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Per protocol,
@MFA_China
Director for N. American and Oceanian Affairs Yang Tao was at the airport to see
@SecBlinken
off as he wrapped up his China tour (left pic). Yang was also there receiving Blinken when he arrived in Beijing. Any assertion to the contrary is false.
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As promised, EXCLUSIVE translation of
@elonmusk
's article in China Cyberspace. Musk goes over his endeavours in clean energy, robot, brain-machine interface technology and space travel for a Chinese audience. h/t
@ZichenWanghere
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Thread: Underreported but potentially huge news on
#China
's anti-Covid measures: Zeng Guang, chief epidemiologist of China's CDC, released a lengthy post Monday that is largely seen as a strong hint that China is reconsidering its
#ZeroCovid
policy. Here's what he said.
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Weibo cracks down on jokes targeting Ukrainian women, punishes 74 accounts.
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China's Supreme People's Court: the 996 working scheme or 9am-9pm, 6 days/week is a serious breach of labor laws, relevant company's working arrangement is considered invalid.
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China crossed a historical milestone today.
According to the National Energy Administration, China's installed capacity of renewable energy hit 1.32 billion kilowatts by the end of June, exceeding the coal-fired power generating capacity for the first time. 🌞
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#Beijing
says Tuesday it's releasing 100 tons of eggs reserve. Ok, I didn't know we had an egg reserve, how are eggs reserved anyway?
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Many people don't know this, but there are people other than Confucius and Sun Tzu who also contributed to the Chinese culture and may shape China's policies.
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🧵Late last night
#China
's top diplomat Wang Yi held phone calls with his Iranian and Saudi counterparts to discuss the recent hostilities between
#Iran
and
#Israel
. Here's what they said, according to an official readout.🇨🇳🇮🇷🇸🇦
#IranIsrael
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Riding on a crowded subway. Girl next to me had her phone literally in my face so can't help seeing her screen. Watched her as she texted 哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈 on wechat without the faintest hint of smile on her face. Now I'm depressed.
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Remember the case that emerged on Jan. 18 in
#Beijing
's Chaoyang district? His tracing revealed a deeply touching story of hardship and sorrow that has gripped the entire country. The man, surnamed Yue, was described as someone working odd jobs moving construction material. /1
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Signs are emerging that China's supply chain is running into somewhat of a snare.
I tweeted a couple of days ago that highway exits are being shut down across the country, most notably in the Yangtze River Delta region, one of
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In recent years, many Chinese companies, most notably internet companies, are accused of overworking employees. Article 36 of labor law says laborers shall work no longer than 8 hrs per workday, and no longer than 44 hrs per week on average.
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#Shanghai
unveils "extraordinary" measures to reboot its economy. The 50-item plan is expected to alleviate 300 bln yuan of the burden from market participants this year, according to local officials.
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Great news for Chinese, U.S. journalists as both sides reach a consensus on journo visas, per Chinese media. 1. journalists currently displaced may return to their posts in respective countries; 2. U.S. agrees to give 1 year, multi-entry visas to CHN journos,
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This erroneous assertion that can be proven false by a simple Baidu search could only have been the result of long-running bias. In reality, movies with posters featuring black actors/actresses routinely enjoy success in the Chinese market.
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The word 头破血流 from
#CPC100
speech seems to be gaining traction, w/ some gruesome translations being floated. But let's be fair, this is one of those words that gradually lost their literal meaning over the yrs, to chn ears it conveys total failure, not broken skull & blood
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Just how heavy was the rain that pounded North China in the past few days?
Short answer: For Beijing, it's the biggest in recorded history, for the combined region of Beijing, Hebei, and Tianjin, it's the biggest in 60 years.
Now let's look at numbers.
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He noted that both Chinese & Western scientists have much in consensus, including that patients infected by
#OmicronVariant
are less likely to become critically ill or die, the consensus leads him to believe that Covid-policies of China and other countries will one day "merge"./2
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The latest
@BeijingChannel
looks at Xi's bookshelf as shown during his New Year Address. Based on open-source photos, I recognized 62 (sets) of books that were not blocked by the photo frames. Below are some finds.
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A day after a mass protest broke out in
#Zhengzhou
over frozen bank accounts,
#Henan
banking regulator pledged to compensate victims with frozen funds of less than 50k yuan beginning July 15, and funds of other victims will be compensated at a later time.
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After much covered tasting of Cantonese food in Guangzhou,
@SecYellen
's first meal in Beijing is at a Sichuan restaurant. In fact, it is a Zhujingban operated by Sichuan government and long touted as one of the most authentic sichuan restaurants in town.
