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Dull tech earnings chalked up to increased spending
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November 19, 2021 Source: The China Project
China’s Singles Day avoids the limelight
How to run an event centered around rampant consumerism in the age of “common prosperity.” This story is from the The China Project A.M. newsletter — sign up for free here.
November 12, 2021 Source: The China Project
Editor’s note for Friday, November 5, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Jack Ma might soon sell the South China Morning Post to a Chinese state-owned company; foreign journalists and foreign residents in Hong Kong are frustrated with declining freedoms; considering the future of “COVID zero” and India-China relations.
November 5, 2021 Source: The China Project
Alibaba’s silicon chip in the age of hypersonic missiles
Alibaba’s Yitian 710 chip shows how the U.S.-China-Taiwan semiconductor dance hides an increasingly unstable equilibrium.
November 1, 2021 Source: The China Project
Crypto VC firm gears up to invest while tech majors stay away
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October 26, 2021 Source: The China Project
A fallen semiconductor star looks to SOEs and Alibaba for help
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October 21, 2021 Source: The China Project
Can cheap robots solve Chinese labor shortages?
Chinese factories are experiencing electricity shortages that will affect the world’s supply of everything from iPhones to Christmas lights. Now they can’t find enough workers. Can robots help?
September 29, 2021 Source: The China Project
Chinese Big Tech’s walled gardens continue opening up
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September 29, 2021 Source: The China Project
Elon Musk kisses the ring in China
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September 27, 2021 Source: The China Project
Alibaba ‘believes in justice and kindness’ after court drops sexual assault case against former manager
Alibaba has vowed to change its company culture after recent allegations about a rape perpetrated by one of its managers. But Chinese internet users are not convinced that the company has learned any lessons.
September 7, 2021 Source: The China Project
China bulls lose a boatload of money on Alibaba, on paper
Some investors remain sanguine as Alibaba and other Chinese internet stocks continue to tank.
August 19, 2021 Source: The China Project
China steps up antitrust campaign with new draft rules targeting internet companies
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published a set of draft regulations on internet companies that was remarkable for its detailed list of prohibited behaviors.
August 17, 2021 Source: The China Project
Alibaba fires manager accused of rape after social media outcry
Public awareness of sexual misconduct is at an all-time high in China after the arrest of pop star Kris Wu last week. Now, after a female employee documented her alleged assault in an 11-page document, China’s biggest ecommerce company is facing a reckoning.
August 9, 2021 Source: The China Project
Shares plunge as Beijing pushes ahead with new rules for education and tech companies
Investors are fleeing Chinese education stocks and pricing in risks across a range of industries as Beijing heats up a long-brewing regulatory storm.
July 26, 2021 Source: The China Project
On a dry spreadsheet, lives to be saved: How a collaborative document helped flood rescue efforts in Zhengzhou
As floodwaters in Henan Province recede, China’s tech giants are doing their best to do their civic duty with large aid donations and online tools to help victims.
July 22, 2021 Source: The China Project
China’s antitrust probe: Tencent and Meituan are next
China’s crackdown on Big Tech is real and ongoing, but it’s not going to kill the geese that lay the golden eggs. Here are the latest developments.
April 30, 2021 Source: The China Project
Tech is coming for China’s convenience stores
Convenience stores in Japan and Taiwan have long offered their customers everything from beer and soft drinks to an amazing variety of freshly cooked food. The Japanese chains and their local knockoffs have grown rapidly in China in the last two decades, but now tech companies are aggressively moving into their turf.
April 22, 2021 Source: The China Project
All the electric car companies in China — a guide to the 46 top players in the Chinese EV industry
Electric vehicles, smart systems to drive them, and advanced batteries to power them are attracting enormous sums of capital and China’s best engineering talent. These are the companies that are fighting for one of the most lucrative markets in the world. Many of them will be global EV players.
April 20, 2021 Source: The China Project
Alibaba fined $2.8 billion in landmark antitrust case
In a major escalation of its crackdown on Big Tech, the Chinese government went after ecommerce giant Alibaba for abusing its market position. Many Chinese people cheered.
April 12, 2021 Source: The China Project
Delivering packages for Chinese logistics companies pays terribly, according to new report
China’s ecommerce boom is great for consumers, but the people who do the last-mile delivery put up with miserable working conditions for small salaries.
March 26, 2021 Source: The China Project