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Xi Jinping's 'Global Community': A Uyghur view (Bitter Winter)Fallout from Xi's Russia visit will be felt first in Asia (Asia Times)Zelensky's gambit puts Xi on the spot (Newsweek)Russian 'invasion was wrong': Views from China on war in Ukraine (Al Jazeera)Xi Jinping says he is preparing China for war (Foreign Affairs)In seeking to curb China, Aukus may well have launched a new cold war – and an arms race (SCMP)'When China Attacks' – and the US goes down to defeat (Asia Times)An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent (NYT)The real reason China is arming Russia in Ukraine (Gatestone Institute)The Russia-China joint statement: what has changed since last year (The China Project)Economie - Nationaal
Foreign media's obsession with Jack Ma's travels misreads China's policies for private sector (Global Times)BYD seeks to beat Volkswagen as China's top automaker: chairman ($Nikkei)Rift between gaming giants shows toll of China's economic crackdown (NYT)China's cities are buried in debt, but they keep shoveling it on (NYT)China offers olive branch to entrepreneurs as Jack Ma returns ($Nikkei)Alibaba to overhaul China's biggest tech conglomerate into 6 units to reignite their entrepreneurial mojo as 'start-ups' (SCMP)How China keeps putting off its 'Lehman moment' (NYT)Alibaba founder Jack Ma returns to mainland China to visit school in Hangzhou (SCMP)China's economic rebound weaker than expected, warns Maersk (FT)The cloud over China's entrepreneurs raises capital flight risk (FT)Economie - Internationaal
Elon Musk plans China visit, seeks meeting with premier (Reuters)De-dollarization inevitable as use of other currencies accelerates (Global Times)China settles first LNG trade in yuan with UAE deal (Al-Monitor)China Premier Li pledges opening up to world amid US tensions ($Nikkei)China, Saudi Arabia consolidate energy ties amid uncertainty over Russian supplies (SCMP)China grants billions in bailouts as Belt and Road Initiative falters (FT)China's Africa Belt and Road investment drops as West spends more (Nikkei)The dollar is our superpower, and Russia and China are threatening it (The Washington Post)Russia surpasses Saudi Arabia as China's top oil supplier (Al-Monitor)China, Russia gas-pipeline statements raise questions on Power of Siberia 2 progress (SCMP)Internationale Relaties
Japan to restrict chipmaking equipment exports, with eye on China ($Nikkei)Bhutan yields to Chinese salami-slicing pressure in Doklam, causing immediate impact on India (Firstpost)China's growing influence threatens to undermine global human rights, new research finds (CNBC)US and SE Asia as perennial 'imperfect partners' (Asia Times)How China overreached and lost its grip in the Pacific (Asia Times)Xi Jinping's plan to annex Russian territory is there for all to see (The Telegraph)Saudis join Shanghai Cooperation Organization as China bromance blossoms (Al-Monitor)Pakistan police resort to shutting Chinese shops over terror risk ($Nikkei)Valery Gergiev, controversial conductor (CNN)Saudi crown prince calls Xi following Iran, energy deals (Al-Monitor)China - Verenigde Staten
China's role in the fentanyl crisis (Brookings)Rich or poor? China's 'developing' status faces fire (Asia Times)VP Kamala Harris' visit to Africa: Delivering on US commitments or countering China and Russia? (Brookings)Why the China-US contest is entering a new and more dangerous phase ($The Economist)China Inc. keen on setting up shop in the US despite tensions ($Nikkei)Joe Biden attempts to defang the Chinese tiger ($The Economist)The cold war with China is changing everything (NYT)China's diplomatic wins rise from America's losses (Asia Times)US hands China easy PR win with TikTok show (Asia Times)'Havoc and disaster': Chinese ambassador slams US in letter to NZ MPs ($The Sydney Morning Herald)China - Europa
EU's von der Leyen calls for tougher policy on China ahead of Beijing visit (Politico)China’s envoy warns EU of ‘peril’ from following US on trade curbs (FT)Europe must reassess its relations with China, says EU chief (The Guardian)TikTok: Civil service ban is politicising app - Chinese ambassador (BBC)Why China was the ghost at the EU summit banquet (FT)Spanish leader to discuss Ukraine war on Xi visit (FT)BBC urges staff to delete TikTok from company mobile phones (The Guardian)A Hungarian town seethes over a giant Chinese battery plant (NYT)1,100 scientists and students barred from UK amid China crackdown (The Guardian)Biden splits EU’s top ranks over China (Politico)China - Nederland
