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Gina Raimondo Says China Visit Aimed at Protecting U.S. Economic Interests
U.S. commerce secretary says she will use a four-day visit to China to ensure an easing in tense relations between the two countries.
Australia concerned about China economy, monitoring 'very closely'
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday the government was closely watching China amid "concerning" signs of economic weakness that could weigh on Australia's economy.
In the face of China’s economic crisis, it’s trial by fire for Premier Li Qiang
In his five months as premier, Li Qiang has been on the move at home and abroad, touting President Xi Jinping’s agenda while trying to empower the economy in the face of mounting questions and uncertainties.
U.S. commerce chief begins China trip with focus on chips, AI
Raimondo to seek open channel for dialogue through tech tensions
The Panda Party’s Almost Over
Three of Washington’s most beloved residents are heading back home, ending an era amid frostiness in U.S.-China relations.
Canadian minister makes rare China trip for talks on climate, biodiversity
Canada's Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault on Saturday leaves for Beijing to join talks on fighting climate change and preserving biodiversity, the first Canadian minister to go to China in four years.
What China’s Economic Woes May Mean for the U.S.
The fallout is probably limited — and there may be some upside for American interests.
He Fled China’s Repression. But China’s Long Arm Got Him in Another Country.
Beijing has become more aggressive in its pursuit of dissidents overseas, as highlighted by the arrest of a Chinese rights lawyer in Laos.
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Raimondo Heads to China to Both Promote Trade, and Restrict It
The commerce secretary’s trip may be the clearest demonstration yet of the balancing act the Biden administration is trying to pull off in its relations with China.
Taiwan reports combat drone as China military activities continue
Taiwan's defence ministry said on Saturday morning that over the past 24 hours it had detected 20 Chinese air force planes entering the island's air defence zone, including a combat drone the flew along Taiwan's Pacific east coast.
Isabel Crook, 107, Dies; Her Life in China Spanned a Century of Change
A noted educator and anthropologist, she spent almost her entire life in China, where she was a committed friend of the Communist government.
Censors Quash Discussion of Singapore Paper's Op-Ed Criticizing Xi Jinping
A Singapore paper’s publication of a blistering opinion piece criticizing Xi Jinping did not escape notice on Weibo, where netizens surreptitiously praised it. Titled “The Economy Is The Problem, Its Root Is Politics,” the piece was authored by Hong Kong businessman and writer Lew Mon-hung, a former member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference […]
Weekend Long Read: The Challenges of Mounting a Legal Defense in China
Impediments preventing lawyers from adequately defending their clients have become alarmingly common, undermining public trust in the judicial system
China's Wang Yi pushes for multipolar world in return as foreign minister
Disappearance of previous minister Qin Gang remains unexplained a month after removal
China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima nuclear plant begins its wastewater release
Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant in Fukushima is releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.
Taiwan's vice president accuses China of attempting to influence upcoming elections
Taiwan’s vice president and front-runner in upcoming presidential elections has accused China of employing unfair trade practices that could be used to influence the voting.
China bans Japanese seafood over Fukushima nuclear waste water release
Beijing strongly condemns the discharge into the Pacific Ocean and says there is no data to show the action is safe.
PAID OFF: Congress says it’s cracking down on Chinese lobbying. The truth is more complicated
New legislation would change the rules around how Chinese companies disclose their lobbying activity, but it might not reduce the amounts they spend on buying influence in the U.S.
‘Stubbornly Chinese’ — Phrase of the Week
A new derogatory phrase used by an overprivileged Chinese influencer to criticize Chinese people living on the mainland began as the Hindi word for “China” thousands of years ago.
This week on TikTok: Crypto, WeChat ban, and free speech
Want more like this? Subscribe to The China Project’s official TikTok channel, The China Project, where Susan St.Denis explains complex topics about China clearly and simply in TikTok’s fast evolving visual and verbal language.
Steppe songs on the silver screen: Q&A with Qiao Sixue, director of ‘The Cord of Life’
Inner Mongolian filmmaker Qiao Sixue discusses her debut feature, the musical and cinematic tradition of ethnic Mongolians in China, and the emergence of the “Inner Mongolian New Wave.”
Florida state universities ban TikTok and WeChat from campus networks
Chinese students on college campuses in Florida won’t be able to WeChat home from now on.
Xi offers no help on Ukraine after meeting with Macron and von der Leyen
As expected, not much came out of the highly-anticipated meeting between the leaders of China, France, and the EU in Beijing today. But France did walk away with some lucrative business deals.
Activists call for complete ban on Hikvision, Dahua, and other firms that make surveillance tech used in Xinjiang
The tech companies that have profited off human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Chinese citizens continue to sell their wares worldwide and get funding from global investors.
Editor’s note for April 6, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Sinica at the Association for Asian Studies conference
This week on Sinica, something different: Kaiser asks over a dozen scholars of various facets of China studies to talk about their work and make some recommendations! You’ll hear from a variety of scholars, from MA students to tenured professors, talking about a bewildering range of fascinating work they’re doing.
‘China Shakes the World’ answered critical questions during an uncertain time
James Kynge wrote about China’s economic rise in the early-2000s and predicted its impact on the world. What was not necessarily apparent to readers back then was, in large part, made so by this book.
The hidden benefits of learning Chinese: Q-and-A with psycholinguist Sara Maria Hasbun
“Beyond being respectful to your host country, there are serious cultural and cognitive benefits to learning even just a little bit of a foreign language.”
Tsai meets McCarthy: Will China double down on threatening Taiwan or play it cool?
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is meeting U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in LA today. Will there be fierce words or crickets from Beijing tonight?
How good is Ernie, China’s answer to ChatGPT?
On March 16, search giant Baidu launched Ernie Bot — an artificial intelligence platform like ChatGPT. Ernie is China’s chat bot market leader, and we now have a sense of how well it works.
How Twitter became a porn platform for gay men in China
Although Twitter is not typically associated with adult content, it has built a reputation among Chinese gay men as a hub for amateur pornographic media.
When does cruelty become brutality? On state violence in Northwest China
In Carlos Sanchez’s book “A Sense of Brutality,” cruelty is defined as enjoying the pain of another. In Xinjiang, there was a form of enjoyment, disguised as ethno-nationalist pride, of the detention of Uyghurs, suggesting cruelty at scale.
Editor’s note for April 5, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
The Tiananmen protests officially called a ‘revolutionary movement’
When a million people converged on Tiananmen Square on April 4-5, 1976, to mourn Zhou Enlai, authorities used violence to disperse the gathering. Two years later, the central government reassessed the events of those days.
Queer China deserves better journalism
Australian news outlet Crikey recently retracted a three-part series they called “China’s queer purge” after receiving backlash from the Chinese LGBTQ community. We asked two journalists passionate about reporting on LGBTQ issues to share their reactions.
