Global markets fall after tech sell-off and fears over Chinese economy | Stock markets

Global markets have fallen after a tech sell-off that fuelled Wall Street’s worst day in a month and weak economic data from China showed an unprecedented slump in investment. The FTSE 100... Read more »

China and Saudi Arabia among nations receiving climate loans, analysis reveals | Climate finance

China and wealthy petrostates including Saudi Arabia and UAE are among countries receiving large sums of climate finance, according to an analysis. The Guardian and Carbon Brief analysed previously unreported submissions to... Read more »

Beyond China and Why You Need a Central Trademark/IP Hub 

What we’re seeing as companies diversify beyond China In recent years, a large chunk of our work has been helping long-term and new China clients shift manufacturing and supply chains to other... Read more »

Eye on Digital China: How Chinese Social Media Evolved from the Blog Era to the AI-driven Age

🔥 This is premium content and also appeared in the Weibo Watch newsletter. Subscribe to stay in the loop. On the evening of October 12, while the Netherlands vs. Finland World Cup... Read more »

‘I’d do it all again,’ says Dutch minister at heart of car chip standoff with China | Automotive industry

A bitter battle over the future of a Chinese-owned chipmaker in the Netherlands that threatened to cripple the global car industry is a “wake-up call to Europe and the west”, the minister... Read more »

Transnational Pressure Campaign Forces Closure of IndieChina Film Festival in New York City

The inaugural IndieChina Film Festival (IndieChina电影节, IndieChina Diànyǐngjié), which was set to run from November 8-15 in New York City, has been forced to close due to what appears to be a... Read more »

Mourning the Decline of Investigative Reporting on China’s National Journalists’ Day

Last Saturday, November 8, was China’s National Journalists’ Day—often an occasion for mixed feelings among China’s beleaguered independent journalists. The WeChat account 磨稿子 Mó Gǎozi, or “Polishing Manuscripts,” for example, marked the... Read more »

China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds | Environment

China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak... Read more »

Asio accuses Chinese hackers of seeking access to Australia’s critical infrastructure | Australia news

Australia’s intelligence agency has accused “Chinese hackers” of seeking to gain access to critical infrastructure assets, including telecommunications networks. In a speech to a business forum in Melbourne, the director general of... Read more »

China sharpens its language on Taiwan as part of ‘longer-term’ strategy | Taiwan

In recent weeks China has released a series of statements, articles and photos, that analysts say signal an escalation in the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s approach to Taiwan. Beijing claims Taiwan as... Read more »