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[The Wire China] Tesla's China endgame
The Tesla-China love affair isn’t winding down just yet. But that may change as autonomous driving — and its requisite data hoarding — ramps up.Read the article by Brent Crane: https://www.thewirechin...
11 Touko 202122min
[Caixin Global] Where’s the pressure on schoolkids coming from?
Guo Qing’s second-grade son often stays up until 11 p.m. struggling through his math homework, which is usually as hard as fourth-grade work, the Beijing father says.Read the article by Ding Jie, Huan...
11 Touko 202110min
[Protocol China] China could soon have stronger privacy laws than the U.S.
Really — at least, when it comes to corporations collecting data. A major draft law could end the free-for-all in the world's largest market.Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china...
11 Touko 20216min
[The World of Chinese] Minor offense
As violent juvenile crime rocks the headlines, China debates: How young is too young to lock up?Read the article by Sam Davies: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2021/04/chinese-juvenile-justice-syste...
11 Touko 202116min
[LARB China Channel] The sincere indignation of Simon Leys
If there is a single climactic moment in Philippe Paquet’s exhaustive, colorful account of the life of the writer Simon Leys, it occurs on a staid French television show about books. Read the article ...
7 Touko 202123min
[SupChina] The assassination attempt of Zhou Enlai
In 1955, Chinese premier Zhou Enlai was the target of an assassination attempt by the KMT in what has become known as the "Kashmir Princess" incident, named after a passenger plane that was rigged wit...
30 Huhti 202111min
[Sixth Tone] The wrestlers fighting to build a Chinese WWE
In China’s fledgling pro wrestling promotions, the villains are deadbeat foreign teachers and fighters compete for a “Belt and Road” belt. But can they replicate the success of World Wrestling Enterta...
30 Huhti 202116min
[Caixin Global] Stand-up comedians cheer up Chinese audiences
“Treat your wealth like your lover,” said Li Xueqin, a popular Chinese stand-up comic. “You can neither leave it alone nor bother it all the time, or you’ll get dumped.” Audiences roar.Read the articl...
30 Huhti 202111min
