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Biden and Xi to have phone call after Lavrov U-turn
In this week’s China-Russia update: Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will talk as China continues to send ambiguous signals about the Ukraine invasion, and more.
March 17, 2022 Source: The China Project
It’s a crazy world out there! Rui Ma on this week’s wild stock market fluctuations in China
Veteran tech investor and advisor Rui Ma answered our questions about the wild week that Chinese companies have had in markets on both sides of the Pacific.
March 17, 2022 Source: The China Project
Justice Department accuses five people of intimidating Chinese dissidents in the United States
Five people have been charged by the United States Department of Justice for intimidating U.S.-based Chinese dissidents on behalf of the People’s Republic of China.
March 17, 2022 Source: The China Project
Has Beijing signaled an ease to the tech crackdown?
Chinese stocks have feverishly rebounded, after Beijing signaled support for the market at a meeting on Wednesday.
March 16, 2022 Source: The China Project
Evergrande gets go-ahead to sell electric vehicles
Embattled Evergrande has been approved to sell electric vehicles, joining the list of firms pivoting to new ventures amid Beijing’s crackdowns.
March 16, 2022 Source: The China Project
China’s soft power collides with Russia’s war on Ukraine
Maria Repnikova, an assistant professor at Georgia State University, joins the Sinica Podcast to discuss China’s media coverage and response to the war in Ukraine, and the impact of China’s pro-Russian tilt on Beijing’s soft-power ambitions.
March 16, 2022 Source: The China Project
Editor’s Note for Tuesday, March 15, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
March 15, 2022 Source: The China Project
Beijing rebukes U.S. claim that Moscow asked it for aid in war on Ukraine
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese Politburo official Yang Jiechi met in Rome yesterday, amid reports that Russia requested Beijing for aid. The meeting did not clear anything up.
March 15, 2022 Source: The China Project
Lithium battery startup files for IPO in Hong Kong
Chinese EV battery giant CALB plans to IPO in Hong Kong. After a bad year in 2020, the company has ridden on the success of China’s booming EV sales.
March 15, 2022 Source: The China Project
JD Logistics acquires domestic courier amid a rise in competition
JD Logistics has bought courier company Deppon Logistics for nearly $1.5 billion, becoming China’s second-largest logistics company behind SF Express.
March 14, 2022 Source: The China Project
Major cities lock down as Omicron breaks through China’s defenses
Shanghai and Shenzhen are among several major cities in China that have gone under lockdown as the nation hits a two-year high in new COVID-19 cases. What does this mean for the country’s COVID-zero policy?
March 14, 2022 Source: The China Project
Editor’s Note for Monday, March 14, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Chinese stocks in Hong Kong tank, and a closer look at what Chinese people really think about Putin’s war in Ukraine.
March 14, 2022 Source: The China Project
Viktor Ahn, the South Korea–born coach of Chinese speed skaters, apologizes for his wife’s Taiwan gaffe
Given the long-standing rivalry between China and South Korea, Viktor Ahn, who was hired as a technical adviser for the Chinese national short-track team in the lead-up to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, was a rare South Korean celebrity who enjoyed near unanimous love from Chinese internet users. But no longer.
March 14, 2022 Source: The China Project
Human trafficking and bad influences on youth were hot topics at Two Sessions 2022
Here are three key social issues that were brought up at China’s biggest political event of the year.
March 14, 2022 Source: The China Project
China wraps up its most successful Winter Paralympics ever
China topped the medals table at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, but it has to share the spotlight with the nation with the second-most medals: Ukraine.
March 14, 2022 Source: The China Project
Bye bye Li Keqiang — Editor’s Note for Friday, March 11, 2022
A note for readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
March 11, 2022 Source: The China Project
The state of Chinese feminism in 2022 with Leta Hong Fincher
Despite the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal crackdown on online feminist activism in recent months, Dr. Leta Hong Fincher sees a glimmer of hope in the rising public outrage over victims of human trafficking. Even as civil society shrinks, new feminist spaces like bookstores and cafés are emerging.
March 11, 2022 Source: The China Project
Taiwan’s ruling party downplays Pompeo visit after report alleges quid pro quo
Mike Pompeo’s visit to Taiwan last week made global headlines. But reports that he was paid $150,000 by Taiwan’s diplomatic office in the U.S. — and may have lobbied for Taiwanese public money on behalf of a U.S. investment fund — has cast his trip in a different light.
March 11, 2022 Source: The China Project
Tencent dives into overseas blockchain projects in bid to rule the metaverse
Tencent has invested in Immutable, a Sydney-based NFT startup, as the Chinese tech giant looks to diversify into more blockchain opportunities overseas.
March 11, 2022 Source: The China Project
Beijing supports ruble trade, amplifies Russian chemical weapons conspiracy theories: China-Russia weekly update
There is a tiny sliver of daylight between Beijing and Moscow when it comes to talking about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but it’s just a sliver.
March 10, 2022 Source: The China Project