Beijing envoy warns Dutch of retaliation for chip curbs: 'China won't just swallow this' (SCMP)Chinese ambassadeur: 'We houden misschien niet van elkaar, maar we hebben elkaar wel nodig (FD)UK quietly shifts China policy as trust between countries erodes (The Guardian)China opposes Dutch plan to curb chip export (Reuters)Kabinet bevestigt beperking van export van ASML naar China ($de Volkskrant)ASML chief warns of IP theft risks amid chip sanctions (FT)Dutch Premier pokes China while praising 'century of America' (Bloomberg)ASML accuses China employee of stealing chip data (Asia Times)China reacts to export controls: Japan, the Netherlands, and Huawei (ChinaTalk)US, Japan and Netherlands in a squishy China chip ban (Asia Times)Politiek
An influential Chinese blogger disappeared from the internet. This woman says she knows why (CNN)Technology has become the double-edged sword of Asia's protests (BBC)China's new crackdown targets 'self-media' (Bitter Winter)Kotkin on China: Communism's Achilles' heel, deterrence, and learning from the USSR (ChinaTalk)China strengthens Communist Party oversight of financial sector ($Caixin)China releases plan on reforming Party and state institutions (Xinhua)The changing face of Chinese governance (Asia Times)Xi tightens grip, hardens stance on US: Key takeaways from China's annual political meetings (CNN)China's new premier needs to revive growth. How far will loyalty get him? (NYT)President Xi is zeker van ‘historische wederopstanding’ China, maar gemakkelijk wordt het niet ($de Volkskrant)Maatschappij
Japan in delicate deterrence dilemma over China (Asia Times)Chinese cities are so broke, they’re cutting medical benefits for seniors (CNN)Hohhot trial of Christians who illegally sold legal bibles scheduled for late April (Bitter Winter)Chinese delivery worker reflects: 'When you call, they want you knocking. When you knock, they want you calling' (ChinaTalk)Douyin: the app making more noise than TikTok in China (Asia Times)Online trolls are taking a toll in China (BBC)In China, marriage rates are down and 'bride prices' are up (NYT)China population: primary and kindergarten enrolments tumble as the country's record low birth rate hits home (SCMP)Wenzhou parents asked to sign a 'kindergarten family commitment not to believe in religion' (Bitter Winter)China's social credit system bigger than Big Brother (Asia Times)Militaire zaken
Russia to power China's nuclear weapon ambitions (Asia Times)Chinese coast guard ship chased out of Vietnam waters (RFA)Iran flexes military muscle after joint naval drills with Russia, China (Al-Monitor)As war in Ukraine grinds on, China helps refill Russian drone supplies (NYT)China sends military drones to Democratic Republic of Congo amid fears of regional war (The Diplomat)Japan sends missile units to southwestern island to face China threat (Kyodo)Chinese official asks if Australia’s Aukus nuclear submarines intended for 'sightseeing' (The Guardian)China, Iran and Russia hold joint maritime exercise in Gulf of Oman (China Military Online)China's new 'super island builder' set to roil South China Sea (Asia Times)Penny Wong hits back at China's claim Aukus nuclear submarines will fuel an arms race (The Guardian)Cultuur
Fan Bingbing returned to the global spotlight, after a five-year absence from the big screen (CNN)Jackson Wang and China's quest for a global pop idol (FT)Modern adaptations of mythology proof of strong cultural confidence (Global Times)China's 2022 box office tops 30 billion yuan (Xinhua)Most assume writing systems get simpler. But 3,600 years of Chinese writing show it's getting increasingly complex (The Conversation)China's Golden Rooster Awards winners announced (Xinhua)Les nouvelles formes du marché de l’art contemporain en Chine (Le Vent de la Chine)Return to Dust review – paean to the simple life (The Guardian)Return to Dust — rural Chinese love story hums with emotional truth (FT)From worship to birth, oracle bones carry the secret of Chinese characters' origins (Global Times)Wetenschap en Onderwijs
China to slash foreign researchers' access to academic database (Nikkei Asia, FT)China approves its first mRNA Covid-19 vaccine (CNN)China jobs: Beijing urged to reform vocational education and end discrimination to plug skilled worker gap (SCMP)China's answer to ChatGPT gets an artificial debut and disappoints (NYT)'Gargantuan': China fossils reveal 70-tonne dinosaur had 15m neck (The Guardian)Fearing ChatGPT is opium,' China to build its own (Asia Times)China's new human gene-editing rules worry experts (BBC)China takes 'stunning lead' in key technological research, think tank says (The Japan Times)China leads the world with 4.21 million valid registered patents in 2022 (Mondaq)Chinese educators should embrace ChatGPT as part of reform, experts say ($Caixin)Milieu
