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China's MG Motor seeks to take on rivals with India's cheapest electric car
MG Motor, owned by China's SAIC Motor , on Wednesday launched the lowest-priced electric car in India, as it seeks to take on local rivals like Tata Motors in the world's third-largest car market.
Could US-China ties actually improve if Joe Biden is re-elected?
Both sides of politics ‘seem to agree on getting tougher on China’ but if Biden wins he could try to seek a ‘breakthrough’ in the troubled relationship, according to analysts.
China approves wide-ranging expansion of counter-espionage law
Chinese lawmakers passed a wide-ranging update to Beijing's anti-espionage legislation on Wednesday, banning the transfer of any information related to national security and interests and broadening the definition of spying.
China’s Global Peacemaker Ambitions Put It in Competition With U.S.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, signaling China’s desire to become a global power broker. WSJ’s Austin Ramzy explains how Beijing’s peacemaking efforts could challenge the U.S. Photo Composite: Diana Chan
Xi says he will send official to Ukraine to seek end to war
Chinese President tells Zelenskyy 'there is no winner in a nuclear war'
China’s controversial property tax appears to clear a major hurdle
The implementation of a national household registration system after a decade-long effort could usher in a property tax that would help alleviate local-level government debt pressure and narrow the wealth gap.
Nepal to give priority to relations with India, China
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's new government, led by a communist prime minister, will give priority to enhancing relations with both of its giant neighbors, India and China, but won't use them against each other for its own benefit, the newly appointed foreign minister said Wednesday.
BYD sales poised to surpass VW in China as budget EV looks like big hit
The Warren Buffett-backed company cut the price of its Seagull model below the level that already attracted 10,000 pre-orders in 24 hours.
UK warns China secrecy over military expansion risks 'tragic miscalculation'
British foreign minister James Cleverly urged China to be more open about what he called the biggest military build-up in peacetime history and said secrecy around its plans could lead to a "tragic miscalculation".
Facing China, the Philippines and U.S. Join in Biggest Military Drill Yet
After years of saying it would not choose sides, the Philippines is now asserting a need to stand up to China’s territorial moves in the South China Sea.
Chery TJ-1 CDM - tough-looking SUV has no official name yet, but could come to Malaysia after first wave - paultan.org
All Chinese SUVs look the same? There are popular themes and it’s all a bit generic, but there are also exceptions, and this Chery TJ-1 CDM is one. Just look at that face! The TJ-1’s […]
Ukrainian president had 'long and meaningful' call with China's Xi Jinping
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had held a "long and meaningful" phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and hoped it would give impetus to relations with Beijing.
China says it will send peace envoy to Ukraine
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone call that his government will send an envoy to Ukraine and other nations to discuss a possible “political settlement” to Russia’s war with the country. A government statement gave no indication whether the envoy also would visit Russia. A phone call between the two leaders was long anticipated after Beijing said it wants to act as a peace mediator. China has tried to appear neutral in the war but has refused to criticize Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
China to send special envoy to Ukraine after Xi holds phone call with Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who initiated the call, has described it as ‘long and meaningful’.
Xi Speaks With Zelenskiy for First Time Since Russia's War in Ukraine Began
China’s President Xi Jinping is looking to bolster his image as a global peacemaker with his first call to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy since Russia’s invasion more than a year ago.
Yuan overtakes dollar to become most-used currency in China's cross-border transactions
The yuan became the most widely-used currency for cross-border transactions in China in March, overtaking the dollar for the first time, official data showed, reflecting efforts by Beijing to internationalise use of the yuan.
China Unveils Real Estate Data System, Opens Door to Property Tax
The project to unify all property registrations across the country began in 2013 and is aimed at bringing more transparency to real estate.
China Wants Only Copyrighted Murders in the Building
Regulators are clamping down on the sale of pirated murder-mystery scripts, the central part of the widely popular “jubensha” game.
Alibaba seeks growth from AI co-development programme, cloud price cuts
Alibaba’s cloud unit has launched the Tongyi Qianwen Partnership Programme to co-develop large language models tailored for different industries, from petrochemicals to transport.
