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BeiGene Reports First Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Corporate Developments - BeiGene (NASDAQ:BGNE)
Recorded first quarter product revenue of $410.3 million, increasing 56.9% over $261.6 million from the prior-year period Launched BRUKINSA® in the U.S. for adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Illegal Gym Construction Leaves 240 Families Homeless in Harbin
A 31-story building was declared unsafe after a tenant demolished load-bearing walls to build a new commercial gym. Authorities have launched a probe.
BYD, Aion widen their edge over EV upstarts in April · TechNode
April deliveries show the growing strength of traditional automakers in China's EV market, putting additional pressure on newer brands.
China approves safety of gene-edited soybean, its first such crop
More steps needed before it can be farmed as developer works on rice, wheat, corn
Alibaba’s Global Online Commerce Arm (Lazada, AliExpress) Weighs a US IPO
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s international online shopping unit is exploring a US initial public offering as it weighs options to spur growth for the business that includes major e-commerce brands Lazada and AliExpress.
India meets with China, Russia before Central Asia forum
India’s foreign minister has held talks with counterparts from China and Russia ahead of a meeting of a Central Asian security forum. Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization began arriving Thursday in host India’s tourist hotspot Goa, where they're expected to discuss deepening economic and security cooperation Friday. Pakistan, India’s archrival, is also a member of the forum. Its foreign minister is making the first visit by a high-ranking Pakistani official to India in nearly a decade. Russia and China founded the grouping in 2001 as a counterweight to U.S. alliances across East Asia to the Indian Ocean.
Why China’s Censors Are Deleting Videos About Poverty
Xi Jinping says he has defeated poverty, but discussion of economic struggle is taboo, scrubbed from the internet and banished from the news.
Even as China Reopens, Security Visits Spook Foreign Businesses
Fears are growing that the Communist Party’s increasing focus on control over information about markets and companies is behind the questioning of firms.
Golden week for China as tourists spend US$21 billion, but recovery ongoing
Domestic tourism revenues jumped to 101 per cent of pre-pandemic levels during the five-day ‘golden week’ holiday in China, but analysts have warned the explosion of pent-up demand might not be sustainable.
Italy unlikely to renew China deal, but needs time, official says
Italy is highly unlikely to renew its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal with China, which expires early next year, but needs time to discuss the issue with Beijing, a senior government official said.
China presses Myanmar to crack down on cyberscams targeting Chinese
Foreign Minister Qin Gang urges Myanmar to tackle the fraud schemes, which he says Chinese people are ‘deeply resentful’ about.
U.S. issues guidelines on defending Philippines from South China Sea attack
The United States has laid out in clear terms the extent of its defence treaty commitments to the Philippines, issuing new guidelines that refer specifically to attacks in the South China Sea, including on its coast guard.
Why the doom and gloom over Hong Kong is misguided
Through liaison office director’s message, the central government has shown it believes it is in everyone’s best interest to maintain the status quo in Hong Kong. Despite the geopolitical challenges, the city has a real chance to play a global role – if it is proactive.
China urges 'high vigilance' over NATO expansion in Asia
China said on Thursday "high vigilance" was needed in the face of NATO's "eastward expansion" following a media report the alliance is planning to set up an office in Japan to facilitate consultations with allies in the region.
Demonizing China gets the U.S. nowhere
Sanctions and tariffs have not changed Beijing's behavior
China says South China Sea should not be 'hunting ground' for foreign forces
China firmly opposes any country citing bilateral treaties to interfere in the South China Sea and undermine China's territorial interests and rights, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
CATL takes top spot, BYD second in global EV battery usage in Q1 · TechNode
Global battery usage for electric vehicles (EVs, PHEVs, and HEVs) reached 133.0 GWh in the first quarter of 2023.
China is 'great white shark' fed by West: ex-Trump adviser Pottinger
World must heed Xi's internal messaging to understand 'grand strategy'
‘Stop spreading lies’ about intimidation of MP, China tells Canada
The Chinese embassy in Canada hits back at claims lawmaker and his family were targeted by intelligence agency over Xinjiang vote.
COVID-19 spurs more — and younger — Chinese people to create wills
Death is a taboo subject in China, which means that many Chinese people die intestate, leaving families to fight amongst themselves or to battle bureaucracy to sort out the assets left behind after the death of a loved one. But one organization dedicated to helping Chinese people write wills says the pandemic caused a spike of interest, even from people in their 20s.
