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NBA welcome in China, Yao Ming says – and basketball star adds Peng Shuai update
US league ‘is in the first class’, Yao says, also revealing he had dinner with former tennis star Peng, whose withdrawal from view had sparked the WTA’s boycott of China.
Porsche hits out at Brussels probe into Chinese EVs
German luxury-car maker says country’s auto industry will ‘fight’ a tariff war
China’s civil service in high demand as record 2.83 million apply for exam
Record 2.83 million people applied for China’s national public servants exam, with 39,000 vacancies available nationwide at a time civil service positions are still increasingly sought after.
Xi says China willing to cooperate with US as hopes rise for talks with Biden
Xi Jinping says whether or not two countries can find right way of getting along is crucial to the world
China introduces regulations to protect minors from internet dangers
New rules a bid by Beijing to provide cyber environment that is good for ‘physical and mental health’ of over 191 million internet users aged under 18.
NBA 'first class' in China despite past turbulence, says Yao
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and China may have encountered turbulence in their relations over the years but retired great Yao Ming told Reuters the league is still "first class" in his home country.
Beijing urges Taiwan companies to help smooth cross-Strait relations
Amid Foxconn probe, island's vice president says China is interfering in elections
Joe Biden’s unsung shift on China
The upside to dialogue between Washington and Beijing should never be overlooked
Xi's energy policies trickle down to oil major amid cost concerns
CNOOC increases its capex to record level as investors fear potential overruns
Xi Jinping and Gavin Newsom strike positive tone on US-China climate cooperation
Newsom arrives in Beijing, where he meets Xi and holds talks with top diplomat Wang Yi as part of controversial climate tour.
China: Country Garden Default on Dollar Bond Underscores Fall Into Distress
Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings Co. was deemed to be in default on a dollar bond for the first time, underscoring its fall into distress amid a broader property debt crisis that’s shaken the world’s second-biggest economy.
Hong Kong slashes property stamp tax to revive economy
John Lee announces $2,556 cash handouts for new parents in bid to boost world’s lowest birth rate
China approves $139bn in new bonds to bolster economic recovery
First budget revision in years as fresh stimulus widens deficit target to 3.8%
China's defence ministry blasts Pentagon's annual report
China's defence ministry on Wednesday denounced the U.S. Defense Department's annual report on China, saying it distorts the country's security policy and military strategy.
China chases US and Russia guided-missile submarine capabilities with new vessels
China has launched its first nuclear-powered guided missile submarines, according to the Pentagon's latest report on China's military - giving it land and sea attack options once the sole province of U.S. and Russian vessels.
China-Russia challenge to the global order cannot be allowed
Autocratic countries overlook violence while undermining stability and freedom
China’s Xi Welcomes Gavin Newsom in Beijing With Eye on U.S. Visit
The meeting was part of a Chinese charm offensive that appears to be laying the groundwork for Xi to meet with President Biden in San Francisco next month.
In Depth: China Readies Relaunch of Shelved Carbon Credits Program
Central government has completed two out of three major steps required to reboot the voluntary scheme, which was initially stumped by small trading volumes and regulatory issues
The man behind the protests at Pakistan’s Belt and Road hub at the port of Gwadar
Resentment at the Chinese-funded port development at Gwadar in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province has been building for several years and one man is leading an ongoing protest movement.
Editor’s note for March 21, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Nine Chinese employees die in attack on Chinese-owned gold mine in Central African Republic
Chinese miners are vulnerable as the CAR’s weak government, Russia’s Wagner Group, and a number of rebel groups fight it out for domination of the poor country’s rich mineral resources.
Xi is in Russia for the first time since the start of the Ukraine war
The strongmen of China and Russia talked for over four hours in Moscow today.
Can Chinese animation go global?
China’s new animation studios are capable and ambitious, but can they overcome censorship and cultural differences to break into the export market?
Editor’s note for March 20, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for March 17, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
This week on TikTok: China’s diplomacy in the Middle East and the arrest of Guo Wengui
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Baidu launches ChatGPT service but no one likes it
Ernie Bot, the highly-anticipated AI-powered chatbot developed by Chinese tech company Baidu, was launched today. Nobody was impressed.
Inside China’s lead and zinc mine in Balochistan, Pakistan
A Chinese state-owned company has controlled a lead and zinc mine in Duddar in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province since 2014. The mine gives steady work to some locals, paying around $100 a month, which is good for the impoverished area. Other residents just feel exploited.
Uyghur women have been disproportionately singled out for abuse in Xinjiang
March 8 is International Women’s Day and the month of March is Women’s History Month. But there’s been nothing for Uyghur and other Muslim women to celebrate in Xinjiang.
Editor’s note for March 16, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China is driving South Korea and Japan together
The leaders of the Republic of Korea and Japan will dine on home-style fried rice in Tokyo tomorrow as they try to resolve their differences and deal with a rising China and a pugnacious North Korea.
Editor’s note for March 15, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for March 14, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.