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Update: China’s First-Quarter GDP Grows 4.5% on Pick-Up in Consumption, Industrial Production
The figure beats expectations and surpasses the 2.9% growth rate for the fourth quarter, when the country was still sticking to its stringent ‘zero-Covid’ policy most of the time
China’s Economy Rebounds After Three Years of Zero-Covid Isolation
The rebound in the first three months of the year tees up a revival in growth that is expected to buoy the global economy as the U.S. and European economies slow.
With ‘Zero Covid’ Behind It, China’s Economy Starts to Recover
The economy grew 4.5 percent in the first three months of the year, a sizable pickup from the end of 2022, when the relaxation of pandemic prevention measures led to a wave of illness.
Anta Sports Drops After $1.5 Billion Placement at 8.8% Discount
Anta Sports Products Ltd., a Chinese developer of sportswear, declined the most in six months after raising about HK$11.8 billion ($1.5 billion) through a top-up placement in Hong Kong, completing the city’s largest additional share sale since October 2021.
China's once-sizzling startup boom loses its stride
State funds fill the vacuum as venture capital takes a step back
China's electric car drive, led by BYD, leaves global brands behind
China's auto market, the world’s largest, is accelerating toward an electric future – leaving established global brands stuck in the slow lane.
White House nears unprecedented action on U.S. investment in China
The White House is briefing industry on coming rules to govern American investments in China. But some key details remain up in the air.
China investment deal set to return to EU agenda next month
The Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, set aside since 2021, is likely to be discussed at leadership sessions in May, though its revival seems unlikely.
Baidu and Tutor Perini have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day
Baidu and Tutor Perini are part of the Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day article.
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Microsoft, Alphabet, Baidu, Alibaba and Amazon
Microsoft, Alphabet, Baidu, Alibaba and Amazon are part of the Zacks top Analyst Blog.
4 hot insider trades: Alibaba slides on reported Softbank sale plan | Pro Recap
Shares closed the week with a 44% gain.
Alibaba, JD.Com Overhaul E-Commerce Operations To Drive Growth
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) and JD.Com, Inc (NASDAQ: JD) are adjusting their retail business operations after major restructuring moves to boost sales amid China's dismal economic recovery. Alibaba confirmed reorganizing its Taobao and Tmall businesses by establishing three central industry development departments based on consumption trends and user demand scenarios, SCMP reports. The head of three new departments will report to Trudy Dai, president of Alibaba's Core Domestic E-c
Antony Blinken Tries to Draw Vietnam Closer, With an Eye on China
Washington is seeking to establish closer relations with Vietnam, which has historic ties with both China and Russia.
Chinese city wants vision and body fat tests in high school entrance exam
Should eyesight and body mass index (BMI) carry weight on a high school admission test and potentially cost education opportunities for students?
Fear of a red tech planet — why the U.S. is suddenly afraid of Chinese innovation
Americans are as wrong in their overestimations of Chinese innovation today as they were in their underestimation just a few years ago.
What is Double Ten, and why is it significant?
October 10th marks the anniversary of China’s Xinhai Revolution, which toppled the Qing Dynasty and put an end to two millennia of imperial rule. But outside the mainland, commemorations of “Double Ten” are anything but straightforward.
Editor’s note for Monday, October 12, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China to test nine million Qingdao residents after 12 COVID-19 cases detected
A small COVID-19 cluster has emerged in Qingdao, China, breaking the country’s nearly two-month streak of no locally transmitted symptomatic cases. All nine million Qingdao residents will be screened for the virus this week in response.
K-pop band BTS faces boycott calls in China, but do they care?
BTS, the chart-topping South Korean boy band that’s currently among the most popular music acts in the world, has fallen on the wrong side of China’s political correctness and fervent nationalism — because of an award acceptance speech that had no mentions of the country.
Hu Xijin, China’s greatest internet troll
How a free speech fanboy came to represent the Chinese Communist Party’s id.
LeBron and Lakers clinch NBA title — in front of Chinese state TV audience
For the first time in a year, Chinese basketball fans were able to tune in to the NBA on Chinese state television — just in time to watch one of the country’s most beloved teams win its 17th championship.
Trump is stoking nationalist fervor — in China
How the American president is cementing nationalism among Chinese youth.
Editor’s note for Friday, October 9, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China joins global coronavirus vaccine distribution initiative that Trump shunned
Filling yet another void in global leadership left by President Trump, China said that it had joined COVAX, the World Health Organization–backed program to fund and coordinate the equitable global distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Muji copycat Miniso to IPO in New York
Miniso, a chain of stores that sell household goods and apparel, has filed for an IPO in New York.
Chinese state television lifts yearlong ban on NBA games, but nationalists want it to stay
China Central Television (CCTV), the Chinese state broadcaster, announced on Friday that it would televise Game 5 of the 2020 NBA finals, roughly a year after the network pulled the league off the air in response to a tweet by a Houston Rockets executive supporting protesters in Hong Kong.
China must save Zambia from imminent default. No one else can.
China accounts for nearly two-thirds of Zambia’s external debt, and will play a pivotal role in the outcome of any potential debt renegotiation. It is in China’s interest to lead a debt restructuring plan for Zambia, just as it did earlier for Angola.
Shanghai Fashion Week 2020: What to watch for
Shanghai Fashion Week, the in-vogues’ craving du decade, kicked off on October 8 and will run until October 18. Here’s what we’re watching for.
How Fujian was once an LGBT mecca (where people worshipped a rabbit god)
In China, the Rabbit God — Tu’er Shen — is a relatively obscure deity. But at one point in history, it held special significance, particularly for same-sex couples who looked to it for guidance and true love. Remnants of the Rabbit God can still be found today, if one looks hard enough.
Editor’s note for Thursday, October 8, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Trump revives effort to shift blame for COVID-19 failures, calling the disease ‘Chinese Plague’
With less than four weeks until the election, Trump is again ramping up his efforts to blame China for his failure to contain the coronavirus. Polls indicate that voters will not buy this.
Chinese fintech giant Lufax aims for $3 billion New York listing
After Ant Group and JD Digits, another Chinese fintech giant has filed for an IPO
Tibetan influencer Lhamo’s murder is a grim reminder that China still fails victims of domestic violence
On Chinese social media, the gruesome killing of Lhamo has inspired outrage. Despite domestic violence being a serious issue that has significant negative implications for Chinese women, the country still lacks adequate, timely protections for victims of intimate partner violence.
