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China makes breakthrough in global race to provide ultra high-speed 6G
Researchers use terahertz waves to achieve ultra high-speed next-generation communication.
Cold Front Could Freeze China’s Crop Harvest
Concern over damage to the mainland’s fruit and vegetable yields is driving investors to bet on production losses
Floki Skyrockets 45% After Binance US Listing - Alpha Pro Tech (AMEX:APT)
Floki (CRYPTO: FLOKI) is up 45% in the last 24 hours, outperforming top meme coins by market capitalization including Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and Shiba Inu (CRYPTO:
Alibaba, HSBC drag Hang Seng to 4-week low on valuation, recovery concerns
Stocks extended a drop to the lowest level since March 28 as investors fret about valuations. Corporate earnings have been a disappointment, suggesting the market has run ahead of recovery momentum.
ByteDance is pushing a new app in the U.S. as TikTok faces a ban
As sister app TikTok faces a possible ban, Lemon8 is gaining popularity in the U.S. Analysts call it a strategic move to give TikTok creators an alternative.
Chery launches Green Public Welfare Fund plan
Doha: Chery announced the setting up of a Green Public Welfare Fund plan at the Shanghai auto show recently. Chairman of Chery Automobile Yin Tongyue,...
U.S. Indicts Four Men in Scheme to Launder Cryptocurrency for North Korea
The effort demonstrated the creativity and resolve of an isolated country intent on defying demands that it abandon its nuclear weapons program.
As China makes new rules, AI developers will ‘dance with shackles on’
‘Socialist core values’ a focus for Beijing as Tsinghua academic outlines four areas of risk for China: technical; economy; social; and politics.
Crypto Exchange Binance Is Back in Russia, Lifts Restrictions on Russian Users: Report
Users in Russia report they once again can use locally issued Mastercard and Visa cards to deposit money on the crypto exchange more than a year following a wartime prohibition on such transactions.
China Politburo to Shift Focus From Stimulus to Strengthen Property Market
With China’s economic recovery well on track, top leaders will likely turn their policy focus now to boosting business confidence, increasing jobs and strengthening the property market without adding extra stimulus.
OpenAI competitors from China: Alibaba, Bytedance, Tencent, and others vie for a 'winner-take-all' AI market
China's largest companIes including Alibaba, Bytedance and Tencent have all built tools to compete with Microsoft's OpenAI.
China says it respects sovereignty of ex-Soviet states after EU uproar
China's comments from the foreign ministry came as a Chinese ambassador appeared to question that sovereignty, drawing ire from several EU countries.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) Benefitted from China’s Reopening
L1 Capital, an investment management firm, released its “L1 Long Short Fund” first quarter 2023 investor letter, a copy of the same can be downloaded here. The equity market was volatile in the first quarter and the fund returned 2.1% (net) compared to 3.5% for the S&P ASX200 Accum Index. In addition, please check the fund’s […]
US sanctions target three in China for laundering North Korean cyber hauls
The United States on Monday announced sanctions on three people it said were involved in laundering virtual currency stolen by North Korean hackers to help finance Pyongyang's weapons programs.
Taiwan | South China Morning Post
Latest news on Taiwan, including the elections, one china policy and cross-straits relations with mainland China.
Cyclopes on My Doorstep
A translation by Sinologist Geremie R. Barmé of a new essay from persecuted law professor Xu Zhangrun, who is the object of an extraordinary hi-tech surveillance campaign.
Australia-China relations: A short history of a downward spiral
How did the Australian-Chinese relationship get so bad, so fast? Australia’s woes offer lessons about “managing China” that are more complex than they first appear.
Mom’s best red-braised whole fish
In Lu Zhao’s final The China Project Eats, she presents a family recipe: red-braised fish, cooked whole.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, December 16, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Chinese capsule returns to Earth with Moon rocks
The Chang’e-5 probe has landed in Inner Mongolia with a cargo of lunar rocks and soil.
Chinese songs that say ‘Me Too’
A powerful, heartbreaking anthem, the song explicitly highlights the pervasive problem of violence against women in China.
How Kublai Khan’s Yuan complicates the notion of ‘China’
Our understanding of Chinese history — specifically, what constituted “China” throughout history — is fundamentally flawed. The result isn’t merely academic: It has profound implications in our present.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, December 15, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Coerced cotton picking in Xinjiang
A new report based on government documents and state media reports implicates the entire supply chain of cotton from Xinjiang in forced labor, from harvest to factory.
How China Does Startups
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Chinese private sector engagement in Africa is going to be much more important in 2021
African governments are becoming more interested in public-private partnerships with Chinese companies.
Griezmann cuts tie with Huawei over Uyghur treatment
French national team striker Antoine Griezmann became the latest high-profile athlete to raise awareness of China’s repression of Uyghurs, by cancelling a Huawei sponsorship deal.
Editor’s note for Monday, December 14, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China fines three large internet companies for Anti-Monopoly Law violations
Beijing is beginning to enforce antitrust regulations on large internet companies. Three — Alibaba, China Literature, and Hive Box — received small fines today, and more firms are reportedly under investigation.
‘Concert in the Clouds’: A Chinese tribute to Beethoven
A Beijing arts collective is preparing a creative (and virtual) musical celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday. The maestro has aged well in China.
Three years of silence: Rahile Dawut named honorary professor
Dawut disappeared in December 2017 after being detained by state authorities as she planned to travel to Beijing for a conference. She has not been publicly charged with a crime.
Wu Zetian, the most controversial woman in Chinese history
For some, Wu Zetian is a brilliant statesman slandered by Confucian misogyny; for others, she’s a blood-soaked usurper who schemed her way to power. China’s only empress left behind quite the legacy — and a lot of bodies.
Editor’s note for Friday, December 11, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Jimmy Lai charged on vague national security grounds, Bloomberg News staffer detained as Beijing stifles news media
“Endangering national security” is the reason for the detention of a Bloomberg staffer in Beijing, and the charge against a newspaper boss in Hong Kong, as Xi Jinping’s government continues an intensifying crackdown on news media in China.
With DNA tests for $3, Chinese startup Genebox raises tens of millions
There are already a number of companies in China offering genetic tests direct to consumers. Investors are betting big on Genebox, which offers unbelievably low prices, and plans to develop critical technology locally.
