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US Companies in China Grow More Pessimistic of Ties: AmCham Survey
American companies in China are increasingly pessimistic about the relationship between Washington and Beijing as geopolitical tensions escalate, even as they have a more favorable view of the nation’s economic recovery, according to a new survey.
AI may put half of China’s jobs at risk. We asked ChatGPT for career advice
A recent study suggests more than half of jobs in China could be replaced by AI in the future.
BYD überholt Volkswagen als Chinas meistgekaufte Automarke
BYD Co. ist zum ersten Mal Chinas meistgekaufte Automarke und entthront damit die Volkswagen AG.
Binance Pulls $1 Billion Voyager Asset Deal, Says U.S. Has ‘Hostile’ Environment
Stricken crypto brokerage plans to directly compensate investors whose funds have been tied up for months.
Chery Omoda 5 EV specs revealed - 61 kWh batt, 450 km range, electric SUV coming to Malaysia end-2023 - paultan.org
Last week, we showed you the Omoda 5 EV that took centrestage at Chery’s Auto Shanghai 2023 booth. We even told you that the full electric version of the Omoda 5 SUV will be coming […]
Binance US Ends $1 Billion Agreement to Buy Bankrupt Voyager Digital
Binance.US terminated an agreement to purchase the bankrupt crypto broker Voyager Digital Holdings Ltd., less than a week after federal regulators dropped their efforts to halt the deal in court.
PDD's Temu opens shop in Europe with 6 new markets as it rapidly expands to take on rivals Shein, ByteDance
PDD Holdings' budget shopping app Temu, Pinduoduo's international sibling, has entered the European market, another step in its rapid global expansion. The platform is now operating in France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK, bringing the total number of countries where it operates to 10, according to Temu's website. Temu did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with SC
Baidu Inc. (BIDU) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
Baidu Inc. (BIDU) closed at $122.62 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.87% move from the prior day.
Hong Kong stocks slide to 4-week low as Alibaba, Tencent, HSBC pace losses while investors fret over valuations, recovery outlook
Hong Kong stocks fell to the lowest level in four weeks, led by tech leaders including Alibaba Group Holding, as some investors cautioned valuations may have risen well ahead of earnings and economic recovery in mainland China. The Hang Seng Index slumped 1.6 per cent to 19,635.85 at the noon break, a level not seen since March 28. The Tech Index sank 3.5 per cent, while the Shanghai Composite Index retreated 0.35 per cent. Alibaba tumbled 3.3 per cent to HK$84.05 while Tencent Holdings slipped
China ramps up rare-earth production to meet EV, wind power demand
Beijing raises cap amid rising demand and worry over risk to U.S. imports
China’s State-Owned Firms, Long Market Laggards, Are Suddenly Stars
Chinese official statements are full of warm feelings for business again. But investors are signaling caution.
China rolls out plan to boost trade amid weakening global demand
China's cabinet on Tuesday issued a plan to stabilise its vital trade sector, including supporting exports of automobiles and facilitating visas for overseas businessmen, as subdued global demand threatens its exports outlook.
BYD Wins Qualification as Lithium Battery Material Producer in Chile - Pandaily
BYD announced that its Chilean subsidiary, BYD Chile SpA, has reached an agreement with Chilean governmental organization CORFO on lithium battery material production.
SenseTime Joins Chatbot Frenzy, As Major Shareholders Say 'No Thanks' - Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU)
Key Takeaways: SenseTime released its SenseChat chatbot around the same time two of its major backers, SoftBank and Alibaba, sold down their stakes The company disappointed investors with a surge in its adjusted loss and a 19% drop in revenue last year By Fai Pui
No 'immediate path forward': CFTC is talking to Binance after launching legal action, official says
The CFTC sued Binance, its CEO Changpeng Zhao and its former chief compliance officer last month.
U.S. moves to increase official contacts with Taiwan
While the dramatic move was of a piece with earlier diplomatic bombs thrown at China by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, there are indications the change was in the works for some time.