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When discussing the timing for adjustment of China's Zero-Covid measures, Zeng said it "will not remain forever", and co-existing with the virus is a long-term goal. Though he made clear that China is in no hurry to "open its doors", especially during the traditional flu /3
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China Southern Command issued video & statement on the encounter between 🇨🇳🇺🇸 jets on Dec. 21: "Despite repeated warnings, the U.S. plane abruptly changed its flight posture, pushed left toward the Chinese plane and made dangerous nearing maneuvers."
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#China
is pledging to make travelling to China easier for foreign biz execs, technicians, and family members by making full use of "fast track" travel policies, in a policy paper aimed at attracting foreign investment, especially in the manufacturing sector. /1
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⭕️China has noted Iran's statement that its action taken was limited and was an act of self-defense.
⭕️China appreciates Iran's stress on not targeting regional and neighboring countries as well as its reiteration of continuously pursuing a good-neighborly and friendly policy./3
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While many countries are halting visa services in China,
#France
is taking the initiative on Weibo, telling Chinese netizens that "France is welcoming Chinese friends w/ open arms". The contrast is not lost on Chinese netizens, according to comments.
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⭕️China believes that Iran can handle the situation well and spare the region further turmoil while safeguarding its own sovereignty and dignity.
⭕️The pressing task is to implement SC Resolution 2728 ASAP, achieve a ceasefire, and end the fighting in Gaza./4
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In the Iranian phone call, Wang said
⭕️China strongly condemns and firmly opposes the attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, regarding it as a serious violation of international law and unacceptable./2
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FWIW,
#China
's politburo meeting which gave green light to
#3childpolicy
also addressed the underlying factors that discourage childbearing and proposed measures to tackle them. If implemented properly, the willingness to have more children could potentially rise. /1
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Xi: US is on a neverending campaign to suppress Chinese trade & tech. This is not "de-risking" but creates risks. If US wishes to cooperate, China's door remains open, but if US is bent on stripping China of its legitimate rights to growth, China would not sit on its hands.
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This is categorically false. Director of N. America and Oceanic Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yang Tao was there to see Blinken off. He was also there when Blinken arrived in Beijing.
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over relaxing China's Zero-Covid policy at the moment, so Zeng's comment seems to have come out of nowhere for the public. Inducing such discussion into the public forum itself is a telling sign. Full text (Chinese) here /End
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Just wrapped up a trip to Shenzhen to see how their tech companies are faring against the backdrop of the great tech decoupling. The companies we visited differed in field, size, and temperament, but some common traits were worth sharing.
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The
#Psyduck
frenzy, one of the most successful marketing strategies this year, has even caught
#KFC
by surprise. A KFC source tells me they had expected
#Pikachu
to be the star and regretted not ordering more Psyducks. But they are glad that Psyducks are bringing joy to people.
KFC China is running its Pokémon toy promotion for Children's Day (June 1) where a kids meal comes with a Pikachu or Psyduck toy
The Psyduck toy has gone viral on social media given its dancing capabilities and is selling out quickly. Listings online are priced up to $200 atm
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Iran's Hossein Amir-Abdollahian briefed Wang on Iran's position. He said
⭕️UNSC didn't make a necessary response to Israel's attack and Iran has the right to self-defense.
⭕️Iran is willing to exercise restraint and has no intention of further escalating the situation. /5
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season of early spring, he said China should observe others' experiences with a cool mind and modest attitude. He concludes by saying "In the near future at an appropriate timing, China will surely present its version of the roadmap for co-existing with the virus."/4
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The thing I like about this guy is that he lays bare the fact that the wellbeing of the Taiwanese people means nothing to the people drawing up US Taiwan policy.
Thought experiment for
@joshrogin
based on his assertion "those who claim to be for protecting Taiwan ought to listen to its leaders":
If the KMT wins in '24 and pursues accommodation with China, would you support it? They would be Taiwan's leaders.
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⭕️KSA is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China to promote an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, start the implementation of the two-state solution, and help achieve stability in the Middle East at an early date./9
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In call with KSA, Wang said
⭕️China firmly opposes the serious violation of int'l law represented by the attack on the Iranian embassy.
⭕️China notes Iran's statement that it is not targeting regional/neighboring countries and that it pursues a good-neighborly policy./6
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This level of whitewashing of terrorism is disturbing and appalling.
Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the Gun down.