Getting China to stick to its carbon commitments (Asia Times)How China, the US and others watered down a key UN climate document (Bloomberg)China adds coal capacity for energy security despite green goals (Nikkei)Number of giant pandas in Chengdu breeding base increased 12-fold over past 30 years (Ecns.cn)Lithium mining crackdown highlights environmental woes (China Digital Times)'We keep pets and eat livestock, why not this?': China’s defiant fur farmers (The Guardian)China approves biggest expansion in new coal power plants since 2015, report finds (Reuters)Chinese police arrest 90,000 for wildlife crimes (Xinhua) 25 feb 2023West finally hitting back at China’s cleantech dominance (Asia Times)China coal: energy shortage ensures chemical romance ends badly (FT)Rampen en ongelukken
'Being truthful is essential': scientist who stumbled upon Wuhan Covid data speaks out (The Guardian)The Guardian view on how Covid began: look to the future (The Guardian editorial)New data links pandemic's origins to raccoon dogs at Wuhan market (NYT)China confirms 53 'missing or dead' from February mine collapse (The Straits Times)Scores missing after large mine collapse in China (BBC)Landslide halts rescue of over 50 missing after China mine collapse (Xinhua)Xi orders all-out rescue efforts after Inner Mongolia coal mine collapse (Xinhua)Tesla accident causes 1 death, 1 injury (Global Times)The Cultural Revolution is still a part of China today (The Spectator)Tibet avalanche death toll rises to 28 as search for survivors ends in Lunar New Year homecoming tragedy (SCMP)Schandalen
The undoing of Guo Wengui, billionaire accused of fraud on 2 continents ($NYT)China's fake science industry: how 'paper mills' threaten progress (FT)Nouvelle pièce du puzzle sur l’origine du Covid-19 (Le Vent de la Chine éditorial)WHO blasts China for withholding info on COVID origin after data pulled offline (Fox News)WHO accuses China of withholding data on pandemic’s origins (NYT, Outlook India)Doctor who exposed China's cover-up of Sars crisis dies aged 91 (The Guardian)The Italian job: How the CCP laundered mafia money in Italy (Bitter Winter)Bao Fan: Why do Chinese billionaires keep vanishing? (BBC)Global asset managers in China grapple with fraudulent investor schemes (Reuters)Chinese lab leak most likely origin of Covid-19 pandemic, Energy Department now says (WSJ)Sport
China's soccer experiment was a flop. Now it may be over (NYT)Lu Pinlin: The forgotten football king of China (Xinhua)Lu Pinlin: The forgotten football king of China (Shine)Chinese football stars and officials held in Xi's corruption crackdown (The Guardian)Yao Ming caught in the cross-fire as Chinese basketball team leaves top league on eve of Covid reopening (CNN)Why soccer hasn't graduated in China ($Caixin)China's football crisis: what happened next after Covid struck? (The Guardian)F1 facing four-week gap with no replacement for Chinese GP (PA Media)Smart deterrence: China's AI-warfare plan for Taiwan (Asia Times)At the Australian Open, Shang Juncheng leads wave of talent from China (NYT)Taiwan
Taiwan: China paying people to protest Tsai's US visit (NHK)China stages combat patrols after warning Taiwan about US speaker meeting (Reuters)Taiwan calm in face of China raising tensions, President Tsai says in New York (Reuters)The politics of Taiwan's Ma Ying-jeou referencing 'yan huang descendants' (SCMP)China is preparing merchant Ro-Ro ferries for amphibious warfare (Maritime Executive)Taiwan braced for further water shortages in its chipmaking hubs (FT)Political uncertainty in Taiwan adds to US-China tensions (WSJ)US bans good for Chinese chipmakers, and bad for us, says Taiwanese rival (The Register)China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between US, Taiwan region (Xinhua)China renews threats as Taiwan president greeted by crowds in New York (The Guardian)Hongkong
Hong Kongers hold first protest in years under strict rules (AP)UK must fight for Jimmy Lai’s release, friend of jailed Hongkonger tells MPs (The Guardian)From Singapore to Seoul, Asia's rising art capitals vie for Hong Kong's crown (CNN)Hong Kong police put bailed pro-democracy leader Albert Ho back under arrest (Reuters)Hong Kong: two arrested for possessing ‘seditious’ children’s book (The Guardian)Hong Kong galleries thrive despite lockdowns and crackdowns (FT)Hong Kong bans rapper who joked about hurting the feelings of the Chinese people (RFA)Beijing's key office on Hong Kong affairs to answer directly to China's top Communist Party leadership (SCMP)Hong Kong court jails Tiananmen anniversary vigil organisers (The Guardian, Reuters)‘Hong Kong society is still highly patriarchal’ (The China Project)Macau
