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China critics chased in Mekong as Beijing's security clout grows
Laos, others in region cooperating with neighbor to stifle Chinese dissidents
China Local Government Debt Has Investors Worried About Bond Defaults
China is attempting to defuse risks from its $9 trillion pile of off balance-sheet local government debt, without resorting to major bailouts.
What does US commerce secretary’s China visit mean for American businesses?
US commerce secretary’s trip next week comes as many American businesses have begun shifting away from China, but not abandoning it entirely, due to political and economic concerns.
Xi's green push fuels China's opposition to Fukushima water release
Environmentalists gain greater voice as priorities shift in Communist Party
Banking Crisis: Are Sick Lenders Mostly In US or China?
The two governments are both addicted to debt. Lenders are just collateral damage.
China Financial Crisis Could Threaten Xi Jinping's Hold on Power
The Chinese leader could soon find himself staving off two different economic crises. One threatens his hold on power.
U.K. weighs inviting China to AI summit, but Japan favors G7 leadership
One proposal would include Beijing in broader ministerial talks
U.S. to extend China chip export waivers for Taiwan, Korea chipmakers
Washington prioritizes avoiding turmoil in global semiconductor supply chains
U.S. eyes sale of F-16 search and track systems to Taiwan
State Department OKs proposed $500m deal, Pentagon says
Huawei is building secret network for chips, trade group warns - Bloomberg News
Huawei Technologies Co is building a collection of secret semiconductor-fabrication facilities across China to let the company skirt U.S. sanctions, a Washington-based semiconductor association has warned, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
U.S. to Sanction Chinese Officials for Forcible Assimilation of Tibetans
The State Department said a Chinese boarding-school program deprives young Tibetans of their culture, broadening the challenge of China’s human rights.
California needs Chinese tourists. Where are they?
Lack of flights, visa challenges and political tensions all keep visitors away
China's Xi Jinping calls for accelerated BRICS expansion
South Africa says 22 countries have formally asked to join bloc
Chinese envoy Xie Feng meets Gina Raimondo to set tone for visit
China’s ambassador to Washington tells senior US official the countries ‘should not harm each other’ and urged expanding areas of cooperation ahead of her four-day trip to Beijing and Shanghai.
BRICS Summit: China’s Xi Says BRICS Should ‘Accelerate’ Plan to Expand Members
President Xi Jinping called on the BRICS bloc of emerging markets to fasttrack a plan to expand its members at a summit in South Africa, as China leads a push to give the group more clout on the world stage.
Xi's missed speech at BRICS event sparks speculation
Chinese president attends Wednesday meetings after absence deemed 'very odd'
China’s property crisis is a US$261 billion pain for banks, investors: Goldman
China’s lenders, trust firms, insurers and other investors could face US$261 billion of credit losses as the nation’s property developers fall behind debt repayments, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs.
On Taobao, Someone Will Yell at Your Hopeless Romantic Friend for a Fee
Apart from giving love advice, other services include simple chitchats and morning wake-up calls.
As Viewers Fret, China Vows to Streamline Fees for OTT Content
In recent months, netizens have voiced frustration about subscribing to multiple video streaming platforms with overlapping content and additional fees for mobile subscriptions.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 strikes China's northeastern Liaoning - CENC
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Dalian city in China's northeastern Liaoning province at 6:19 p.m. (1019 GMT) on Wednesday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.
Editor’s note for March 27, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Harvard’s William Kirby on China’s higher-education system and his book ‘Empires of Ideas’
This week on Sinica, Harvard’s eminent sinologist William Kirby joins Kaiser to talk about his book ‘Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China,’ and to share his views on the state of higher education in China and the U.S.
‘Can we ban iPhone in retaliation?’ Chinese internet reacts to TikTok hearing in the U.S.
As TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew endured a half-day of grilling before a U.S. Congress committee over national security concerns, the Singaporean executive was showered with praise on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, for his fluent English, calm demeanor, and courage to stand up against what many described as “anti-China tactics.”
‘Going all in on the economy’ — Phrase of the Week
A new three-character slogan hints at the challenges China’s economy faces in 2023.
Editor’s note for March 24, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Costco entered China at the right time but can its success last?
Members club warehouse retail is suddenly very big in China, and Costco may have struck gold by offering bulk quantities of high value products that Chinese consumers want to buy.
Taiwanese pragmatism: President Tsai Ing-wen to meet U.S. House Speaker in California
Despite Beijing’s complaints, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and her Democratic Progressive Party are adopting a prudent approach to China’s sensitivities, argues DPP supporter Chieh Yen.
Talking contemporary Chinese poetry with translator Martin Winter
“Poetry is many things at once. Poetry is where dichotomy dissolves: what you think you know transforms.”
This week on TikTok: China’s gold mines attacked, Xi’s Russia visit, and the TikTok ban
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.
Chinese conspiracy theory about Thai human trafficking fuels tourism concern
Unsubstantiated rumors about Thai human traffickers targeting Chinese women have become so popular on social media that the Thai Embassy in China had to officially debunk the claim and reassure Chinese tourists about safety in the country.
Chinese state TV’s full throated endorsement of Putin’s war
A veteran observer of Chinese state media has been tracking CCTV’s coverage of the war in Ukraine. It does not even pretend to be balanced.
China and Russia’s ‘journey of friendship’ continues as battle rages in Ukraine
Putin and Xi speak about mutually beneficial cooperation, but Beijing’s ties to Moscow fuel tension with the West.
Documenting the destruction of Uyghur and Kirghiz culture in China
Uyghur scholar and poet Aziz Isa Elkun has watched in anger as the Chinese government has waged war on the traditional music, dance, and poetry of his village home, and all the Turkic cultures of Xinjiang.
Are Hollywood films losing appeal for Chinese audiences?
After years of strict management on cinematic imports and a pandemic-induced disruption, China’s film sector is reopening to the world again. But while the regulatory environment is working in its favor, Hollywood seems to be struggling to satisfy Chinese audiences.
Editor’s note for March 23, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
The Xi-Putin meetings
This week, a bonus episode to keep you caught up on the week’s biggest China story: Xi Jinping’s two days of meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Maria Repnikova, a Latvian-born native Russian speaker who is also fluent in Chinese and who teaches Chinese politics and communications at Georgia State University, joins the show again to talk about what each side hoped for, what each side got, and the asymmetries of power on conspicuous display in Moscow.
‘Phantom Shanghai’ documents a city in the throes of change
Greg Girard documents, via photography, the street-by-street, lilong-by-lilong, shikumen-by-shikumen loss of Old Shanghai.
The Russia-China joint statement: what has changed since last year
The war in Ukraine, criticism of World Trade Organization sanctions, support for Africa, and words such as “dialogue,” “peace,” and “cooperation”: Let’s take a closer look at the recent China-Russia joint statement.