Malcom X
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In his mind, China's opening policy will be "one that is flexible yet manageable, one that benefits from China's whole-of-society system yet also learn from others' successes." My two cents: the post is widely considered a strong signal because 1. It offered a rather objective/5
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Saudi's Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said
⭕️KSA's position on the current situation is highly consistent with China's.
⭕️KSA is deeply concerned about the escalation and hopes that the situation will return to normal ASAP. KSA expects China to play an active and important role /8
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China releases major document blueprinting consumption/investment policies until 2035.
扩大内需战略规划纲要（2022－2035年）
Main focuses 1. boost domestic consumption; 2. expand room for investment; 3. concerting rural/urban development;
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description of the Western approach to Covid, explaining the reasoning behind such approach without dwelling too much on the failures of Western societies. Such side-to-side comparisons of the two approaches have been rare; 2. Zeng is perhaps one of the most authoritative/6
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⭕️China appreciates KSA's emphasis on resolving issues through diplomatic means.
⭕️China is willing to work together with KSA to avoid further escalation of confrontation. /7
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Who's paying for China's mass Covid testing? According to Chinese media, by and large local governments are. However, some regions have tapped into public health insurance funds(医保经费), which has been ordered to stop by the Nat'l Healthcare Security Adm.
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scientific voices in China on anything Covid-19, for him to discuss in length the advantages and risks of the co-existence indicates that policymakers have likely been making such evaluations; 3. There has not been an active discussion/7
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#Jiangsu
releases 5th and possibly the last report on the chained woman in Feng Co, Xuzhou City. Key takeaways: The woman, Xiao Huamei, is confirmed to be from Fugong Co. Yunnan province and is registered as being born on May 13, 1977. She was taken to Donghai Co.
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I've worked 6 years overseas as a journalist and I know how challenging of a job it can be. Luckily I have been treated well by the people of both countries I have been to. I hope all foreign journos can be treated well, especially at a time when mutual understanding is crucial.
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China's Foreign Ministry lists issues that will be waiting for U.S. Secretary of State
@SecBlinken
when he arrives in Beijing.
The list of issues is wide-ranging and builds on Xi-Biden call earlier this month, it reiterated some of the negative elements in the bilat-tie.
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Saw an unconfirmed screenshot that Peter Hessler will be leaving Sichuan University next semester as the school declined to renew his contract. So sad if true.
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A telling figure from today's Covid presser is ICU bed number. NHC says China now has 138k ICU beds, nearly 10/10 mln ppl. That's double 2019 levels, estimated to be 4.5-5 beds...
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Riding a didi yesterday, and the driver was on a talk show that was giving an analysis of the U.S. general election. It was immediately clear that it wasn't a show produced by a serious news organization so I got curious and asked what it was.
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To better protect domestic violence victims, China's high court today issued a judicial interpretation that made restraining orders much easier to obtain. This thread will explain major changes in the new rule and some context.
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Chinese Embassy in US warns Chinese nationals against entering US thru Washington Dulles
#IAD
, saying multiple Chinese students travelling on proper docs were questioned, harassed, denied entry for no good reason.
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In a press conference today, State Council laid out a directive banning 9 arbitrary measures that some regional gov'ts have implemented in the name of Covid-control, to stop covid-control measures from placing undue burdens on the economy.
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Weeks after a group of 15 wild Asian elephants embarked on a mysterious journey in SW China's Yunnan province, there still isn't a thread giving their latest update. In light of this, allow me to fill in the blank using the hashtag
#followtheelephants
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Chinese roads, railways, waterways, flights, postal service and cell service are helping people and goods move more freely than ever thanks to the phenomenal growth in kilometers and reach. /2
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China is ready to provide emergency relief to the U.S. in wake of
#tornadooutbreak
: China International Development Cooperation Agency spox.
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Immediately stumbled upon a porcelain market upon arriving in Jingdezhen, China's "china capital". Frankly it's nothing like I've imagined.
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What do mainstream Chinese experts think of the Xi-Biden meeting? They are not on Twitter so I did a little compilation and presented them in this newsletter
@BeijingChannel
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Chatted over dinner w/ a friend visiting from
#Xinjiang
, said there were visible changes there as top officials of Urumqi & Xinjiang were replaced. In general, with the exception of Covid control measures, there are fewer security checks, trunk checks are dropped, /1
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Caught a new word listening to a certain CH chatroom: hansplaining.
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AP not sharing an AP report on its twitter account=AP doesn't want you to read it.
.
@AP
does not want you to read this. "CHINA GRANTED WHO TEAM FULL ACCESS IN WUHAN" So far I haven't found it on their Twitter account. Did the editors go on coffee break? Or the truth too inconvenient for them? Rt & let this story be known by more.
