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Founder of Taiwan's Foxconn says China won't attack if he's president
The billionaire founder of Taiwan's Foxconn and presidential hopeful Terry Gou said on Thursday China does not want war with the island and would not attack if he become president as he would not declare independence.
China urged to fix ‘challenging human-to-human aspect’ amid talent hunt
European Union Chamber of Commerce in China says zero-Covid policy detracted from efforts to attract overseas talent, and while ‘business is coming back, the human-to-human aspect is still challenging’.
China’s Industrial Profits Keep Plunging as Prices Decline
Industrial profits for the January-March period fall 21.4%, narrowing slightly from a drop of 22.9% in the first two months of 2023
BYD, CNOOC lift Hang Seng on earnings bets while distiller ZJLD sinks on debut
Stocks extended Wednesday’s rebound as more companies lined up to report their first-quarter earnings this week. Some onshore fund managers lacked confidence and worried about policy tightening, Goldman says.
18-point plan rolled out as China responds to ‘unreasonable’ trade curbs
China’s State Council will encourage exporters to attend more overseas exhibitions as part of its 18-point plan to boost trade, which also includes encouraging deeper ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
Alibaba Taps Green Technologies Throughout Its Offices to Drive Low-carbon Innovation - Pandaily
Alibaba Group is introducing innovative green technologies across its campuses. The Hangzhou Xixi Campus, global headquarters of Alibaba, is located next to the Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou. This campus boasts a diverse range of species and an abundance of vitality.
Buildup resumed at suspected Chinese military site in UAE, leak says
THE DISCORD LEAKS | The activity has disturbed some U.S. officials, who worry a longstanding U.S. ally is growing too close to Beijing.
Argentina to pay for Chinese imports in yuan rather than dollars
Argentina will start to pay for Chinese imports in yuan rather than dollars, the government announced Wednesday, a measure that aims to relieve the country's dwindling dollar reserves.
U.S.-China Ties Are Spiraling. The Cabinet’s Stuck in a Turf War.
Blinken vs. Yellen vs. Raimondo.
China’s Search Engines Have More Than 66,000 Rules Controlling Content, Report Says
Researchers from the Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity research group, found that the most diligent censor in China is Microsoft’s search engine Bing, the only foreign search engine operating in the country.
China’s top diplomat bashes Trump policies, warns Biden to respect ‘redline’ issues
Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi warned the Biden administration against making the “strategic misjudgment” of treating China as an adversary. The issues of Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang all “constitute a redline that must not be crossed,” he added.
Mei Lanfang, China’s greatest stage performer
Mei Lanfang was more than just a performer with exceptional poise, a beautiful falsetto trill, and a sharp jaw-line. He helped rework the genre of Peking Opera into what it is today, an intangible cultural heritage and source of national pride.
Editor’s note for Monday, February 1, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
HNA Group, already facing bankruptcy, reveals nearly $10 billion was embezzled
One of China’s formerly high-flying global conglomerates is crashing. After three units of the company revealed massive embezzlement, hundreds of firms linked to HNA are now expected to follow it into bankruptcy restructuring.
Webull: The Chinese-owned app that could rival Robinhood
Trading stocks using mobile apps is big business, and is only growing bigger after the GameStop affair pitted hedge funds against Reddit users. One of the leading players in the U.S. is owned by a Chinese company.
More Than Just TikTok, What you Should Know about Chinese Short Video Apps
While Douyin and its international subsidiary, TikTok, get most of the headlines, China’s short-form video app universe is more competitive than most people in the West realize. Here’s the low-down from Ping Pong Digital, the authorities on China’s digital ecosystem.
China’s winter sports hope Eileen Gu makes historic X Games debut
One of China’s brightest young athletes is Eileen Gu, a naturalized citizen who is expected to shine at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics. She just made a historic Winter X Games debut over the weekend.
The hidden costs of China’s ultra-convenient delivery services
Worker abuse, pollution, and a big squeeze on small business.
China is the next powerhouse for philanthropic development
China not only has the largest number of billionaires in the world but also the highest number of millionaires engaged in environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related investing.
The future of U.S.-China philanthropic collaboration on the environment
“At the end of the day, compared to climate, everything else is irrelevant,” says Joyce Ma, China Country Director for The Nature Conservancy.
U.S.-China foundations find common ground on climate change
Raising environmental awareness is one area that the Chinese government recognizes as a long-term collective endeavor, requiring widespread social participation and public education.
COVID-19 ushers in a new dynamic in Chinese philanthropy
The 2008 earthquake in Sichuan Province has often been cited as a turning point in Chinese philanthropy, but with the ubiquity of mobile payments and a growing middle class, it is likely that philanthropic giving in China will break all records this year.
Editor’s note for Friday, January 29, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
U.K. prepares for mass immigration from Hong Kong
The U.K. expects around 300,000 Hongkongers to apply, over the next five years, for a new visa for those with British National Overseas (BNO) status. Beijing retaliated by saying it would not recognize BNO passports, but this appears to be an entirely symbolic gesture.
Vegan eggs from America cracking Chinese market via fast-food chain?
JUST Egg, a vegan egg product from Californian startup Eat Just, is going to be served at more than 500 branches of Dicos, a leading Chinese fast-food chain.
Some of Us Did Not Die
Two decades after first encounter, Yangyang Cheng revisits The Lord of the Rings trilogy and explores new lessons about state power, climate crisis, exile, and allegiance.
The movies of Fan Popo, China’s trailblazing LGBTQ filmmaker
The streaming platform Montage is currently hosting nine films by Fan Popo, one of China’s best-known filmmakers on queer themes.
Editor’s note for Thursday, January 28, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Beijing rejects idea of climate as ‘standalone issue’ in U.S.-China relations
China is not eager to appear friendly with the U.S., despite the change of leadership in Washington.
She accused a Chinese media celebrity of sexual assault. He sued — and won
He Qian accused a celebrity journalist and promoter of philanthropic causes of sexually assaulting her when she was an intern at a news magazine in 2009 — only to be subjected to a defamation lawsuit. This #MeToo case gone wrong has revealed flaws in China’s legal system, which disincentivizes sexual assault victims from outing high-profile men.
