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Editors note for January 23, 2020

Dear Access member, Interested in bribery risk management in China? And why wouldn’t you be if you have business there?…

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Links for January 23, 2020

The editorsJanuary 23, 2020

BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY: China’s markets drop amid virus concernsChina markets under strain before holiday amid virus uncertainty / Bloomberg (porous paywall)…

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Sinica Podcast: Observing Taiwan’s presidential election

The editorsJanuary 23, 2020

Maggie Lewis, a law professor at Seton Hall University, discusses the recent presidential election in Taiwan, where she and other…

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Links for Wednesday, January 22, 2020

The editorsJanuary 22, 2020

BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY: How a Chinese tycoon saved a New England paper millA Maine paper mill’s unexpected savior: China / NYT…

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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 109

The editorsJanuary 22, 2020

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: A phase one trade deal between the United States and China is met with…

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Links for Tuesday, January 21, 2020

The editorsJanuary 21, 2020

BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY: Chinese 5G comes to UgandaChina’s ZTE, MTN start 5G technology trial in Uganda / PML Daily (Uganda)Chinese telecom…

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Foreigner accounts of the Cultural Revolution

The editorsJanuary 21, 2020

Sidney Rittenberg, Erwin “Sid” Engst, and Joan Hinton are among the more well-known names, but there were other foreigners with…

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Sinica Early Access: Observing Taiwan’s presidential election

The editorsJanuary 21, 2020

Maggie Lewis, a law professor at Seton Hall University, discusses the recent presidential election in Taiwan, where she and other…

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Week in review for January 17, 2020

The editorsJanuary 17, 2020

Here are the stories that caught our eye this week: Phase one of the U.S.-China trade deal was signed in a…

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Links for January 17, 2020

The editorsJanuary 17, 2020

BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY: Putting the newest GDP numbers into contextChina’s GDP growth falls to 6.1 percent / Caixin (paywall) China’s economic…

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