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China-Australia reach deal to resolve barley dispute, suspend WTO case
Foreign minister Penny Wong says Australia will suspend its case at the World Trade Organization while China conducts a review into duties imposed on Australian barley.
Taiwan's ex-leader's tour emboldens China, risks backlash at home
Ma Ying-jeou's pronouncements allow Beijing to say Taiwanese want closer ties
Alibaba's ChatGPT Rival to Be Added to Speaker, Slack-Like App DingTalk
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will integrate its new artificial intelligence model in Amazon Echo-like smart speakers as well as office chat software, joining the race to offer a competitor to ChatGPT for the Chinese market.
Alibaba to roll out its rival to ChatGPT across all its products
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing unit of Chinese tech giant, announced it will be rolling out its own ChatGPT-style product Tongyi Qianwen in "the near future."
Chinese airlines swamped with cabin crew applicants as travel rebounds
Chinese airlines undertaking the biggest hiring drives in more than three years as travel rebounds are facing a deluge of applicants for cabin crew roles as fresh university graduates turn to the relatively high-paying career in a bleak job market.
China reining in AI chat, too
Companies doing some of the most cutting edge work in A-I are in China. Alibaba just released a new AI chatbot called Tongyi Qianwen, or "truth from a thousand questions." But China is clamping down
Lula says will invite Xi to Brazil as China trip approaches
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday he would invite his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to Brazil, speaking on the eve of his departure the Asian country in a bid to tighten relations between the two countries.
US House committee chair 'concerned' by Tesla deals in China
The leader of a U.S. congressional committee on China said on Monday he was concerned about electric carmaker Tesla Inc's dependency on China, a day after the company revealed plans to open a Megapack battery factory in Shanghai.
China Auto Parts Makers Join Apple in Offshore Factory Push
Chinese car-parts makers are facing growing pressure from overseas customers to set up factories outside the country as mounting trade tensions and three years of Covid lockdowns make them wary of relying too heavily on China.
France’s Emmanuel Macron Draws Criticism Over Taiwan Remarks
French President Emmanuel Macron faced criticism on both sides of the Atlantic after he called on Europe to develop a stance independent of the U.S. in navigating tensions between Beijing and Taiwan.
Hunter's CEFC China Energy Co. Partner, Mervyn Yan, Subpoenaed
Biden family business associate Mervyn Yan, a former top CEFC China Energy Co. official, was recently subpoenaed by James Comer.
Warren Buffett-backed BYD announces new shock absorption tech for premium EVs
Electric vehicle giant BYD is banking on new driver-assist technology to smooth out car rides and get the edge on its EV competition.
Rivalry between America and China has spread to the Indian Ocean
The world’s most powerful navies are swarming to a long-neglected maritime region
WSJ News Exclusive | Debt Standoff Between China and U.S. Hurts Poor Countries, Zambia’s President Warns
In an interview, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema said finding an agreement on restructuring Zambia’s debt will send an important signal to other highly indebted developing countries.
Japan urges peace in Taiwan Strait as Beijing simulates attack
Japan stressed on Monday the importance of peace in the Taiwan Strait during a meeting of senior Japanese and Chinese officials after Beijing held three days of war games around the island.
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For Apple, India Is the Next China
Apple’s move to open its famed retail store in India signals the market is a high priority.
BYD Considers Building New Car Battery Factory in Spain - Pandaily
Leading Chinese new energy vehicle maker BYD is considering building a new battery super factory in Spain.
‘Who Stole My Life?’ China’s gaokao identity theft scandal, illustrated
A Beijing artist depicts, through paintings, a recent revelation of mass identity theft that shook Chinese social media.
Grappling with my Chinese roots
A Chinese adoptee who grew up in Maine reflects on her difficult road to embracing her identity.
Editor’s note for Thursday, August 6, 2020
A note from today’s editor of the The China Project Access newsletter.
Mike Pompeo proposes American Great Firewall to keep out Chinese technology
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the U.S. to develop a “Clean fortress” around citizens’ data, with unclean technologies defined as those with Chinese origins. This is essentially an American version of China’s Great Firewall, though its implementation is uncertain.
Twitter labels state media, YouTube deletes China-linked channels
Twitter has begun labelling the accounts of government representatives and media as “state-affiliated,” while Youtube said it had deleted more than 2,500 YouTube channels with links to China “as part of its effort to weed out disinformation.”
Chinese girl, 17, escapes forced marriage after calling the police on her parents
A 17-year-old Chinese girl in Guangdong Province has successfully escaped a forced marriage arranged by her parents after seeking help from law enforcement.
Chasing the Yellow River across the heartlands of China
In early May, Mads Vesterager Nielsen set out on a planned five-month motorbike odyssey across China. Anxiety over coronavirus has slowed him down here and there, but only a little.
A savory summer meal: Cold noodles with shredded chicken
A summertime recipe that’s delicious and refreshing.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, August 5, 2020
A note from today’s editor of the The China Project Access newsletter.
‘They screamed like babies’: Uyghur prisoner describes abuse in Xinjiang
In one of the most detailed accounts from a Uyghur prisoner in Xinjiang to date, the fashion model Merdan Ghappar leaked video and text describing his detention, including instances of torture that he witnessed. Ghappar’s account shows that even well-integrated Uyghurs are being targeted, and that arbitrary detentions have continued into 2020.
U.S. announces highest-level official visit to Taiwan since 1979
The Trump administration is sending a senior official to visit Taiwan. Does this portend a big change in Taiwan policy?
Beijing and Washington are still talking trade, as China prepares for ‘protracted struggle’
Beijing has not given up on its relationship with the U.S. yet, but it is making plans for worst case scenarios.
Nanjing’s top high school goes back to emphasis on testing after parents protest about low exam scores
Creativity does not get you into a good university! That seems to be the message from parents of children at the top high school in east China’s city of Nanjing, which recently reversed plans to reduce the emphasis on high test scores.
The ‘bright future’ of Chinese life in Xinjiang
Life in the big city can be hard for Chinese migrant workers, but in Urumqi, economic incentives give them more opportunities than they’d get elsewhere. Provided that they are ethnically Han, that is.
Matteo Ricci and the slave trade that connected Portugal with Macau
In China, Matteo Ricci is known for his efforts in promoting mutual understanding. Sadly, his arrival to Macau was the result of the most shameful aspect of Europe’s global trade: slavery.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, August 4, 2020
A note from today’s editor of the The China Project Access newsletter.
Anger rises in China over Trump’s ‘inconceivable’ treatment of TikTok
Chinese state media and businesspeople are outraged at Trump’s requirement that TikTok sell its U.S.-based operations. The China Daily called it “tantamount” to “an officially sanctioned ‘steal’ of Chinese technology,” while famous tech investor Kai-Fu Lee called it “inconceivable.”
‘Hardworking bitches’ given cold shoulder by Microsoft employees in China office
Former employees of Chinese internet firms are engaged in a culture war with their colleagues at Microsoft China about work-life balance.
Between a rock and a hard place — Hong Kong’s democrats
A view of Hong Kong politics in the wake of the pan-democratic primaries and recent postponement of the Legislative Council elections.
The U.S. and China are on a lose-lose course
The U.S.-China relationship has survived obstacles and setbacks in the past. But today, amid high-level calls for both an economic and cultural decoupling, we have to consider what a rupture would look like — and its catastrophic consequences.
