust” built buzz among Chinese moviegoers over the summer mainly through word of mouth, eventually becoming the top film at the local box office earlier this month. Now, it’s nowhere to be found on streaming services.
COVID-zero and the end of breakneck economic growth in China
The crippling effects of COVID-zero have weighed China’s economy down so much that, for the first time in 30 years, China will now grow slower than the rest of Asia.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, September 27, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Show, don’t tell
Luo Xiran puts an artful spin on movie posters
Can Chinese brands take on Germany’s high-end home appliances?
German high-end brand Gaggenau Hausgeräte just opened its first store in China.
Editor’s Note for Monday, September 26, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China releases names of delegates for big political reshuffle
Beijing has announced an unsurprising list of nearly 2,300 delegates who will attend the upcoming 20th Chinese Communist Party Congress that will determine its most powerful ruling body. Xi Jinping is, of course, among the chosen ones.
Will Beijing follow Hong Kong and loosen COVID-zero?
Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan have eased up on COVID restrictions. Could the Chinese mainland be next?
Hong Kong soccer fans finally return — and boo the Chinese national anthem
Some things never change.
Trina Solar’s plans for global dominance
Trina Solar is making billions selling solar panels abroad, and spending billions in China to increase production and secure access to vital raw materials.
Main perpetrator in brutal Tangshan restaurant attack gets 24-year sentence
In the courtroom, the man who led a vicious attack on four women at a restaurant in June gave a tearful speech and apologized to “the country, the city of Tangshan, and the victims.”
Putin threatens potential nuclear escalation; Beijing’s public response muted
Putin doubles down on the war despite disastrous setbacks, threatens nuclear response to loss of claimed territory, and says, “This is not a bluff.”