Huiyuan, China’s biggest fruit juice company, delisted
Huiyuan Juice, famous for its advertising slogan “Only with Huiyuan is it the real Lunar New Year,” won’t have a happy new year in 2021: The company was delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Market on January 18.
Beijing promotes vaccine nationalism and new COVID-19 conspiracies
Chinese state media, and even some of China’s top scientists, are promoting messages to undermine confidence in non-Chinese vaccines. At the same time, Beijing is again spreading conspiracy theories about the origins of COVID-19.
Didi is rolling out electric cars custom-made for ride-hailing
Electric and autonomous cars, ride-hailing, and boatloads of venture capital: The new car from BYD and Didi is associated with all the right buzzwords.
China’s new COVID-19 travel rules to spoil Spring Festival for millions of migrant workers
New COVID-19 restrictions are going to make for a miserable Lunar Year for many of China’s poors. For some, it will be the second consecutive year without a return home for the traditional family celebration.
U.S.-China: An argument for renewed engagement
With Trump gone, the U.S. now has an opportunity to engage constructively with China’s future leaders, if not its current ones. Track II diplomacy is vital in restoring normalcy to bilateral relations between these superpowers.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, January 20, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Beijing places sanctions on Trump administration officials
The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced sanctions on 28 Trump administration officials today, a clear sign that Beijing is not interested in a reset with the new U.S. government.
Chinese social media reactions to Joe Biden’s inauguration
Social media users around the world reacted today to the end of the Trump presidency, and China was no exception. Weibo users cracked jokes, remarked on Biden’s tough job ahead, and expressed skepticism that anything would change in U.S.-China relations.
Dilemmas at the start of a new administration — in 2021 America and 1801 China
William Rowe’s “Speaking of Profit: Bao Shichen and Reform in Nineteenth Century China,” about the transition from the Qianlong Emperor to the Jiaqing Emperor, is particularly meaningful to read on this day, as America faces a strange mix of optimism and dread, the end of one administration and the start of another.
McCafé wants a slice of Starbucks’ China pie
McCafé, the McDonald’s offshoot that offers premium coffees at less-than-premium prices, is going head to head with Starbucks in China this year.
China bids on biotech to cure cancer and move beyond reliance on foreign drugs
Drugs made in China might provide the world’s next cancer treatment breakthroughs, powered by returnee scientists, government incentives, and floods of venture capital.
Deng Xiaoping’s secret ‘Southern Tour’ and its enduring legacy
With hardline conservatives breathing down his neck in Beijing, Deng Xiaoping made an unannounced trip south in January 1992 to visit his reform-minded friends, a calculated move without any guarantee of success. But his gambit paid off in a big way.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, January 19, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
U.S. says China is committing ‘genocide’ against Uyghurs
The declaration by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was undermined by his tweet, a few hours earlier, condemning “multiculturalism” in the U.S.
Surrogacy row in China: An actress and two abandoned babies
The Chinese internet has been consumed today with allegations that a famous actress abandoned two babies born by American surrogate mothers.
With the U.S. in its sights, China moves to restrict rare earths exports. Could cobalt be next?
New rules from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology make clear that Beijing aims to tighten export controls on rare earth metals, a group of minerals essential to manufacturing electronics. Meanwhile, China has been on a cobalt buying binge, particularly from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ghosts of Communists past
Litmus tests for U.S. citizenship based on Communist Party membership are a throwback to the 1950s. They still don’t make sense.
U.S.-China cooperation on climate change: Q&A with Huang Zhong and Cary Krosinsky
Where do the U.S. and China currently stand on climate issues, and how might the incoming Joe Biden administration improve cooperation in this area?
Hell’s bittersweet end: Meng Po, goddess of forgetfulness
Meng Po, who resides in the underworld, could remove all the bad memories a soul might possess, giving little thought to skills wiped or knowledge of loved ones lost forever.
FC, United, City, etc.: Chinese soccer’s major rebranding
Guangzhou Evergrande will be known as Guangzhou FC starting next season, while crosstown rivals R&F have adopted the City moniker. All told, 58 Chinese soccer clubs will change their names from their corporate monikers.
