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Beijing weighs delaying approval of $69bn Broadcom-VMware deal
Move would come in wake of tougher US controls on Chinese access to high-performance chips
Country Garden, Facing Debt Deadline, Says Executives Have Not Left China
The company, one of China’s biggest property developers, took the unusual step of stating that the company’s founder and its chairwoman were “working normally.”
China’s Military Is Making Risky Moves and Adding Nuclear Warheads, U.S. Says
The Defense Department said in a report to Congress that Beijing’s “coercive” air intercepts were aimed at intimidating U.S. forces in the region.
China's Country Garden bondholders seek talks after missed payment -sources
Country Garden bondholders are seeking urgent talks with the troubled property developer after it missed a $15 million coupon repayment, putting it at risk of default, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
China is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections, a US report says
A Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is on track to significantly increase its nuclear weapons arsenal by 2030 and is “almost certainly” learning lessons from Russia’s war in Ukraine about what a conflict over Taiwan might look like.
China stationed up to 6 warships in Middle East over the past week: reports
The arrival of a replacement escort group in the Gulf region meant two advanced 052D destroyers have been stationed there at a time of heightened tensions.
Philips CEO: China business, supply chain undergoing major changes
Making more products for China locally and buying chips from several suppliers are just two of the supply chain changes Dutch healthcare technology firm Philips is making due to rising trade tensions, its CEO Roy Jakobs told Reuters.
After Dog Mauls Child, Chinese Cities Push to Tighten Pet Laws
Earlier this week, footage surfaced online showing a black rottweiler assaulting a young child and her mother.
Chinese scientists are hunting for the next viral disease threat to humans
Researchers have conducted a massive sampling survey of bats, rodents and shrews to identify animal-to-human transmission risks.
Italy's DR Automobiles faces antitrust probe over Chinese origins of its cars
Italian carmaker DR Automobiles is facing an antitrust investigation for allegedly misleading consumers over where its DR and EVO-branded vehicles are made, the Italian competition authority (AGCM) said on Thursday.
Taliban says plans to formally join China's Belt and Road Initiative
The Taliban administration wants to formally join Chinese President Xi Jinping's huge 'Belt and Road' infrastructure initiative and will send a technical team to China for talks, Afghanistan's acting commerce minister said on Thursday.
‘Pain could be too much’: China’s regional banks facing US$300 billion shortfall
Regional banks could suffer a capital shortfall of 2.2 trillion yuan (US$301 billion) from China’s local government debt crisis, according to S&P Global Ratings.
The Chinese Burger Startups Vying to Take a Bite Out of KFC
Armed with beefy venture capital investments, Chinese fast-food brands are winning over consumers with a combination of aggressive price cuts and patriotic marketing tactics.
China state-owned companies buy back shares
Move to boost investor confidence comes after government efforts fell flat
China formally arrests Astellas employee suspected of spying, Japan urges release
China has formally arrested a Japanese businessman who was detained in March on suspicion of espionage, the Japanese government said on Thursday, calling on Beijing to release its national to avoid the issue becoming another thorn in relations.
Belt and Road Forum shows China recalibrating after 10 years
Smaller projects, tech prowess appeal to Global South as Europe grows wary
Country Garden sells down a barely started Australia project
Four years after Chinese property giant Country Garden launched a A$2 billion ($1.27 billion) development of 3,600 homes an hour's drive southwest of Sydney, the outer suburban site remains a sparse field with fewer than 50 houses under construction.
China formally arrests Japanese man for alleged espionage
Employee of drugmaker Astellas detained since March; Tokyo requests his release
Xi could strike a real blow to military corruption if he wanted to
China defense minister's disappearance may be as much about politics as malfeasance
China ramps up yuan internationalisation under Belt and Road Initiative
China is using loans agreed through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to promote the yuan internationally, having already boosted the yuan's share of global payments to record levels.
COVID theater and COVID consequences
A note for Weekly newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for January 5, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Afghanistan inks an oil deal with China, but the Taliban and Beijing don’t really trust each other
The Taliban-led administration has signed a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya basin in northern Afghanistan. But recent attacks on Chinese nationals and other marks of instability will likely make Beijing proceed cautiously.
Editor’s note for January 4, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn
Ecuador and China sign a free-trade agreement
Ecuador has become the fourth Latin American country to ink a lucrative free-trade agreement with China. But not everybody is happy about Beijing’s growing engagement in the region.
Xi Jinping says it’s normal for people to hold different views
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Philippines President Marcos flies to Beijing to woo China
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is in Beijing on his first foreign trip of the new year. He is expected to ink a slew of trade and agriculture deals, and even a memorandum of understanding over the disputed South China Sea.
China’s private tutoring firms can’t catch a break
A new set of rules for education and tutoring companies brings no respite for the once-booming sector, which has been suffering since a government crackdown began in 2021.
Can China win over Lula’s Brazil again?
China is sending a high-level delegation to attend the inauguration of Brazil’s former President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is known to be an “old friend” in Beijing. But the world has only gotten more tense since Lula’s pro-China policies of the 2000s.
Gaming is back on in China
Much to the relief of Chinese gaming giants like Tencent and NetEase, China’s industry regulator has approved dozens of foreign and domestic gaming licenses in yet another thaw in Beijing’s sweeping technology crackdown.
Under threat from China, Taiwan moves to boost military training
Taiwan is extending its military conscription to one year amid increasing belligerence by the People’s Liberation Army over the weekend.
Editor’s note for December 22, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Protest at Chinese-funded projects in Pakistan
The port of Gwadar is once again the scene of protests against Chinese-funded infrastructure. Locals say they are not seeing any benefits and have to endure too many security checkpoints to get around their own town.
Editor’s note for December 21, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn
China and Australia signal warmer ties, but can the good vibes last?
Two high-level exchanges between China and Australia have signaled a thaw in yearslong tensions. The Australian foreign minister says she also brought up human rights and the cases of two Australians detained on apparently trumped-up charges.
Editor’s note for December 20, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Military buildups along disputed border stoke fears of escalation between China and India
After the latest skirmish between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control, Delhi has responded to renewed Chinese activity with a military buildup and road construction on its side of the contested border.
Editor’s note for December 19, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China reports only two COVID deaths as infections strain healthcare system
The two deaths in Beijing are the first official fatalities China has reported since relaxing COVID zero, as a wave of cases strain its healthcare system and its economy. But no one believes that only two people have died from the virus.
Rumors swirl in Kabul over attack on Chinese-operated hotel
There’s something happening in Afghanistan, but what it is ain’t exactly clear.
