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BYD Will Accelerate Bottom-Up EV Trend With Under-$11,000 Model
China has electrified both the low and high ends of its auto market. Budget models are now taking off in India, Indonesia and Thailand, as well.
Bottom Line: Crypto giant Binance adds more lobbyists
Financial Services Binance Holdings hired Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher to lobby on crypto industry issues. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently sued Binance over alleged violations of t…
China’s Music Fests Hit All the Right Notes, But Fans Want More
The country’s thriving music scene has made its way to smaller cities, but some are calling for better quality, management, and variety.
Japan scrambles jet after spotting suspected Chinese drone - ministry
Japan's defence ministry said on Tuesday it scrambled a jet fighter after spotting a suspected Chinese drone between the Japanese island of Yonaguni and Taiwan.
In first since Ukraine war, Russia to buy Chinese yuan to stock foreign reserves
The yuan is one of the few key currencies available to Russia after Western sanctions cut the country off from the world’s dollar-denominated financial system.
Data exchange in Guizhou makes China’s first sale of personal data
A Chinese data exchange has completed the country’s first transaction involving personal data, opening the way for jobseekers to share in profits from the sale of data based on their resumes.
Unclear who would help Taiwan in a war: foreign minister
Taiwan's foreign minister says he doesn't know what countries might help it in the event of a war with China. Beijing claims Taiwan as its own territory, to brought under its control by force if necessary, and concerns are rising about a possible armed conflict. In an interview with Sky News Australia, Joseph Wu says Taiwan has to defend itself and is not asking other countries to fight for it. U.S. President Joe Biden has repeatedly said American forces would help defend Taiwan, although U.S. official policy remains ambiguous over if and how forces would be dispatched. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles has said his country had made no promises regarding any future conflict over Taiwan.
In China, It’s Time to Splurge Again, and the Luxury Industry Is Relieved
The end of pandemic-era restrictions has unleashed a luxury spending rebound in China. Which Western brands are coming out on top?
Shein, E-Commerce Retailer Hit by Criticism, Tries Charm Offensive
With an initial public offering expected at some point, the company is looking to change its public perception. Not everyone is buying it.
China, Venezuela Eye Reset on Oil, Debt as the US Stands By
Venezuela and China are re-establishing connections after years of cooling ties, with government contacts resuming and joint projects floated in what amounts to a challenge to Washington.
China Tourists Overwhelm Attractions as Travel Explodes Post-Pandemic
Millions of Chinese travelers thronged major cities and tourist hotspots across the nation over the Labor Day break, the first normal holiday period for many after three years of pandemic restrictions and Covid waves.
Hong Kong to slash elected seats in setback to democracy
Hong Kong’s leader has unveiled plans to eliminate most directly elected seats on local district councils, the last major political representative bodies chosen by the public. The planned electoral changes are widely seen as part of Beijing’s increasing control over the former British colony, which was promised autonomy when it returned to China in 1997. Chief Executive John Lee says the overhaul will reduce the proportion of directly elected seats in the municipal-level organization to about 20% from some 90% currently. Two years ago, Hong Kong already amended its electoral laws for its legislature, drastically reducing the public’s ability to vote and increasing the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers making decisions for the city.
China ‘barring thousands of citizens and foreigners from leaving country’
Analysis of Chinese court records shows eightfold increase in cases mentioning exit bans between 2016 and 2022
Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group Unveils Winners of 2023 Global E-commerce Challenge
/PRNewswire/ -- Talented young minds from universities in China, Spain and Singapore have been hailed as winners of the 2023 Alibaba Global E-commerce...
China’s booming EV industry shows the way out of middle-income trap
Creating advanced industries which generate high profits is essential for countries that want to avoid the middle-income trap. While one industry alone cannot lift China to high-income status, its success in the booming EV sector is just the kind of progress needed to secure a prosperous future.
Chinese censor has shut down over 4,000 websites and 55 apps in 3 months
Cyberspace Administration of China bans a dozen personal media platforms using names similar to state media or major news portals.
Chinese foreign minister to visit Myanmar, India this week
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit Myanmar and India from May 2-5, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Japan's automakers have a made-in-China sales crisis
Japan's automakers are facing a sales crisis in China, data shows, as a rapid shift to electric vehicles (EVs) has upended the world's largest auto market and led to a plunge in purchases of gasoline-powered cars.
