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‘Keep calm under pressure’ — Phrase of the Week
A new Chinese internet phrase captures the mood of needing to keep calm and carry on.
October 28, 2022 Source: The China Project
Chief Executive John Lee’s speech fails to stir up COVID-hit Hong Kong
In his first policy address, Hong Kong leader John Lee unveiled a list of strategies to try to rebuild the city’s reputation as Asia’s finance hub. But he did not mention an ease to COVID restrictions.
October 19, 2022 Source: The China Project
No more easy money from mass testing despite COVID zero
COVID testing companies in China pocketed billions of yuan in the first half of 2022, but the big bucks that have lured many newcomers to enter the market may end soon, as Beijing has imposed price caps for testing.
October 19, 2022 Source: The China Project
The 20th Communist Party Congress begins in Beijing
Xi addressed some hot-button issues in his opening speech: COVID zero isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, tough talk on Taiwan, and Hong Kong’s return from “chaos.” But don’t ask about the economy — the GDP report has been delayed until an unknown date.
October 17, 2022 Source: The China Project
This week on TikTok: COVID zero policy, U.S.-China tech war, and baby formula industry
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October 14, 2022 Source: The China Project
Editor’s note for Thursday, October 13, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
October 13, 2022 Source: The China Project
No, China isn’t throwing the doors open again
“You’d think people would have learned their lesson after watching Xi Jinping emerge as one of the most conservative, ideological leaders of China in decades,” writes Myth of Chinese Capitalism author Dexter Tiff Roberts: “I certainly learned mine.”
October 13, 2022 Source: The China Project
Beijing doubles down on COVID zero ahead of Party Congress
The People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s house newspaper, has this week published two commentaries pledging support of COVID zero, ending hopes that China will relax its pandemic policy at the Party Congress.
October 11, 2022 Source: The China Project
Will Beijing follow Hong Kong and loosen COVID-zero?
Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan have eased up on COVID restrictions. Could the Chinese mainland be next?
September 26, 2022 Source: The China Project
The woodpecker plan: Haidilao’s strategy for hotpot restaurants in the time of COVID
The ongoing COVID-zero policy is making life very hard for China’s restaurants, including the biggest player in China’s hotpot market, Haidilao, which has announced losses for the first half of the year.
September 16, 2022 Source: The China Project
More of the same under Xi’s COVID-zero China
Lockdowns of varying strictness are going on all over China, causing food shortages, obstructing access to medical care, and limiting holiday travel plans. But one very important person plans to leave home: Xi Jinping will take his first trip outside China since the start of the pandemic.
September 12, 2022 Source: The China Project
Will China’s bubble finally burst?
Tom Orlik, Bloomberg’s chief economist, returns to discuss the updated edition of his book — and whether the property crisis, “common prosperity,” tense foreign relations, or the COVID lockdowns are finally going to bring about the crash long predicted by the “China bears.”
August 25, 2022 Source: The China Project
How European businesses feel about China’s economic direction | Live with Lizzi Lee
Joerg Wuttke, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, says that EU companies are becoming more cautious about Beijing — and Xi Jinping’s zero-tolerance handling of COVID isn’t helping.
August 23, 2022 Source: The China Project
China’s economy stumbles further as property market woes deepen | Live with Lizzi Lee
China’s high yield market is “over for a while,” says Alicia García-Herrero, chief economist for Asia-Pacific at French investment bank Natixis.
August 22, 2022 Source: The China Project
China cuts key interest rates as economy falters in July
China’s economy delivered poor results across the board last month, renewing Beijing’s efforts to double down on support. Will it be enough?
August 15, 2022 Source: The China Project
China relaxes COVID curbs for international travelers
Chinese authorities halved the quarantine period for overseas travelers entering China, but have emphasized the decision does not represent a pivot in the nation’s COVID-zero policy.
June 28, 2022 Source: The China Project
Is it possible to be optimistic about rule of law in China — Q&A with Neysun Mahboubi
The lockdown in Shanghai prompted questions about the legality of some of the coercive measures taken by the Chinese government in the efforts to control the spread of COVID-19. Neysun Mahboubi, a leading scholar of Chinese law and governance, told me about the Chinese legal community’s reactions, and much more.
June 3, 2022 Source: The China Project
The psychological weight of lockdown
Dr. George Hu, a clinical psychologist based in Shanghai, discusses the state of mental health in Chinese cities under lockdown.
June 2, 2022 Source: The China Project
Beijing organizes emergency meeting to stabilize faltering economy
The State Council hosted a video conference with top government officials today, in hopes of drafting new measures to boost its struggling, COVID-hit economy.
May 25, 2022 Source: The China Project