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South Korea asks China to play 'constructive role' against North's threats
South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin on Friday called on China to play a "constructive role" in curbing North Korea's threats, after Pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this week.
China's Wang Yi urges EU to 'clarify' its position on partnership
The European Union must further "clarify" its position on its strategic partnership with Beijing, China's top diplomat Wang Yi told European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, as EU leaders called for reduced dependence on China.
BYD plans $1 bln India EV investment - sources | Reuters Video
China's BYD has submitted a $1 billion investment proposal to build electric cars and batteries in India in partnership with a local company, three people with direct knowledge of the plan told Reuters. Julian Satterthwaite reports.
China criticizes German call for reducing dependency on Chinese products as 'protectionism'
China has criticized a German government call for reducing dependency on Chinese products as a form of protectionism.
China Unveils New Rules for AI Content, Softens Earlier Stance
Experts believe the new rules, effective Aug. 15, attempt to strike a balance between fostering innovation and ensuring oversight.
China’s TikTok Launches Campaign to Protect Parents From ‘Anxiety Marketing’ During Summer
Education influencers are tapping into parents’ anxieties about their children falling behind during the summer holiday to sell textbooks and learning courses. Douyin, China’s hugely popular short-video app, is cracking down on the practice.
US military chief praises Japan's defense funding boost as a buttress against China and North Korea
The highest-ranking U.S. military officer is praising Japan's moves to double its defense spending over the next five years. Gen.
Alibaba, JD.com Stocks Gain. China Is Backing Tech as Economy Splutters.
Alibaba and JD.com stocks rose after Chinese Premier Li Qiang signaled his support for the country's tech sector, as export data added to a gloomy economic picture.
Xi Gets Serious About Boosting China's Private Sector as Economy Slumps
Chinese President Xi Jinping finally appears to be extending an olive branch to private businesses battered in recent years by regulatory crackdowns and the world’s most restrictive Covid-19 policies.
Beijing says it warned Japanese fishing boat in waters near Japan-held islands claimed by China
China says its coast guard issued a warning to a Japanese fishing boat operating in waters surrounding uninhabited East China Sea islands controlled by Japan but claimed by China.
Hong Kong Takes Its Crackdown Abroad
Authorities are questioning families and placing hefty bounties on overseas activists sought under violations of the national security law.
Charts of the Day: Youth Unemployment Rises as Jobs Dwindle
Looming wave of more than 11 million fresh graduates entering the workforce this summer is set to drive up the jobless rate further
US trying to make nice with China ahead of hi-tech export limits: analysts
Asean meeting between Antony Blinken and Wang Yi latest in Biden administration effort to prevent looming ‘restrictions being deeply misunderstood’.
Chinese Scientists Are Leaving the United States
Here’s why that spells bad news for Washington.
China says generative AI rules to apply only to products for the public
China published measures on Thursday to manage its booming generative artificial intelligence (AI) industry, softening its tone from an earlier draft, and said regulators would seek to support development of the technology.
US climate envoy John Kerry spars in heated exchanges with House Republicans ahead of Beijing trip
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has defended his negotiations with China during a grilling by House Republicans before he sets out on his next climate mission to Beijing.
The Myth of Neutrality
Countries will have to choose between America and China.
Hong Kong launching scheme to bring in 12,000 construction workers next week
City to start accepting applications for scheme to import workers as part of wider drive to recruit 20,000 personnel to support construction, aviation and transport sectors.
Hong Kong may ease seafood ban if Japan proves safety of Fukushima discharge
City’s environment minister defends ‘precautionary move’ to extend import restrictions to 10 Japanese prefectures, arguing 30-year discharge period comes with risks.
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.
Taiwan to allow visa-free travel from certain countries in latest reopening step
Taiwan has lifted visa restrictions on some incoming visitors in a bid to revive international travel, but has left Asian tourists from its most important markets off of the exempt list.