Myanmar leader welcomes foreign minister of key ally China
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military-controlled government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, met Tuesday with the visiting foreign minister of China, which has provided key support to his regime since it seized power two years ago.
Intel China removes ad featuring female standup comedian after complaints from unhappy male internet users
Intel China caught fire with male netizens for putting on an ad featuring a feminist comedian, and then with female users for taking the ad down.
Inter Milan up for sale as Suning looks to escape soccer’s financial black hole
Also in this week’s China Sports Column: Mitt Romney calls for “economic” — not athletic — boycott of Beijing 2022.
Ancient beauty Wang Zhaojun’s shifting significance
Wang Zhaojun is one of the four beauties of ancient China, a woman who prevented bloodshed by being a “peace bride.” But she suffered during her lifetime, and her story has never been her own — even as she became a muse for poets and writers throughout the centuries.
Editor’s note for Friday, March 19, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Icy U.S.-China relations and a hot spat in Alaska
In a high-level meeting in Alaska, top U.S. officials confronted China about breaking international rules, saying Beijing was making the world “far more violent and unstable.” China shot back by accusing the U.S. of hypocrisy on a range of issues, including human rights.
A generation without money, houses, or work-life balance also doesn’t want marriage
The government wants young people to get married and have kids. They aren’t having any of it.
China’s Internet of Things company Tuya Smart IPOs
The Internet of Things (IoT) includes everything from roads that sense weather conditions to fridges that order replacement food items automatically. Investors are betting on a big future for the technology and welcomed Chinese IoT firm Tuya Smart’s IPO.
China curtailed loans to Latin America in 2020. Will the U.S. swoop in?
In 2020, loans from Chinese policy banks in Latin America fell to historically low levels. In the last days of the Trump administration, Washington agreed to lend Ecuador $3.5 billion, in what U.S. authorities considered a novel approach to confront China in the region. But does the region stand to benefit?
‘Center Stage’ reconstructs the life and enigma of a legendary actress
Stanley Kwan’s 1991 biopic about screen legend Ruan Lingyu takes an interesting approach, with an unusual style that focuses on the mystique of its star.
Editor’s note for Thursday, March 18, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Chinese divorce-seeking couples are choosing reconciliation after enduring 30-day “cooling-off” period
Written into China’s first-ever Civil Code, which passed in May of last year and came into effect this January, the “cooling-off” period forces divorce-seeking couples to re-think the situation and consider reconciliation because it makes it impossible to divorce impulsively.
Pinduoduo is bigger than Alibaba, and its chairman steps down
Pinduoduo is now China’s largest ecommerce platform by annual active users, surpassing Alibaba.
Meeting the Darkhad, the soul guards of Genghis Khan
For nearly 800 years, the Darkhad have claimed to be the official guardians of the soul of Genghis Khan. But controversy abounds.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, March 17, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Beijing wants ‘strategic dialogue’ with U.S. and Europe, but instead, it’s getting confrontation
As senior diplomats from the U.S. and China prepare to meet in Alaska tomorrow, expectations are extremely low. Meanwhile, the U.S. sanctioned 24 officials for having undermined Hong Kong’s autonomy, and the EU reportedly approved sanctions in response to human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
Uncertainty roils Chinese private tutoring industry over feared regulatory crackdown
This is not the first time that China has strengthened its oversight of the private education industry, but the recent crackdown might be more severe than ever.
Alibaba-backed battery-sharing startup Energy Monster files for U.S. IPO
Energy Monster provides power banks on demand for Chinese customers to charge their mobile phones in shopping malls and other places where people run out of power. Now the Alibaba-backed company has filed for a Nasdaq IPO.
A fight for women’s suffrage in the early days of the Chinese republic
On March 19, 1912, about a dozen women armed with pistols, led by Tang Qunying, broke into the parliament in Nanjing, where a framework for the new Republic of China was being hammered out. The women were determined to be heard.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China approves fifth COVID-19 shot in push to vaccinate half a billion by end of June
With five approved COVID-19 vaccines, China aims to give shots to 40% of its population in the next four months, while also delivering huge amounts of doses to Indonesia, Brazil, and Mexico.