Huawei to hire 5,000 engineers for electric car tech
Huawei’s global phone ambitions have been severely affected by U.S. sanctions, but the Chinese networking company is a warhorse, charging into the fast-growing multibillion-dollar market for components and software for electric and smart vehicles.
Wang Shuang’s extra-time winner sends China into Olympics
The lore of Wang Shuang — and her status as China’s most popular current footballer — grows. Last week, she put the national team on her back in the finals of the Tokyo Olympics qualifier.
China’s gay emperor known for his ‘cut sleeve’
Ai of Han’s reign has been interpreted by historians as opening the door to court corruption and dynastic crisis. But he is remembered today mostly for a tale of passion and love.
Jimmy Lai gets a year in prison for pro-democracy protests
Some of Hong Kong’s most senior and prominent pro-democracy leaders have been given jail time or suspended sentences for their participation in demonstrations or on national security law offenses. Beijing is getting real.
“Is This Patriot Enough?” A Conversation on Asian Identity and Anti-AAPI Hate with George Takei & Lee Wong
Pioneering actor and social justice activist George Takei has a conversation on Asian identity and anti-AAPI hate with Army veteran and elected official Lee Wong.
Editor’s note for Thursday, April 15, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Four divorce petitions and two protective orders aren’t enough to allow this woman to leave her abusive husband
Chinese courts can make it very difficult for a woman to get a divorce. But Ning Shunhua might finally win the right to a legal separation from her deadbeat husband partly thanks to outrage on social media.
The global RMB is coming. Here’s why.
With Western sanctions piling up, the urgency is increasing for China and Russia to develop financial alternatives to the dominant dollar-Euro financial system. The RMB, while far from replacing the dollar, is slowly gaining traction as an international currency.
The 2021 Women’s Conference — May 12-13, 2021
The 2021 The China Project Women’s Conference features the leading women at the top of their industries in China. Investment banking, venture capital, biomedical, philanthropy, and more.
Populism with buttons: How a Chinese military overcoat came to symbolize an era
The jundayi — which translates literally to “big military overcoat” — began as standard-issue winter-wear for the People’s Liberation Army. It would go on to keep an entire generation of Chinese people warm.
When the Philadelphia Orchestra helped China fall in love with classical music
‘Beethoven in Beijing,’ a documentary premiering Friday on PBS, tells the story of China’s fascination with Western classical music — how it began with a visit from the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1973.
Biden sends unofficial delegation to Taiwan as John Kerry talks climate in Shanghai
Is Beijing willing to treat climate change as a “standalone issue” in relations with the U.S., as climate envoy John Kerry has advocated? We may soon find out, after Biden sent Kerry to Shanghai and an unofficial delegation to Taiwan at the same time.
Skinny Chinese model ripped for water-only diet that lasts 12 days
A useful guide to a diet that will get you in shape for the summer, or a recipe for self harm? Chinese internet users seem to think that a 36-day diet featuring 12 days of only water is crazy, even if it it did work for actress Zhou Weiting.
The assassination attempt of Zhou Enlai
In 1955, Chinese premier Zhou Enlai was the target of an assassination attempt by the KMT in what has become known as the “Kashmir Princess” incident, named after a passenger plane that was rigged with a time bomb. Sixteen people died, but Zhou was not among them.
Beijing slams Japanese plan to dump Fukushima wastewater into Pacific
After Japan announced its intention to discharge built-up wastewater from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, China was joined by South Korea and Taiwan in protest. The U.S. and the International Atomic Energy Agency said the plan met safety standards.
English pub chain Helen’s to IPO as enormous offline social network
As many businesses moved online last year, an old English tradition gained traction among Chinese youths. A pub chain’s IPO may signal the rebirth of offline spaces.
Kindergarten teacher under investigation after forcing student to smell his foot
Another private school run by the U.S.-listed RYB Education is in the news in China for child abuse after the perpetrator uploaded photos to social media.
A mop to sweep away one’s sexual harasser
A video of a woman confronting her boss over alleged sexual harassment has gone viral on the Chinese internet.
A day in the life of a Beijing delivery driver
“I came to Beijing in my early 20s. I devoted all my youth to this city. After so many years, the city has paid me next to nothing in return.”
