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Editor’s note for Tuesday, November 16, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: the Communist Party’s third historical resolution was finally released, and it glorifies Xi Jinping as expected.
Biden-Xi meeting: No breakthrough, but a possible journalist visa thaw
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping’s virtual meeting yesterday evening appears to have been relatively friendly and promises more stability for the U.S.-China relationship. There were no breakthroughs, but Chinese media reported that an agreement had been reached to issue journalist visas, starting with the U.S. side.
Editor’s note for Monday, November 15, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Expectations are low for the Xi-Biden virtual meeting; a Chinese citizen journalist uploads a YouTube video of buildings in Xinjiang that appear to be detention facilities; Malaysian hip hop singer Namewee appears on Taiwanese state media Taiwan Plus to talk about his hit satirical ballad about over-sensitive Chinese nationalists, “Fragile.”
Editor’s note for Friday, November 12, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: The Chinese Communist Party has wrapped up its Sixth Plenum, ending in a communiqué and the announcement (but not yet release) of the Party’s third-ever “historical resolution.”
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 SupChina A.M. newsletter — sign up for free here.
Xi Jinping’s greatest hits, so far
Bloomberg, a news service owned by a New York billionaire, ranks Xi Jinping, chairman of everything.
China prepares to write Xi Jinping into history
The sixth plenum, a top Communist Party leadership meeting that started in Beijing today, is expected to approve a resolution that codifies General Secretary Xi Jinping’s image as an indispensable figure in Chinese history and governance, and set the stage for his “third term” that would begin at the 2022 Party Congress.
Who is the real Wang Huning?
Wang Huning is the most important political theorist in Xi Jinping’s China. But what kind of ideology does this man, who ascended to the Politburo Standing Committee after decades of advising different CCP leaders, actually believe in?
Editor’s note for Tuesday, November 2, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Xi Jinping prepares to use the sixth plenum to cement his legacy and authority; an explosive #MeToo scandal involving tennis star Peng Shuai and former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli began on Weibo but has been swiftly censored.
Editor’s note for Monday, November 1, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Xi Jinping has still not left China since January 2020, and contributed only by video at the G20 and merely wrote a letter to the COP26 climate change summit. Is he mostly being cautious about COVID-19 ahead of a CCP plenum on November 8-11?
China warns that Taiwan’s push for international space presents ‘seismic risks’
Beijing is very unhappy with statements in the last two days from Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen and from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the future of the island nation that China sees as a breakaway province.
Understanding China’s historic changes through informed empathy
“There is something major afoot in China right now,” says Kaiser Kuo, but single-lens analysis that lacks empathy won’t cut it in providing insight into the complexity of the changes. What SupChina has called the Red New Deal could mark the start of a new phase in Chinese history, and it deserves to be taken seriously and seen from multiple perspectives.
In flex of political muscle, Xi pushes through controversial property tax
China’s new five-year pilot program for property taxes is thin on details — including where it will be introduced, who will have to pay, how high, and how often. But Beijing is hoping the long-dismissed continuation of trials last implemented in 2011 is a way to safely and smoothly deflate the real estate bubble.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, October 19, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Xi Jinping wants a property tax, but reportedly faces widespread pushback from within the Party.
Editor’s note for Monday, October 18, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: The CCP schedules its next Central Committee plenum for November 8–11; Xi Jinping writes in Qiushi, the Party’s journal, about his ideas for “common prosperity.”
Tsai Ing-wen pledges to uphold Taiwan-China status quo amid ‘unprecedented challenges’
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Chinese leader Xi Jinping both gave speeches over the weekend that addressed the future of Taiwan. Xi described “Taiwan independence” as a “grave hidden danger” to his future plans, while Tsai insisted, “nobody can force Taiwan to take the path China has laid out for us.”
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden to meet later this year
The news of an expected virtual meeting came on the same day as a six-hour in-person meeting in Zurich between top U.S. and Chinese officials, after which both sides released statements assuring the world that they are being responsible.
The end of China’s runaway growth
Decades of double-digit growth have produced five problems that Chinese leader Xi Jinping hopes to correct with his “New Development Concept.” Will it work?
Hidden debt and ‘major implementation challenges’ on China’s Belt and Road
A comprehensive report from AidData estimates that $385 billion in debt from Chinese loans have been hidden from official balance sheets, and 35% of China’s Belt and Road projects have “major implementation challenges.”
