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Hong Kong leader says public libraries must ensure books don't violate laws
Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday public libraries needed to ensure books don't violate local laws, amid criticism that many books and videos related to China's Tiananmen Square crackdown have now been removed from library shelves.
China Probes Comedian for Mocking Xi Jinping Military Slogan
A Chinese comedian who joked about two dogs embodying the work ethic of a Xi Jinping military slogan has been suspended, after attracting the ire of strident online nationalists.
'Big Short' Michael Burry is long on China's Alibaba and JD.com — these stocks are now a fifth of his portfolio
Burry's Scion Asset Management held $10.2 million worth of Alibaba shares and nearly $11 million worth of JD.com shares as of March 31.
Beigene,Ltd. Posted 2.4 Billion Yuan Net Loss in First Quarter of 2023
Revenue grew 57.4% year-on-year
Chinese companies switch auditors to avoid U.S. delisting risk
American, Singapore companies gain business as accountant inspections begin
Alibaba-backed Charitable Program Benefits 630K Women of Reproductive Age in Four Years - Pandaily
On the occasion of Mother's Day, members from Alibaba Foundation and Amity Foundation, a public fundraising charity, visited Guizhou province to meet with families who have benefited from
Hong Kong stocks little changed as China economic metrics fall short
Industrial production and retail sales in April both fell short of expectations, as economists say China’s ‘recovery has stalled’.
China's security crackdown could signal new realities for foreign investors
Foreign investors are left wondering if Beijing's crackdown on due diligence firms is another way China is limiting foreign access to investment information.
In ‘worrying sign’, more than 1 in 5 of China’s youth are unemployed
The jobless rate for the 16-24 age group in China hit a record high in April, data released on Tuesday showed, while retail sales and industrial production also fell short of expectations last month.
Big Short's Michael Burry Doubles Alibaba Stake in Big Bet on China Tech
Michael Burry, the money manager made famous in The Big Short, now has a Big Long when it comes to China. He boosted his bullish bets on e-commerce giants JD.com Inc. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., even as other hedge funds cooled on the nation’s reopening trades.
China sentences 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life on spy charges
Hong Kong resident John Shing-Wan Leung was detained two years ago
Automotive Four-wheel Drive Vehicle Market size to grow by 2,423.33 units between 2022 and 2027; BYD Electronic Co. Ltd., Ford Motor Co. among others, identified as key vendors - Technavio
/PRNewswire/ -- The automotive four-wheel drive vehicle market share is set to grow by 2423.33 units from 2023 to 2027. However, the growth momentum will be...
Summit a ‘major diplomatic event’ to boost China’s ties with Central Asia
Observers say China’s effort to boost ties will encounter stiff competition from the United States, which is also stepping up regional engagement.
Alibaba: The Spinoffs of Units Are Crucial to Its Future
Having the behemoth list its smaller divisions could be the morale booster China’s economy needs.
Food delivery giants Ele.me and Meituan promise to stop treating delivery workers like disposable garbage. Sort of.
Chinese food-delivery companies are notorious for their exploitation of couriers: the beleaguered guys on electric bikes struggling through urban traffic to bring urban consumers their dinners at speeds that necessitate breaking traffic rules. Two of the biggest firms are promising to change.
Calls to end ‘China Initiative’ intensify after Anming Hu acquittal
“The intentions behind the China Initiative might have served a purpose, but the program that is the China Initiative is a racial profiling witch hunt for theater and show that is ruining careers and turning peoples’ lives upside down.”
Minimal China
Kris Provoost’s documentation of Chinese architecture
Jiang Zemin and the PRC’s first orderly transfer of power
Jiang Zemin, who succeeded Deng Xiaoping and was the first PRC leader who was not of the Long March generation, proved to be more formidable than anyone anticipated.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, September 21, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Xi Jinping says China ‘will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad’
At the UN General Assembly, China’s leader pledged to end support for coal projects overseas in favor of green and low-carbon energy. But while the single sentence effectively marked the end of coal financing abroad, China continues to build new coal power plants at home.
The fall of the Evergrande boss
From ironworker to China’s richest man, Xu Jiayin personified the freewheeling, dealmaking China of former decades. But now he and his debt-ridden business empire must reckon with cooling growth, and a Chinese leader on a mission to root out decadence from society.
Editor’s note for Monday, September 20, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Why China wants to join the anti-China trade deal
Last week, Beijing applied to join the CPTPP, a trade club formerly known as the TPP, which the U.S. originally designed to isolate China. Trump tore the deal up and it moved on without the U.S., but now China wants to join.
Evergrande’s ‘week of reckoning’: Will China let its dodgiest developer default?
Evergrande is an enormous conglomerate that develops real estate, sells apartments and wealth management products, and invests in electric vehicles and soccer teams. Is the house of cards about to collapse?
Evergrande’s financial troubles threatens its soccer club, Guangzhou FC
China’s most decorated club soccer team is on the verge of collapse.
Editor’s note for Friday, September 17, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
U.S. snubs EU, announces defense deal with Australia and Britain to counter China
The U.S., Australia, and Britain’s new trilateral military alliance, designed to counter China partly by giving nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, came as a shock to the EU and France.
Editor’s note for Thursday, September 16, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter
#MeToo setback in court for CCTV intern: Q&A with scholar Darius Longarino
A court in Beijing dismissed an ex-intern’s sexual harassment case against a TV star yesterday. Scholar Darius Longarino explains that despite several anti-sexual harassment laws introduced in the past few years, it’s still depressingly hard for victims to win in Chinese courts.
Red New Deal or Raw New Deal? Unraveling China’s astonishing barrage of regulatory action
Is it a “profound revolution,” or just bureaucratic competition? Does Xi Jinping have a master plan, or is the regulatory pile-on a coincidence of the political calendar? Lizzi Lee and Jude Blanchette offered their (sometimes surprising) views of China’s sweeping changes on the Sinica Podcast.
EU challenges China’s Belt and Road Initiative with global infrastructure program
It sounds like the name of a frequent flyer program, but the new European initiative, “Global Gateway,” seeks to compete with the BRI by creating “links and not dependencies.” Can a Western “values-based” approach really hope to compete with the cold cash and hard infrastructure capacity from China?
British artist tells story of China vs. ‘The West’ in series of paintings
A series of six paintings from British artist William Balthazar Rose creates a novel artistic commentary on China’s relationship with the world.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, September 15, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
#MeToo setback: Chinese court rules dismisses ex-intern’s sexual harassment case against TV star
A Beijing court rejected China’s highest profile sexual harassment legal suit in which a former intern sued her former boss, a celebrity TV host. It was a setback for the #MeToo movement, but the alleged victim has vowed to appeal the judgement.
