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Covid, surveillance, naval forces: US Congress holds multiple hearings on China
Witnesses tell one subcommittee that intelligence agencies will eventually conclude the pandemic derived from a Wuhan lab leak.
Businesses urge U.S. to seek partners for China export curbs
Cooperation with G-7 and others in focus after unilateral chip controls draw ire
China chip event draws Applied Materials, others despite U.S. tensions
Leading global companies eager to stay in biggest semiconductor market
US law banning Xinjiang imports has glaring weaknesses, lawmakers are told
Representative Chris Smith, chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, writes to Chinese leader Xi Jinping to request a visa to visit Xinjiang, where there is evidence of forced labour.
EVs on pace to make up third of China's auto sales this year
Tesla sparks price war, spurring demand from middle-income drivers
China ramps up construction on new Antarctic station –report
China is increasing its Antarctic footprint according to new satellite imagery collected by a Washington-based think tank that shows construction has resumed for the first time since 2018 on the country's fifth station in the southern polar region.
Exclusive-China Mobile explores acquiring Hong Kong telecom firm HKBN -sources
State-owned China Mobile Ltd is exploring a buyout of Hong Kong's leading telecoms company HKBN Ltd, four people with knowledge of the matter said, which could spark a bidding war for the firm currently valued at $1 billion. China Mobile in recent weeks sent a request for proposal (RFP) to a small group of banks to advise on acquiring and taking-private the Hong Kong telecom provider, which offers services including broadband and Wi-Fi management, said the people. HKBN shares jumped more than 17% after the Reuters report and closed at HK$6.57 a piece Tuesday, valuing the company at HK$8.6 billion ($1.1 billion).
Boyd Gaming (BYD) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth
Boyd (BYD) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Alibaba (BABA) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, Alibaba (BABA) closed at $96.42, marking a +1.98% move from the previous day.
China’s Consumers Give Economy a Post-Covid Boost
The latest data shows consumer spending playing a stronger-than-expected role in driving China’s recovery.
China's CATL to Start Construction of Hungary Factory This Summer - Pandaily
Chinese energy battery giant CATL's battery factory in Debrecen, Hungary will officially begin construction this summer, with trial operations starting next year and production beginning in 2025.
Exclusive: China expected to lower fine on Ant Group to about $700 million
Chinese regulators are expected to fine Ant Group about a quarter less than the more than $1 billion initially planned and downgrade their charges against it, sources said, as they seek to end a years-long crackdown on marquee technology firms.
Alibaba’s travel arm Fliggy to report to Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang
The online travel business will need much more freedom for strategic execution as China’s competitive tourism market continues to recover after pandemic, analyst says.
How China plans to get in on US subsidies for clean energy manufacturing
China's playbook to win US subsidies includes building US factories, partnering with US allies, and deepening its supply chain ties
Fire kills 21 in a Beijing hospital - Beijing Daily
Twenty-one people were killed after a fire broke out in the east wing of the inpatient department of a hospital in China's capital Beijing, the Beijing Daily reported on Tuesday.
Top Stories Tuesday, Apr. 18: Elon Musk Says US Intel Agencies Had Access To Twitter DMs, Alibaba's Ant IPO Might Actually See Light, Airbus Pushes Some 2024 Deliveries - Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Benzinga Elon Musk Drops Bombshell: US Intel Agencies Were Reading Your Twitter DMs
Xi intensifies anti-American nationalism as China marks 70th anniversary of Korean War
Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a speech on the anniversary of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, AKA the Korean War. Xi did not go lightly on the “Resist U.S. Aggression” part of the message.
Pokémon announces name changes in China, likely to appease local censorship
Japanese computer game company Nintendo has made some changes to its popular Pokémon game, apparently to appease Chinese censors.
A Japanese dish named after a Chinese city
The origin of “tenshindon” is unclear, but you can easily find it at almost every Chinese restaurant in Japan. We’ll show you how to make it.
Editor’s note for Thursday, October 22, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Trump administration approves $1.8 billion in Taiwan arms sales as Joe Biden praises Taiwanese democracy
Even if the Trump administration, which initiated the more pro-Taiwan policy in recent months, is succeeded soon by a Biden administration, Joe Biden seems on the same page regarding Taiwan.
Fifty paintings for fifty states: A Chinese-American artist reflects on ‘freedom’
A Berlin-based art performance by LiLi Nacht uses traditional Chinese guohua techniques to reimagine the historical, symbolic, and material aspects of the American identity.
Can WeChat be woke? The progressive Chinese Americans countering right-wing narratives
The loudest voices on WeChat in the U.S. have long been those of conservative, first-generation immigrants from mainland China who support Trump. But recently, some liberal Chinese Americans have begun working harder to make their voices heard on the platform.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, October 21, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Trump’s secret Chinese bank account revealed by New York Times
Trump International Hotels Management paid over $180,000 in taxes to the Chinese government from a local bank account from 2013 to 2015, and Trump himself has benefited financially from Chinese business connections in more recent years, the New York Times reported.
Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke bows out of Pingyao film festival, sparking speculation about government interference
The Pingyao International Film Festival (PYIFF) — often touted as “China’s Sundance” — has lost its most valuable asset, Jiǎ Zhāngkē 贾樟柯, the Chinese film director who had been at the helm of the event since he co-created it in 2017.
China’s relationship with Southeast Asia, explained
Southeast Asia has become a “battleground” for U.S.-China competition — much to the dismay of the people there.
NSA warns of Chinese hacking in hopes of stirring U.S. defenders to action
The NSA may be hoping that its reputation as the nation’s premier signals intelligence agency convinces more organizations to follow the government’s guidance.
When the PRC won the ‘China’ seat at the UN
China — the Republic of China — had been an original signatory to the UN Charter in 1945. But the autumn of 1971 witnessed the climax of a long drama over which Chinese government deserved the UN seat.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, October 20, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Did Segway’s Beijing-based parent company launch China’s global stock market?
Ninebot, the Chinese electric-scooter company that owns Segway, has become the first company to sell Chinese depository receipts (CDRs) at the Shanghai STAR market. Is this the start of a true Chinese competitor to Nasdaq?
McDonald’s in Shenzhen stops giving out disposable utensils. Customers are not happy.
McDonald’s was not the only major chain in Shenzhen to make single-use foodware a target of elimination. But unlike other companies such as Starbucks, which provide reusable alternatives such as metal straws and stainless steel forks for customers dining in, McDonald’s does not offer reusable utensils for in-restaurant meals.
Editor’s note for Monday, October 19, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China threatens to detain Americans in response to crackdown on military-affiliated researchers
If the U.S. continues its prosecutions of Chinese nationals for allegedly hiding their military affiliations, Beijing may begin to detain Americans, the Wall Street Journal reported.
After delay, Ant Group’s gargantuan IPO set for early November
Alibaba affiliate Ant Group offers financial services to an enormous population that had previously been neglected by China’s banks, and now the company is set to list in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