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Speaking of its domestic market, China is open for business. China's retail doubled in the past 10 years while e-retail surged to 10 times the level in 2012. China rolled back more than 3.4 million regulatory policies to invigorate the market. /3
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Changsha weather is trending on Weibo. Here's what it looks like at NOON monday. Changsha is in South China and provincial seat of Hunan province.
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This got to be one of the coolest news this year. For weeks a group of 15 wild elephants have been making a long journey in SW Yunnan pronvince, entering villages and even towns. They started near the border and is now just 120 km from Kunming, the provincial seat.
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A viral Wechat post today brought to public attention the plight of recovered Covid patients. The story described how this group of people is discriminated against in the job market. Today
#Shanghai
gov't spox said such discrimination is illegal.
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Fmr Chinese foreign minister Li Zhaoxing is now on video site bilibili explaining Chinese diplomacy. Very rare for senior gov't officials to have a social media presence, especially one that targets the younger generation. Check him out↓
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Breaking: Qin Gang replaced by Wang Yi as China's foreign minister, in a decision by the NPC Standing Committee.
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Guangzhou city possibly the first in country to respond to new 0 covid directive by releasing all secondary close contacts from quarantine.
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China releases latest 20-point guidance for Zero-Covid implementation. translation tk
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As the world's factory, China makes more quality goods with less energy, thanks to its strong innovation drive and money pouring into research and development./4
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Chinese marriage registration saw a 7-year consecutive drop. 8.13 mln couples registered in 2020, a 12.2% yoy drop. Doesn't bode well for birth rates down the road.
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@DerekJGrossman
I didn't think Wen's remarks were directed at India, judging from the complete answer, it was either a general comment or referring to China, because the rest of his answer was addressing concerns about China's population decline.
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each story is one more yuan. Yue would earn 200-300 at one job, he mostly sleeps in the morning, looks for jobs in the afternoon at works at night. See the full story here, worth every minute of your time. Tracing info here End
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Kudos to
@MoutaiGlobal
for bringing the Chinese tradition of addressing customers as 亲 into English world
@JoshuaDummer
It's just kidding, dear. To drink responsibly is our paradigm and will post related tweets later.🥰
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Thread.
@Beijingchannel
's latest newsletter offers stats on China's achievements in the past decade. It includes infographics covering infrastructure, party governance, manufacturing, domestic market, fiscal stats and Reform and Opening.
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Triggered by the sexual harassment case Dolkun Isa, president of the World Uyghur Congress, Notus interviews w/ dozens of victims and exposes chronic problems within some so-called activist groups.
1. Female workers were frequently sexually harassed;
2. Toxic working environment
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China is registering historically warm weather, a breakdown:
1. 11 provinces have registered the hottest temperature recorded in Nov on Wed.
2. 705 (30%) nation-level weather stations recorded record-breaking or tying temperatures in Nov.
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Xi to Biden: In recent months, our teams followed thru on agreements reached in SF and bilat ties are stabilizing, as is welcomed by many in China, US, and the world. On the other hand, negative elements in bilat ties are on the rise, which is worth our attention. tc
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.
@ABCChinese
blatantly propagates wrong info about yesterday's meeting between Xi and Ma, what gives? It said both men declined to shake hands despite requests by journos, when in fact this was a video shot in 2015. Right is the handshaking yesterday.
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China's EV industry crossed a threshold. For the first two weeks of April, 260k of the total 516K sold passenger cars in China were EVs, which means for the first time in history, Chinese consumers are buying more EVs than combustion engine cars.
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China's economy is also intertwined with the world, as its trade volume hit 6.9 trillion dollars. The Belt and Road Initiative, unveiled in 2013, undoubtedly played a key role. /End
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Ran into two foreigners fiddling with the ticket machine at the subway. Apparently since Beijing subway requires ID to purchase ticktes (covid rule) and the machine only recognize Chinese IDs so they had to buy it over counter.
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It was super hard to compile this issue of
@BeijingChannel
, which focuses on China's bureaucratic system. As I write in the newsletter, it is the key and starting point to understand Chinese politics. Hope it can be of some help for
#China
watchers.
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Congrats to Jia Ling, who has just become the female filmmaker w/ the world's highest-grossing film. Her debut feature picture Hi Mom has garnered 5.395 bln yuan, or 8.23 mln usd.
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I think this paragraph shows that the central gov't is clear-eyed that just easing the family planning policy isn't going to get China's birthrate back up, it's going to take a comprehensive approach. /End
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