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Credit Suisse acquisition complicates UBS China ambitions
Analysts expect UBS to sell rival's businesses on the mainland after $3.2bn deal
China capital Beijing experiences first population decline since 2003
The death rate in China's capital Beijing surpassed its birth rate in 2022, official data showed on Tuesday, pushing its natural population growth into negative territory for the first time since 2003.
Young Chinese Embrace Temple Visits to Evade Life’s Pressures
Online travel platforms are seeing a surge in bookings to religious sites from young people seeking a “heart-cleansing experience.”
Can China’s Communist Party be everything everywhere all at once?
How far the party succeeds in being the sole agent to discover social problems and solve them all in a vast and complex nation remains to be seen.
Xi invites Putin to China for third Belt and Road Forum - Xinhua
China's President Xi Jinping has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to China this year for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, the official Xinhua News agency reported on Tuesday.
How an Army of Elderly Influencers Took Over China’s Instagram
The pandemic led to a surge in the number of Chinese seniors using a range of mobile apps. Now, retirees are migrating onto an unexpected platform: the lifestyle app Xiaohongshu.
Glencore Set to Lose Crown as Top Cobalt Miner to China’s CMOC (LON:GLEN)
A Chinese miner is set to overtake Glencore Plc as the world’s top cobalt producer this year, as the rush for critical green-energy metals intensifies.
Russia-China Summit Showcases Challenge to the West
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin reaffirmed the deepening political and economic ties between their two countries at a summit that telegraphed their shared interest in challenging a world order led by the U.S. and its democratic allies.
Kremlin says Putin and Xi discussed Chinese peace proposal
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had held a "thorough" exchange of views during their first day of talks and had discussed Beijing's peace plan for Ukraine.
China’s No 5 official Cai Qi named President Xi Jinping’s new chief of staff
Cai Qi is the most senior official to become director of the General Office of the Central Committee since Mao Zedong’s time.
I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor Factory
As the US boosts production of silicon chips, an American journalist goes inside TSMC, the mysterious Taiwanese company at the center of the global industry.
BYD sets up separate brand units in bid to retain dominance · TechNode
The move comes as BYD pursues a wider customer base, especially in the luxury car segment, rolling out several new brands and offerings.
Exclusive: BYD reduces shifts at two electric vehicle plants in China - sources
BYD has reduced shifts at two auto assembly plants in China, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a sign of how weaker demand in the world's largest auto market is affecting its best-selling electric vehicle brand.
RWE says US ban on imports from Xinjiang threatens solar ambitions
Germany’s biggest utility warns green energy projects are suffering delays but group supports the US legislation
Baidu to launch ERNIE Bot-integrated cloud service on March 27 · TechNode
Chinese search giant Baidu plans to integrate its cloud service with its newly launched ChatGPT alternative, ERNIE Bot.
Xinjiang’s US exports down 90 per cent, 8 months after ‘forced labour’ law began
Exports from China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to the US dropped by almost 90 per cent in February, eight months after the Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act came into effect.
Putin Hails China’s Peace Proposals to End War in Ukraine
After two days of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin pledged even closer ties with Russia’s most powerful backer and hailed Beijing’s proposals for ending his war in Ukraine.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Will Transit in US on Her Way to Central America
Taiwan confirmed that President Tsai Ing-wen will transit through the US, with Biden administration officials warning Beijing not to overreact to the visit.
IMF to assess Sri Lankan governance as part of $3B bailout
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday it is assessing Sri Lanka’s governance in the first case of an Asian country facing scrutiny for corruption as part of a bailout program.
Ignoring experts, China's sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives
BEIJING (AP) — When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a massive onslaught of cases. Hospitals turned away ambulances, crematoriums burned bodies around the clock , and relatives hauled dead loved ones to warehouses for lack of storage space.
Editors note for March 6, 2020
Dear Access member, Wash your hands frequently and have a great weekend! Our word of the day is 1992 Consensus (九二共识 jiǔ’èr gòngshì). —Jeremy Goldkorn, Editor-in-Chief…
Editor’s Note For Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Dear Access member, Tomorrow, we’re doing a COVID-19 update conference call with Yanzhong Huang, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations…
K-pop singer Zico’s #AnySongChallenge takes off in China
Very much like its American counterpart Tiktok, ByteDance’s short-form video app Douyin thrives on musical memes, dance challenges, and good-looking celebrities participating in viral trends…
More than 80,000 Uyghurs in coerced labor across China — report
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute published an important report into a labor program in China called Xinjiang Aid, where ethnic minority Uyghurs are transferred to factories across the country under coercive conditions. More than 80,000 Uyghurs were put into the program from 2017 to 2019, the report says.