Editor’s note for Wednesday, September 29, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 chairs a Politburo meeting on biosecurity. “It will be interesting to watch how the government rolls out plans to eliminate zoonotic diseases in the coming year: this will tell us more about where officials believe COVID-19 emerged than any official statements on the matter.”
UN chief urges China and US to keep bilateral disputes out of climate fight
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ appeal to the two superpowers comes ahead of the UN COP26 climate change conference next month.
UK planning last-ditch China climate talks to break impasse before Cop26
Exclusive: Crunch meeting of world leaders tabled for this month, with Xi key to success of climate summit
Opinion | Why Beijing Wants BlackRock but Not Capitalism
Economists know China needs financial reform, but the Party won’t loosen political control.
Chinese regulators urge gaming companies to protect children
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators on Wednesday summoned gaming companies including Tencent Holdings and NetEase Inc. and urged them to protect the physical and mental health of children, state media reported.
China chases 'rejuvenation' with control of tycoons, society
BEIJING (AP) — An avalanche of changes launched by China’s ruling Communist Party has jolted everyone from tech billionaires to school kids. Behind them: President Xi Jinping’s vision of making a more powerful, prosperous country by reviving revolutionary ideals, with more economic equality and tighter party control over society and entrepreneurs.
China’s Top Universities Get Poor Grades For Party Propaganda
The ruling party’s disciplinary arm says universities aren’t doing enough to ensure students learn Xi Jinping Thought in the ‘new era.’
Warning of Income Gap, Xi Tells China’s Tycoons to Share Wealth
As the country’s leader prepares for a likely third term, he is promising “common prosperity” to lift farmers and working families into the middle class.
China's Weibo bans BTS fan account for illegal fundraising
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese social media platform Weibo banned a fan club of popular South Korean K-pop band BTS from posting for 60 days, saying it had raised funds illegally, days after photographs of a customized airplane funded by the fan club were posted online.
China’s Alibaba to invest billions by 2025 for ‘common prosperity’
Move comes on back of Beijing encouraging firms to share wealth as part of a drive to ease inequality
China's health-care sector could be Beijing's next regulatory target, analysts say
China's health-care sector will probably be the next to fall under scrutiny, analysts warn, as the country's regulators crack down on everything from tech to education this year.
China's top leaders to meet in November to discuss achievements, East
East Asia News -The sixth plenum typically focuses on ideology and party building.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Spies for Hire: China’s New Breed of Hackers Blends Espionage and Entrepreneurship
The state security ministry is recruiting from a vast pool of private-sector hackers who often have their own agendas and sometimes use their access for commercial cybercrime, experts say.
Xi-Biden meet may be further delayed as China considers virtual G20 seat
If they fail to meet in Rome in October, it would be the longest delay before a newly inaugurated US president met his Chinese counterpart since 1997.
Huarong’s Survival Doesn’t Mean Chinese Firms Can’t Fail
It’s tempting to see the bailout of China’s largest bad bank as a sign that nothing has changed. But the Huarong saga obscures some significant developments behind the scenes.
Don’t point the finger at China over Tibet, says top official
Wang Yang, the number 4 in the party hierarchy, says any attempt to separate Tibet is doomed to failure as international scrutiny of Beijing’s policies grow.
In contrast to China-US tension, envoy to US talks of Iowa ‘old friends’
Qin Gang, China’s new ambassador to the US, continues seemingly friendly gestures, including a nod to Xi Jinping’s visits to Iowa.
Iran, China vow security cooperation after Taliban’s Afghan takeover
After presidents Ebrahim Raisi and Xi Jinping share phone call, Iran signals willingness to work with China on stability in Afghanistan, which borders both.
Chinese president vows to ‘adjust excessive incomes’ of super rich
Chinese Communist party to crack down on almost weekly creation of billionaire company bosses
China’s Communist Party Goes Back to Basics: Less for the Rich, More for the Poor
The president is signaling plans to more assertively promote social equality, as he tries to solidify popular support for continued Communist Party rule.
Xi’s foreign policy behind worsening China-Australia ties: Turnbull, Rudd
The former Australian prime ministers also blamed hawkish government ministers and conservative media for inflaming tensions with Beijing.