Beijing fights back at U.S. blacklists of Chinese companies with new rules
China issued new rules, with immediate effect, asking Chinese companies not to follow “unjustified” commercial prohibition or restriction from foreign legislation. Though the Ministry of Commerce did not name any country, analysts pointed out that this was China’s legal reaction to the U.S. blacklistings of Chinese companies.
Pinduoduo worker dies by suicide while on leave, ex-employee’s video on disturbing work culture goes viral
The intense backlash against Pinduoduo is a searing demonstration of growing public anger over the work culture in China’s tech sector.
Liu Shaoqi, the Chinese president turned ‘capitalist roader’
Liu Shaoqi was president of China, the handpicked successor to Mao. But he was a bit too bold, too truthful — and flew too close to the sun.
Beijing Guoan snags former West Brom boss Slaven Bilic
Also: Jeremy Lin officially returns to the U.S., and the PGA Tour China season has been canceled due to COVID-19.
Editor’s note for Friday, January 8, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Whiplash on Wall Street after Chinese telecom delistings, Alibaba and Tencent investment ban threat
After the New York Stock Exchange twice reversed course on whether to delist major Chinese telecom companies, the Trump administration added further regulatory uncertainty by floating an investment ban on Alibaba and Tencent.
Chinese company skewered for sexist ad that victim-blames women for wearing makeup
In the widely panned advertisement, a young woman uses a PurCotton cleansing towelette to remove her makeup and scare off a stalker with her naked face.
‘Wartime mode’: A COVID-19 dispatch from Shijiazhuang
“We were notified that if one person in the entire apartment complex tested positive, then all residents would have to do an in-house 14-day quarantine,” writes Todd Jackson, an American in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, which went into “wartime mode” this week to battle a COVID-19 outbreak. All in all, though, residents have complied with authorities, without much panic or pushback.
‘Your Name Engraved Herein’: Forbidden love in 1980s Taiwan
The award-winning film “Your Name Engraved Herein” was Taiwan’s highest grossing domestic production of 2020, the first gay-themed film to earn that distinction.
Editor’s note for Thursday, January 7, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Acclaimed Chinese director Chen Kaige threatens to sue critics, again
Chen Kaige, director of Farewell My Concubine, has thin skin.
Asia-Pacific economic explainer: How the China-friendly RCEP arose after the U.S. abandoned TPP
What was the impetus for RCEP, the largest free trade agreement in the world? Was it a win for China? Why should the U.S. care about this and other Asia-Pacific trade deals? You have questions, we have answers.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, January 6, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Mass arrests in Hong Kong on subversion charges
The Chinese central government is not slowing down its campaign to remake civil society in Hong Kong and tame dissenting voices: Today, police arrested 53 people under the new national security law on charges of trying to “overthrow” the government.
Trump bans Chinese apps, including Alipay and WeChat Pay, with lame-duck executive order
In an executive order that only takes effect after his scheduled departure from the White House, Donald Trump banned eight Chinese apps on national security grounds.
Hebei in ‘wartime mode’ amid fresh cluster of coronavirus cases
The province surrounding Beijing is responding rapidly to a new outbreak of COVID-19, hoping to stop the spread of the virus before travel for Chinese New Year commences.
‘Only when you, your children, and your grandchildren become Chinese’: Life after Xinjiang detainment
“They said there was a document sent from above, from the administrative center, and that they were acting based on that document. They said no one can change the document since it was sent from the Central Committee. They said that the current system would not change until all Muslim nationalities would be extinct.”
The New Fourth Army Incident: The Nationalist massacre that sealed the winning side’s fate
The New Fourth Army Incident, in which Communist troops were routed at the hands of the Nationalist Army, has been a source of contention ever since it happened. But what is clear is that it set the stage for further internecine conflict, even as China stared down a common enemy.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, January 5, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.