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Chinese envoy’s Middle East tour heightens focus on sway over Iran
Diplomatic observers said it is not clear how far Beijing will be able to lean on Iran in an effort to stop the Israel-Gaza conflict escalating further
China vice premier pushes for more Apple investment, cooperation
China's Vice Premier Ding Duexiang told Apple CEO Tim Cook the group was welcome to participate in developing China's digital economy, as Cook made a surprise visit to Beijing less than a month after the Chinese launch of its iPhone 15.
China and Russia supercharge trade with record US$25 billion grain order
Economic cooperation between the neighbours continues to be ramped up as poor ties with Western countries and the war in Ukraine have restricted trade and stalled supply chains.
U.S. must hold on to its 'One China' policy, Joseph Nye says
At Tokyo forum, Japan's defense minister calls on Beijing for 'dialogue'
Australia jails Chinese woman 3 years after US$630 million record drug bust
A Chinese woman has been jailed for three years in Australia for money laundering linked to the country’s biggest drug bust involving US$630 million of cocaine.
Apple CEO Cook meets top technology minister as Beijing demands app store compliance
Apple CEO Tim Cook met China’s information technology minister after the regulator demanded that all apps on the mainland, including those on the US firm’s app store, be vetted by authorities.
China's troubled property sector to face more debt defaults
More debt defaults are likely to emerge in China's property sector as troubled developers struggle with a weak home sales outlook, while fund raising remains challenging, according to credit analysts.
China Evergrande says it will revise its restructuring plan
Developer's hearing for U.S. bankruptcy protection in New York postponed
China's Middle East envoy visits region gripped by Israel-Hamas crisis
Political analysts consider Zhai Jun's trip to be largely for show
Chinese Communist Party’s diplomatic arm in ‘candid’ meeting with US think tank
China has stepped up backchannel efforts with the United States amid signs of a thaw in bilateral relations.
Australia says 'not necessary' to cancel port lease to Chinese firm
PM's office confident of 'safety' with 99-year rent-out of Darwin port to Landbridge
Israel-Gaza war: China stands with Russia to help cool crisis, envoy says
On first leg of his mediation trip to the region, Beijing’s Middle East envoy Zhai Jun meets Russian counterpart Mikhail Bogdanov in Doha. Zhai also says Beijing ready to work with Qatar and play ‘a constructive role’ in easing tension.
Russia Pushes Security Talks With North Korea, China
Moscow’s top diplomat, on a Pyongyang trip, advocated for the three-way talks to counter the U.S. threat.
In Depth: The Struggle Facing Big-Box Supermarkets in China
Carrefour’s shrinking presence is emblematic of broader gloom that has befallen the country’s supermarket operators that are competing with e-commerce platforms and smaller stores
Wang Yi angers Chinese netizens by touting Belt and Road abroad
Big spending questioned as people back home struggle
Taliban plans to join China's Belt and Road Initiative
Chinese companies already operating in resource-rich Afghanistan
Pentagon accuses China of accelerating nuclear build-up
New report to Congress finds Beijing on track to exceed previous projections
Reporter wins support after Nebraska governor dismissed story because the journalist is Chinese
Advocates and Nebraska lawmakers are defending a reporter after Gov. Jim Pillen said her story about environmental concerns at his farms wasn’t worth discussing because the reporter was from “communist China.”
Washington wants to completely cut Huawei off from U.S. suppliers
The U.S. is cracking down even harder on Huawei, and is heading towards a total ban on allowing American suppliers to sell to the embattled Chinese telecom giant.
China is losing Europe’s east to Taiwan
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Czech President-Elect Petr Pavel had a cordial phone chat Monday, underscoring China’s waning influence in a region that was once under Beijing’s spell. Meanwhile, Taiwanese diplomacy is quietly making its biggest post-Cold War gains, with ties between Kyiv and Taipei increasingly warm.
Editor’s note for January 31, 2023
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Japan and the Netherlands join U.S. chip curbs to China
The trilateral agreement will deal yet another blow to China’s ability to access and produce advanced semiconductors. But Beijing is already up and running in the race to make chips at home.
Editor’s note for January 30, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
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Editor’s note for January 20, 2023
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Editor’s note for January 18, 2023
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China hits COVID peak, but Lunar New Year travel may cause a new wave
China’s health ministry announced that the number of critical COVID patients has already peaked, but official data has yet to mollify public concerns about the swell of anticipated infections over the Lunar New Year holiday.
Editor’s note for January 18, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China slaps 18-year prison sentence on Macau’s ‘Junket King’
Alvin Chau, the 48-year-old former chair of Suncity Group, has been found guilty in a case centered around hundreds of billions worth of illegal bets. His high-profile case is the latest move in Beijing’s crackdown on Macau’s once-lucrative gambling industry.
‘A drunkard drinks not for the liquor ’— Phrase of the Week
State giants China Post and Sinopec, as well as sports brands Li Ning and Anta, are crossing over into China’s ‘hot’ coffee sector. But their motivations are very different from those of Starbucks and Luckin.
Is the Turkish government going to stand up for Uyghurs, or will economic interests win out?
As Turkey heads into an election season, officials are promising that the country will not extradite Uyghurs to China. Can they be trusted?
Islamic State suicide attack at Afghan Foreign Ministry kills five when Chinese delegation was supposed to visit
A suicide bombing outside the Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul has left at least five dead and scores wounded. It hasn’t even been a month since the Islamic State launched a similar attack targeting Chinese nationals at a hotel in Afghanistan’s capital.
Philippines voids joint oil exploration pact with China
A mere week after a friendly visit to Beijing by the Philippine president, the country’s Supreme Court brought the gavel down on an “unconstitutional” 2005 pact with China and Vietnam to explore oil in the disputed South China Sea. The waters have only gotten murkier.
Editor’s note for January 10, 2023
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Chinese companies have broke ground on a new oil field in East Africa
A joint venture between two Chinese state-owned companies recently began development of a new oil field in Uganda, as Beijing seeks to diversify its oil imports through a massive pipeline that goes from the Congo border to the Indian Ocean.
Announcing Paul French’s Ultimate China Bookshelf
The China Project is delighted to announce a new regular feature by Paul French: The Ultimate China Bookshelf.
Jack Ma will no longer pull the strings at Ant
Billionaire Jack Ma will no longer control fintech powerhouse Ant Group, and a senior official says China’s tech crackdown has ended. These are signs that the ‘previous era of breakneck growth is over,’ Martin Chorzempa, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, told The China Project.