Koning van de casino's en exclusieve reisjes verdwijnt voor achttien jaar in de Chinese cel ($de Volkskrant)Alvin Chau: Macau gambling kingpin jailed for 18 years (BBC)Macao casino revenue plunges 51% to 18-year low amid zero-COVID ($Nikei)Mainland Chinese vaccine tourists flock to Macau for mRNA Covid jabs (FT)Macau's MGM Cotai casino under lockdown after dealer infected (Nikkei)Macau to broaden reach of national security law in response to Pelosi's Taiwan trip (RFA)Macau begins 11th round of mass testing in worst COVID outbreak (Reuters)Macau shuts down casinos following Covid outbreak (BBC)Macau businesses asked to suspend operation to curb COVID-19 (Xinhua)Macao casino king Alvin Chau 'cheats' government of $1bn in taxes (Nikkei) Tibet
Sichuan Tibetan writer sentenced to 4 years for defending Tibetan language (Bitter Winter)China's plan to assimilate Tibet (Newsweek) Western media should respect facts when reporting boarding schools in Tibet: FMThe mysterious death of a Tibetan Tantric scholar Geshe Phende Gyaltsen (Bitter Winter)United Nations: 'One million Tibetan children forcibly separated from their parents' (Bitter Winter)SW China's Xizang to complete the building of 4,000 km of railway lines by 2025 (Global Times)The fate of Tibet after the inevitable: A Tibetan opinion (Bitter Winter)Ngaba Prefecture, Sichuan: Massive re-education to prevent Tibetan self-immolations (Bitter Winter) 1 feb 2023The weaponization of 'zero COVID' against Tibet (Bitter Winter)Zhangzhung: how China reinvents ancient Tibetan history (Bitter Winter)Xinjiang
Cultural genocide: the indoctrination of Uyghur children (Bitter Winter)A Uyghur view: Putin got his arrest warrant - Xi Jinping should be next (Bitter Winter)'Like a war zone': Congress hears of China's abuses in Xinjiang 're-education camps' (The Guardian)Empowering the next generation of Uyghurs to challenge China's genocide (Bitter Winter)More Uyghur criticism of Donnie Yen: wasn't he more guilty than Will Smith? (Bitter Winter)Regime's cheerleader was among the presenters at the Oscars: The Donnie Yen fiasco, a Uyghur view (Bitter Winter)Abduxaliq Uyghur, 1901–1933: Uyghurs remember their beheaded poet (Bitter Winter)Energiebedrijven hopen samen meer te kunnen betekenen voor de Chinese Oeigoeren (Trouw)Muddled engagement with China leaves Xinjiang in the lurch (FT)Uyghur woman serving 21 years in jail for sending children to religious school (RFA)Binnen-Mongolie
Chinese deprogrammer in Inner Mongolia honored by Xi Jinping (Bitter Winter)The not-so model minority: Xi Jinping's Mongolian crackdown (China Leadership Monitor)Sweden stops deportation of Inner Mongolian dissident (Safeguard Defenders)Top political advisor urges accelerated efforts in promoting Putonghua in N.China's Inner Mongolia (Global Times)Wang Yang tours Inner Mongolia, says unity is more important than autonomy (Trivium China)Xi Jinping tells authorities in Inner Mongolia to 'solve ethnic problems' and promote use of Mandarin (AFP)Xi Jinping tells Inner Mongolia's NPC deputies to put Mandarin first in schools ($$SCMP)Netizens shocked by high-profile corruption case in Inner Mongolia involving head of economic zone (Global Times)Why critics are asking if Inner Mongolia is the next Tibet or Xinjiang (intellinews)N.China's Inner Mongolia passes regulation to promote ethnic unity (Global Times)Een lach en een traan
Word of the week: Westernized lifestyle (生活西化 shēnghuó xīhuà) (China Digital Times)Chinese startup invents long-distance kissing machine (The Guardian, agencies)Screenings of Winnie the Pooh horror film cancelled in Hong Kong (Reuters)Censors quash discussion of Xi’s unanimous re-election as president (China Digital Times)Sleep quality among students discussed at 'two sessions' (Shine)China censors women modeling lingerie on livestream shopping – so men are doing it (CNN)China's censors are afraid of what AI chatbots might say (ChinaTalk)A protest song has emerged in China - it's the communist anthem (China Change)Chinese netizens petition for an earlier return of female panda Ya Ya in the US zoo (Global Times)2,400-year-old flush toilet discovered in China could be one of the oldest ever (CNN)