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Condensed Matter Battery From CATL Targets Electric Airplanes
At the Shanghai auto show this week, CATL said it will begin producing a semi-solid state battery by the end of this year.
Spreading misinformation about Changpeng Zhao 'was the norm' for SBF, says Binance CSO
Prior to and following FTX filing for bankruptcy, Changpeng Zhao and Sam Bankman-Fried publicly feuded on social media, but one Binance exec said the misinformation was constant.
Despite rebound in China’s exports, is a supply chain shift accelerating?
Exports from foreign manufacturers in China declined by 16.3 per cent in the first quarter, compared to the same period last year, in contrast to a rebound in overall shipments at the start of the year.
China Strikes Energy Deals as Its Clout Grows in Middle East
For years, China has bought oil and gas from the Middle East. Now, Chinese companies are making big investments in parts of the energy infrastructure.
UP Fintech Talks Up TigerGPT As New Investor Tool - Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU)
Key Takeaways: UP Fintech has unveiled its TigerGPT investment aide, which will help its customers consider the huge amounts of publicly available data when picking stocks
South Korea hits back at China’s ‘rude’ retort in war of words over Taiwan
Seoul summons Chinese ambassador to complain about ‘serious diplomatic discourtesy’.
Car Makers Compete for China’s EV Market at Shanghai Auto Show
At this year's auto show in Shanghai, auto makers are in a race to compete with Chinese EV manufacturers. WSJ’s Yoko Kubota takes a look at what’s driving the l
Macau junket boss gets 14 years in jail for gambling-related offences
Levo Chan, a former chairman and executive director of entertainment firm Tak Chun Group, among five jailed in junket crackdown.
Warren Buffett-Backed BYD Plans To Build $290M Lithium Facility In Chile: Report - BYD (OTC:BYDDY)
Warren Buffett-backed EV maker BYD Company (OTC: BYDDY) plans to build a $290 million lithium cathode factory in Chile, as per the Chilean economic development agency CORFO.
U.S. to strike economic deal with Pacific islands to counter China
Washington explores more military access as Beijing expands reach
China’s Shenyang Said to Mull Buying Brilliance China Stake
The northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang is considering buying a stake in Hong Kong-listed Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd., giving it exposure to a local joint venture with BMW AG, according to people familiar with the situation.
Xi’s Tech Self-Reliance Push Leaves Europeans Wary of China R&D
China’s push to become self-reliant in the technology sphere is driving more European companies operating there to rethink their research and development plans, according to a report published Friday by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.
Hong Kong faces teacher flight as China pushes 'patriotism'
Exits more than double in 2 years amid curriculum changes after security law
Alibaba Logistics Arm Cainiao Gears Up for Hong Kong IPO
Share sale would be the first by one of the $220 billion e-commerce giant’s six units under a sweeping restructuring plan
CATL First Quarter Revenue Surges 83%
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., or CATL, reported an 83% jump in revenue, beating market expectations and fueled by climbing demand for cleaner vehicle and falling raw material costs. Danny Lee reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
Alibaba, BYD lead stock losses as China funds exit, SMIC sinks on chip outlook
The city’s blue-chip stocks completed a weekly loss as tech leaders and electric-car makers stumble, led by SMIC and BYD respectively. Concerns about capital flight also weighed on market sentiment.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, November 24, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China’s poorest counties are no longer officially in extreme poverty. What does this mean?
Virtually all residents in rural China now have incomes above the government’s absolute poverty standard. This does not mean poverty has been eradicated, but it does mean “improved livelihoods for almost 100 million people over the last eight years.”
China launches initiative to tackle senior tech gap as everything moves digital
The guidelines specify a two-pronged approach, aiming to both preserve non-digital services to make sure seniors’ basic needs are properly met and encourage the invention of new technologies and devices tailored for older adults.
Chinese teams off to strong start in AFC Champions League
China’s four teams in the 39th edition of Asia’s premier soccer tournament are off to a good start. The AFC Champions League was postponed in March due to COVID-19, and is now proceeding under a unique format, with all games played in Qatar.
Editor’s note for Monday, November 23, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Biden chooses diplomatic cabinet nominees, but Trump’s not done with disruptive attacks on China
Joe Biden has nominated a set of Obama administration alumni to serve in key foreign policy posts, including Antony Blinken as Secretary of State. What might the selections mean for U.S.-China relations?
IPOs and PPE: How China’s rich got a whole lot richer in 2020
2020 saw an extraordinary amount of wealth generated in China with stock market listings, rising share prices, and pandemic-related market opportunities creating scores of new millionaires and billionaires.
Chinese county sticks to dog-walking ban despite outcry
A county in southwest China has pressed ahead with a dog-walking ban aimed at stopping pet-related injuries and complaints despite widespread criticism that the policy is unnecessarily extreme and badly conceived.
New China, new art? Xu Beihong’s realist revolution
Xu Beihong was a modernizer, believing that artists needed to have ideas and stop relying on imitation. But was Xu as guilty of imitation — of conservative Western art, in his case — as the Chinese artists he criticized?
Editor’s note for Friday, November 20, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China is ‘actively considering’ joining CPTPP, the trade deal that Trump rejected
Only five days after signing RCEP, one major Asian trade deal, China says that it is considering joining another: the CPTPP, a renegotiated version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership that Trump pulled the U.S. out of in 2017.
Airbnb’s China problems — the soft spot in the vacation rental giant’s IPO prospectus
Airbnb is going to list on Nasdaq. Here’s what you need to know about its exposure to China.
Pianist Lang Lang shows off pregnant wife’s small waist, angering China’s body positivity movement
A pregnant woman maintaining a slender figure is not one of the aspects of motherhood that deserves celebration — this is a lesson that world-famous pianist Láng Lǎng 郎朗 has recently learned.
How Chinese-American activism helped Georgia turn blue
Turnout among Asian Americans in Georgia was way up in the 2020 presidential election, meaning the Democratic-leaning demographic contributed to Biden’s win in the state. Chinese-American activists are now mobilizing again ahead of the January Senate runoffs.
Hong Kong’s homeless react to ‘I’m Living It,’ a film about HK’s homeless
Last month, the charity MercyHK invited Hong Kong’s homeless to a screening of the award-winning movie “I’m Living It,” which dramatizes the plight of the Hong Kong’s down and out. For many of the attendees, the film was a long-overdue respite from the outside world, albeit a tragic and melodramatic one.
Our future tech dystopia begins in China
Kai Strittmatter’s recent book, “We Have Been Harmonized: Life in China’s Surveillance State,” examines how the Chinese government is using technology to censor, surveil, and control its population. Does it read like a warning, or merely a glimpse of what awaits us all?
Editor’s note for Thursday, November 19, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China has given experimental COVID-19 vaccines to one million people
Five Chinese coronavirus vaccines are in Phase 3 clinical trials, but China has not waited for trials to be complete to inject about one million people since July. Preliminary data suggests that China’s vaccines may be less inoculating than those by Pfizer and Moderna.
Can humiliation stop men from hiring sex workers? The Chinese internet debates
A police department in Changsha, Hunan Province, is trying to stop the sex industry by shaming those engaged in illegal sex work and their customers. The unusual tactic, however, has raised public shaming concerns among experts in privacy and civil rights.
The China Initiative: The ethnic targeting of Chinese scientists and the subsequent brain drain
We talk to lawyers, academics and victims of the China Initiative for their perspective.
