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WiC 512 (Sep 25, 2020)

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Crossing the line

Cross Strait, Talking Point A new round of tensions bring the Taiwan Strait closer to…

Democracy as an ‘idea’ originated in ancient Greece. For the Chinese, ‘unity’ is a core Confucian value that has been upheld for a similar ...

Arming for a fight

M&A China looks set to veto US tech giant’s Arm bid

When it comes to world wars, countries generally don’t have long to decide whose side they’re on, or whether they can adopt a neutral position. ...

A great ‘power’ struggle

Auto Industry CATL in $2.8 billion shopping spree as Tesla burnishes new battery…

What happens when the lodestar in your industry says that it has a plan to make the products that it currently buys from you? Asia’s biggest battery ...

Mover and shaker

Internet & Tech Lee Kai-Fu triggers facial recognition fears

In China few people carry a more authoritative voice when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) than Lee Kai-fu. The former CEO of Google China is ...

Auf wiedersehen, Angela

China and the World Slow progress on EU-China investment accord, as Merkel era nears end

Donald Trump’s condemnation of the Chinese government in a speech to the United Nations this week was uncompromising, contrasting with the more ...

Don’t wreck the wok

Economy “China’s Donald Trump” sentenced to 18 years in jail

A decade ago the property tycoon Ren Zhiqiang was one of the highest paid bosses in China. Back then he also started to be known as “Ren the ...

Comfort zone

China Consumer Local lingerie firm sees surge in online sales

This month, Chinese singing legend Faye Wong surprised fans when she made a rare appearance on Taobao Live, the livestreaming platform owned by ...

Bad reviews

China Consumer Bun firm hits the headlines

“You’re in big trouble, Goubuli called the cops!” declared a recent posting on Sina Weibo about travel blogger Gu Yue. On September 10, the ...

Back from the dead

Entertainment Huayi Brothers resurgent after its military flick tops global box office

In 2013 film studio Huayi Brothers and comedian-director Stephen Chow bickered over the distribution of profits for Chow’s Journey to the West: ...

Smell test

Society Jo Malone’s China ads backfire

Chinese actor and heartthrob Liu Haoran made a name for himself in 2014’s Beijing Love Story. In his most recent campaign for fragrance company Jo ...

Vision 2020

Sino-File “Whether from the perspective of sales volume or the capital market’s…

He Xiaopeng, founder of electric car firm XPENG Motors, posted this comment on his WeChat account, garnering much online discussion. He wrote that 2020 ...

Grave rebuke

And Finally Village ticked off for its multi-storey cemetery

Last week we wrote about multi-storey pig farms – a new type of hoggery intended to save space in a country that has a fifth of the world’s ...

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