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The age of state surveillance
Wall Street Journal reporters Josh Chin and Liza Lin discuss their new book on technological surveillance, from China’s state systems that track Uyghurs in Xinjiang, to the lack of Chinese public awareness on privacy issues, and much more.
The Xi-Putin meeting: It’s not about the money
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping met today in Uzbekistan during Xi’s first foreign trip in 970 days. But despite their ‘no limits’ partnership, there are, in fact, serious limits, argues veteran China business reporter Dexter Tiff Roberts in the latest installment of his weekly column for The China Project.
‘The Backstreets’ by Perhat Tursun: A Xinjiang novel before its time
“The Backstreets” is a masterful work of stream-of-consciousness fiction that has recently become available outside China, the first Uyghur-language novel to be translated into English.
Parliamentarians ramp up pressure on China over Taiwan as U.S. moots potential sanctions
Taiwan hosted a group of lawmakers at its estate in Washington, D.C., right as reports emerged that the U.S. is considering a sanctions package on China.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, September 14, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Since the start, China’s art spaces have been under threat
The first Beijing 798 Biennale, in 2009, came during a time of hope that the Chinese government would be more permissive of free expression. But the core of the art scene would soon become co-opted and eventually controlled by the state.
Power flows west to east with a new transmission line of over 1,300 miles
After a summer of power cuts around the country, the newest ultra-high-voltage line of China’s West-to-East Power Transmission Project is nearing completion, which will help feed the insatiable demand of the power-hungry coastal regions.
The Hong Kong LGBTQ community’s diminishing visibility
Hong Kong’s turbulent political situation has affected sexual and gender minorities, especially transplants from mainland China, many of whom no longer see the city as the safe haven it used to be.
Asia Society’s ‘Mirror Image’ exhibition presents new perspectives on Chinese art
The latest exhibition at the Asia Society spotlights a group of wildly talented Chinese artists born after 1976, the year of Mao Zedong’s death, and contemplates the ever-changing Chinese identity in the context of globalization.
Editor’s Note for Tuesday, September 13, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Typhoon Muifa is the latest blow to China’s battered economy and the world’s supply chains
After heat waves, heavy rainfall, and floods, Typhoon Muifa is just what China’s struggling economy doesn’t need. Global supply chains will feel the pain, too.
Taiwan, abandoned
Huang Bowen captures the passage of time
The rise of Chinese skincare brands
China has a growing number of skincare brands that are challenging foreign competitors. The only problem: too much is being spent on marketing, and too little on R&D.
Between planet and Party, China’s decarbonized future is hazier than ever
As Europe burns and China swelters through a merciless summer, the Paris climate goals are a distant mirage. Determined to double China’s GDP by 2035 and overtake the U.S., it seems impossible that Xi Jinping can meet both his political and environmental commitments.
A new basketball power in Guangdong? Jeremy Lin hopes so
The Guangzhou Loong Lions, who have always played second fiddle in Guangdong province to the more-acclaimed Guangdong Southern Tigers, have signed former Santa Cruz Warriors teammates Jeremy Lin and Jordan Bell.
Editor’s note for Monday, September 12, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
More of the same under Xi’s COVID-zero China
Lockdowns of varying strictness are going on all over China, causing food shortages, obstructing access to medical care, and limiting holiday travel plans. But one very important person plans to leave home: Xi Jinping will take his first trip outside China since the start of the pandemic.
