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China's President Xi stresses need to deepen military training, preparation
China's President Xi Jinping inspected his country's Southern Theatre Command navy on Tuesday and stressed the need to deepen military training and preparation, state media reported.
China doubles down on coal ahead of potential summer blackouts
China plans to accelerate the approval of new coal mines and fast track the construction of already approved mines to support its baseload energy supply during demand spikes, Liang Changxin, an official from the National Energy Administration (NEA), said on Wednesday.
China to drop demand for development bank debt restructuring losses -source
China is expected to drop its demand for multilateral development banks to share losses alongside other creditors in sovereign debt restructurings for poor nations, removing a major roadblock to debt relief, a source familiar with the plans said.
ByteDance office app Feishu to unveil AI assistant · TechNode
ByteDance’s office software platform Feishu, the Chinese version of Lark, is set to launch an artificial intelligence assistant called My AI.
Choose democracy, Taiwan ruling party presidential candidate urges
Formally named on Wednesday by Taiwan's ruling party as its candidate in a presidential poll due in January, Vice President William Lai urged people to "choose democracy" just a day after China ended military drills around the self-ruled island.
ByteDance allows Tencent to place ads on its apps · TechNode
China’s largest gaming firm Tencent can finally advertise on ByteDance apps, in a sign the relationship between the two firms is thawing.
Chinese supreme court judge jailed for 12 years for corruption
Meng Xiang, a former director of the court’s enforcement bureau, admitted to taking the equivalent of US$3.3 million in bribes over almost 20 years.
Why China Could Dominate the Next Big Advance in Batteries
China is far ahead of the rest of the world in the development of batteries that use sodium, which are starting to compete with ubiquitous lithium power cells.
As U.S. Tries to Isolate China, German Companies Move Closer
Some are expanding in China, reluctant to leave a huge market they need to finance operations back home.
Australia tells exporters to diversify from top trade partner China
Australia wants exporters to diversify markets and become less reliant on China, because it cannot separate economic and strategic relationships, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Wednesday, after the two countries unveiled a path to ending a trade dispute.
Binance US Drops TRX Amid Justin Sun’s Legal Woes
Binance US has officially declared that TRX (CRYPTO: TRX), affiliated with Justin Sun‘s Tron crypto platform, will no longer be available for trading on the exchange from April 18.
China to close airspace north of Taiwan April 16-18, sources say
China is planning to close the airspace north of Taiwan from April 16 to 18, four sources with knowledge of the matter said, a move that could disrupt flights around the region.
US moves to expand Taiwan’s global presence, citing ‘attempts to exclude’ island
Monday’s meeting in Washington discussed a strategy to expand the island’s participation in international forums.
Buffett’s Berkshire cuts stake in Chinese EV maker BYD for 10th time
The share sale on March 31 has reduced Berkshire’s holding to 10.9 per cent from 19.92 per cent in August, when it started paring its stake in the Shenzhen-based carmaker for the first time in 14 years.
In Depth: Giving China’s Death Row Inmates a Second Chance
Death sentences are overwhelmingly approved by the Supreme People’s Court, in part because many convicts have no one to defend them, but a government-funded legal aid system is tipping the balance
ByteDance Moves Into Iconic Hong Kong Tower as Banks Depart
ByteDance Ltd. is shifting to a bigger office at one of Hong Kong’s most prestigious locations, taking a major step to expand its presence in the financial hub after a year of cautious global expansion.
China reluctantly keeps sanctions powder dry
As the White House pushes on with sweeping export restrictions to contain China’s rise, President Xi Jinping is starting to retaliate. Officials are swatting U.S. firms like chipmaker Micron Technology and the Mintz Group, a due diligence investigator, but on balance Beijing has resisted wholesale scapegoating of American capital. Xi perhaps recognises he can ill-afford to indulge his temper for now.
Alibaba Inks Cooperation with French Brands to Promote Eco-friendly Development - Pandaily
At the fifth meeting of the China-France Business Council, Alibaba and the world’s largest cosmetics group L'Oréal signed a strategic cooperation agreement to create an innovative
Album ‘Both’ fuses ancient Chinese culture with contemporary sounds
The artistic duo Wang Meng and Yu Miao have created one of the unlikeliest albums of the year, “Both,” which attempts to bring ancient Chinese traditions into the realm of contemporary electronica.
In TikTok, a bad omen for Chinese technology in Europe
A recent European court decision — aimed originally at data privacy breaches by the United States — may have far-reaching implications for Chinese tech companies. Scrutiny will fall on data-rich companies like TikTok, which was just beginning to soar in Europe, as China has even fewer rule-of-law safeguards than the U.S.
Editor’s note for Monday, August 31, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Beijing threatens to yank TikTok out of Trump’s reach
New rules from the Chinese Commerce Ministry define what appear to be core parts of TikTok’s algorithm as “sensitive technologies.” The change likely means that any sale of TikTok would have to be approved by Beijing.
Australian citizen and TV host detained
Born in China and educated in Australia, Cheng Lei became a host on China’s state-run TV network. Now she is a prisoner of that state.
Mao Xinyu, the Chairman’s potbellied grandson
Xinyu, which means “New Universe,” was given his name by his grandfather, Chairman Mao himself. He has never been able to live up to either his first or last name.
Shanghai Grand Prix officially omitted from F1 season
Last month, Chinese authorities announced that international sports would not be played in the country, with the exception of some Olympic qualifiers. They were serious.
Chinese FM says COVID-19 may not have started in China, warns Norway on Nobel Peace Prize
The Chinese Foreign Minister is on a five-nation tour of Europe. Today he warned Norway of the consequences of a Nobel Peace Prize choice that does not please Beijing.
Censoring a pandemic — the banned words of WeChat
China has censored private messages and public posts on WeChat since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report looks at what words have been verboten.
Online campaign for cheaper menstrual products emerges in China
A conversation about period poverty, the inability for low-income women and girls to purchase safe sanitary products, has erupted on Chinese social media this week, igniting an online campaign calling for a lower sales tax on feminine hygiene products in the country.
Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You
The Democratic and Republican National Conventions have just concluded. Yangyang Cheng reflects on her introduction to American politics, and shares her hopes and concerns for this election. Living in historic times, what is one’s responsibility as an individual? Beneath the distorted realities, how do we reclaim the bond that is deep and intimate with this world and each other?
Could Messi actually sign with a Chinese club?
Aside from a high salary, the Chinese Super League has very little to offer to Lionel Messi. Still, fans can dream.
Walmart and Microsoft team up to buy TikTok as Disney dream boy quits
TikTok’s brand-new CEO, poached from Disney, quits as Walmart and Microsoft team up to buy it.
WeChat user jumps to death after protesting Tencent’s ‘arbitrary’ suspension
Tech giant Tencent, owner of China’s must-have messaging-and-everything app WeChat, has confirmed today that the death of a WeChat user on August 15 was suicide. He had jumped off the roof of an 11-story office building rented to the company in Shenzhen.
A dessert from Hong Kong: Mango pomelo sago
A trust dessert that is fruity, creamy, and not too sweet.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, August 26, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Will Jack Ma’s Ant Group have the biggest IPO ever?
Ant Group, the Alibaba-affiliated financial technology giant, filed yesterday for a massive IPO on both the Hong Kong and Shanghai STAR stock markets. It is estimated to be worth more than $200 billion, meaning its listing could be one of the biggest in history.
