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IMF raises Asia's economic forecast on China recovery, warns of risks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised Asia's economic forecast on Tuesday as China's recovery underpinned growth, but warned of risks from persistent inflation and global market volatility driven by Western banking-sector woes.
Normalising China-Australia trade will take more than a political fix
More than three years since China first blocked a range of Australian imports in a political dispute, restrictions are easing, but reviving trade is proving more challenging than stopping it in the first place.
Our strategy is working, CEO says as HSBC posts better-than-expected first quarter
HSBC’s pre-tax profit rose to US$12.9 billion, beating analysts’ expectations. The bank said it would pay its first quarterly dividend since 2019 of 10 US cents a share.
Special Report: China’s AI Charge
Big changes are on the horizon for Chinese companies in the country’s rush to develop its AI industry and keep pace with global peers
China steps up use of ‘exit bans’ against government critics
At least 15 laws and legal instruments now cover exit bans with millions of people potentially affected.
Chinese electric vehicle brands expand to global markets
Chinese electric car exporters are starting to compete with global brands in their home markets. They bring fast-developing technology and low prices that Tesla's chief financial officer says “are scary.” BYD Auto is the biggest-selling Chinese electric brand. It opened a dealership in Japan in February. NIO, a maker of premium-priced SUVs, exports to Europe. The ruling Communist Party has made China the biggest EV market with the help of multibillion-dollar subsidies. The ruling party wants to make China a creator of renewable energy and other profitable technologies. Other Chinese EV exporters include Geely Group's Zeekr and Ora, a unit of SUV maker Great Wall Motors.
Taliban FM to meet Pakistan, China foreign ministers: Media
Taliban’s interim foreign minister gets UN clearance to travel for meeting with counterparts in Pakistan.
Australia’s ‘absolute hypocrisy’ on display amid China spying arrest: lawyer
Alexander Csergo, accused of ‘reckless foreign interference’, is being held in a top-security cell in Australia and has not been afforded his ‘universal rights’, his lawyer says.
China's exit bans multiply as political control tightens under Xi
China is increasingly barring people from leaving the country, including foreign executives, a jarring message as the authorities say the country is open for business after three years of tight COVID-19 restrictions.
New Report: Trapped - China’s Expanding Use of Exit Bans
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been widening the legal landscape for imposing exit bans and is increasing their use against everyone from human rights defenders to foreign journalists.
Can KMT reinvent its 128-year-old self to win Taiwan election next year?
The Kuomintang is struggling to appeal to younger voters, but may yet turn to an old familiar face for the election.
Justin Sun to Reverse $56M Binance Transfer After CEO Zhao Flags Potential SUI Token Grab
Tron founder Justin Sun tweeted on Monday that he has arranged a full refund of a $56 million transfer to Binance after the exchange platform's CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao warned against a potential token grab of the new SUI token. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for the Sui blockchain ahead of its mainnet launch on May 3.
Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Accepts Teaching Position In Japan; Tycoon's Emergence Signals Entrepreneurial Confidence
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) founder Jack Ma is starting a teaching position in Japan after dodging the limelight during Beijing's crackdown on tech. Ma joined Tokyo College as a visiting professor on May 1 and would research projects in sustainable agriculture and food production and deliver seminars on entrepreneurship, Financial Times reports. The business magnate famous for his freewheeling interviews with foreign media disappeared from the public eye after criticizing Chinese
China’s Ding Liren Wins Dramatic World Chess Championship, Replacing Magnus Carlsen
Ding Liren claimed the title, which Magnus Carlsen chose not to defend, with a dramatic victory in tiebreakers over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Valium and other meds for sale illegally as online pharmacies boom in China
More and more Chinese people are getting their prescription medicine from online pharmacies, but the young industry has plenty of growing pains.
Tech companies hit hard in this year’s 315 Gala
In this year’s consumer’s day name-and-shame gala, facial recognition startups and job-seeking sites are accused of data privacy breach, web browsers and phone cleanser apps alleged of fake advertising.
Beijing is going to restrain Ant, not kill it
Alibaba affiliate Ant Group is taking a hammering from regulators, but the government’s intent is to tame the fintech giant, not ruin its business.
New surveys find Chinese women still struggle to achieve equality both at work and at home
Two new surveys show that Chinese feminists still have a lot to fight for.
Qinghai by motorbike: Ghost cities, oil fields, and ‘Alien Ruins’
What’s it like crossing one of the most remote parts of China via motorbike? Danish adventurer Mads Vesterager Nielsen shows us.
An artist and her gun in 1989: Xiao Lu’s accidental revolt
Four months before June 4, 1989, an unknown artist triggered the state by pulling a trigger. Critics and journalists jumped on the story for its political and social implications, but lost in the shuffle was the artist herself and the real reason — rooted in personal trauma — for her incendiary performance.
Chinese pharma’s history of counterfeits, fakes, and quality issues
In the last 20 years, Beijing has turned healthcare into a national priority. But the country’s history of counterfeit drugs and weak regulation casts a lingering shadow. The topic is particularly pertinent now, with Beijing’s COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy in full swing.
Editor’s note for Monday, March 15, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Beijing ‘deeply concerned’ for safety of Chinese in Myanmar after factories set ablaze
In the most violent day in Myanmar since the military coup d’état six weeks ago, dozens were killed and Chinese factories were attacked in the suburbs of Yangon on Sunday. Beijing walked a fine line in its response.
Another on-demand murder at Didi: Driver crushes passenger to death over ride-related dispute
An app-based service is under fire yet again: this time it’s Didi Chuxing, China’s biggest ride-hailing company that can’t seem to keep its passengers safe from their drivers.
Gu creates history again, triumphs at Freeski World Championships
Eileen Gu became the first freeskier to win two golds at the FIS Freeski World Championship over the weekend.
Orange skies in Beijing after worst sandstorm in a decade
Surreal images from China’s capital.
The last of New York’s ‘Chinese hand laundries’
Last summer, one of New York’s last “Chinese hand laundries,” operated by Robert S. Lee, closed. “Chinese hand laundry” refers to laundry businesses from a specific period, when Chinese immigrants from Taishan, Guangdong were closely associated with this line of work.
Editor’s note for Friday, March 12, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
U.S., Japan, and Australia to help India compete with China’s vaccine diplomacy
One billion doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be produced in India and distributed to Southeast Asian countries, with the help of the U.S., Japan, and Australia. The initiative, an output of the informal “Quad” alliance, is an attempt to counter Chinese vaccine diplomacy in the region.
Ant issues self-disciplinary rules, CEO resigns
Alibaba affiliate and fintech giant Ant Group wants to appease the authorities with self-regulation, but will this be enough to get the government off its back?
Delivery-only ‘ghost’ restaurants spring up across China, prompting concerns about dirty kitchens
App-based food delivery is urban China’s favorite new way to dine. But how clean are the kitchens of the virtual restaurants that make much of the food?
Beijing Lights: ‘Nowhere is home, yet everywhere is home’
“My whole life I will probably never spend a few dozen kuai on a restaurant meal, or get to stay in a hotel. But does that make my life incomplete? I don’t think so.”
Interrogating the present with artist Cao Fei
In her first major solo show in China, a retrospective hosted by the UCCA in Beijing’s 798 Art Zone, the prominent multimedia artist entices us to consider questions of technology, identity, and progress.
‘Dance of Delivery’: Chinese delivery drivers, oil on canvas
A series of oil paintings about the harsh conditions that China’s 3 million delivery workers face.
