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Editor’s note for Monday, August 29, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
What’s behind China’s surprise interest rate cuts?
Chinese people are not spending money, nor are they trying to start businesses or buy homes. When a whole nation chooses to stop spending and borrowing, it indicates anxiety and fear. The People’s Bank of China had to act.
The only profits in China are mining profits
Mining is the only sector of the economy showing consistent profits this year. The biggest gains are in coal, and oil and gas, but lithium and silicon miners are enjoying windfalls thanks to the electric vehicle and solar energy industries, and copper and uranium mining have been lucrative, too.
Chinese badminton star says she was ordered to lose at Sydney 2000
Meanwhile: China’s women’s volleyball team catches flak for taking the court at the Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup in the Philippines in masks.
What year are we in? — Editor’s note for Friday, August 26, 2022
A note for Weekly newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Can China and the U.S. collaborate in space exploration?
On our TikTok account: A brief history of U.S.-China collaboration in space.
Are foreign brands dead in China? — Q&A with Mark Tanner
How are Chinese consumers dealing with the slowing economy? Are foreign brands finished in China? I talked about these and other topics with Mark Tanner, founder of one of Shanghai’s most successful independent marketing and branding agencies.
‘What year are we in?’ — Phrase of the Week
After a cosplayer was detained in Suzhou for “provoking trouble” by wearing a kimono, a friend asked rhetorically on social media, “What year are we in?”
Hong Kong student challenges school dress code that bans long hair for boys
A rare display of defiance against gendered dress codes in Hong Kong schools.
The Li vs Xi silly season
Rumors, tweets, and even reports in serious newspapers are suggesting that Premier Li Keqiang is challenging Xi Jinping’s authoritarian rule, and may even put an end to Xi’s plans to rule for a third term after the upcoming Party Congress. Forget about it, argues veteran China business journalist Dexter Tiff Roberts.
Gaey Wa’r (Streetwise): A Chinese arthouse film from Cannes
Five years in the making, Manchu director Nà Jiāzuǒ’s 那嘉佐 feature debut embraces style over substance.
China announces enormous new stimulus packages as COVID-, property-, and drought-hit economy splutters
China’s State Council has allotted tens of billions for a variety of stimulus packages, in the latest acknowledgment from authorities that the country’s economy continues to struggle.
Will China’s bubble finally burst?
Tom Orlik, Bloomberg’s chief economist, returns to discuss the updated edition of his book — and whether the property crisis, “common prosperity,” tense foreign relations, or the COVID lockdowns are finally going to bring about the crash long predicted by the “China bears.”
Editor’s Note for Thursday, August 25, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Putin and Xi prepare for two in-person meetings
The latest in China-Russia ties: The two heads of state are reportedly preparing to meet at upcoming summits in Uzbekistan and Indonesia. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan’s Caspian Pipeline oil exports are closed again, for the fourth time this year, amid a mysterious outage.
With ‘instant retail,’ brick-and-mortar stores are making a comeback
Offline stores are back in the game. Local convenience stores are now delivering groceries, medicines, and clothes faster than Alibaba and JD.com can.
Event: China and the media — who decides the stories?
A three-day course at the SOAS China Institute in London, U.K., September 19–21.
Editor’s Note for Wednesday, August 24, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.