Editor’s note for Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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Hong Kongers talk about their own and U.S. protests
We asked Hong Kong protesters their opinions on their own protests as well as those in the U.S.
Sinica Early Access: Why doesn’t the China bubble pop? A conversation with Bloomberg’s chief economist, Tom Orlik
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Bloomberg’s chief economist, Tom Orlik, about his new book, China: The Bubble That Never Pops. A longtime resident...
Sinica Early Access: Censored: Molly Roberts on how China uses deterrence, distraction, and dilution to control its internet
This week on Sinica, we continue with the ongoing California series of podcasts that Kaiser recorded last winter, and present a conversation taped in December...
Tiananmen vigil goes on in Hong Kong as security law looms
Thousands in Hong Kong attended the city’s annual vigil marking 31 years since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown last Thursday. Police had earlier announced a ban on public gatherings due to COVID-19, but in the end they did not enforce that ban.
Links for Tuesday, June 9, 2020
BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY: The people who make artificial intelligenceA U.S. secret weapon in AI: Chinese talent / NYT (porous paywall)“New research shows scientists educated in China...
Will people get locked up for ‘defaming’ traditional Chinese medicine?
Last week, health authorities in Beijing unveiled a set of proposed regulations on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for public consultation. One specific article has drawn the ire of legal experts and people skeptical of TCM practices.
Should Chinese women have multiple husbands?
An online controversy erupted in China when Yew-Kwang Ng (黄有光 Huáng Yǒuguāng), a Malaysian economist who currently serves as a professor of economics at Fudan University in Shanghai, published an article suggesting that China legalize and promote polyandry to mitigate the country’s surplus of bachelors.
China pins hope on street vendors to revive economy
In an attempt to revive China’s battered economy and tame an unemployment crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 27 Chinese cities, including key metropolises like Shanghai and Chengdu, have announced plans to bring back street vending. This is a complete turnaround after many years of crackdowns on street stalls for “urban beautification.”