Jane Li
Quartz
Hong Kong
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A rural banking crisis is brewing in China
Depositors in the central Chinese province of Henan are protesting that banks have frozen their funds. All across China, small regional lenders are under pressure amidst a slowing economy. → Read More
Shares of Chinese bulletproof vest makers surged after Shinzo Abe’s shooting
Chinese companies making bulletproof vests saw surges in their stock prices after the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot. Abe was unpopular in China, and many internet users celebrated the shooting. → Read More
Chinese Internet users are spooked by alleged government data breach
Authorities now have a vast amount of data at hand, which is both a resource to monitor and control people's speech and a liability. → Read More
China is softening its zero-covid approach—for now
China's move to shorten quarantine times represents its most significant relaxation of its zero-covid approach since early 2020. → Read More
China sends a fresh warning to its booming livestreaming industry
Chinese regulators have framed new guidelines to tighten their grip over the livestreaming industry. They are seemingly a response to the disappearance of Li Jiaqui, a popular livestreamer. → Read More
A muted Chinese shopping festival signals bleak times ahead for retailers
This year, for China's major "618" shopping festival, JD. com, a leading Chinese e-commerce site, saw its slowest sales growth ever. Amidst rising unemployment and China's zero-covid policy, consumers aren't spending. → Read More
The disappearance of a top livestreamer shows the risk of doing business in China
In the span of less than two weeks, he went from being China's top e-commerce influencer to a semi-taboo topic. → Read More
A Chinese province may be targeting people through its covid app
Health Code, China's track-and-trace app, turned red as soon as some disgruntled depositors arrived in Henan province, seeking to reclaim their frozen deposits from their banks. → Read More
Chinese people are bracing for a downturn by saving more this year
Chinese household savings grew by 7.86 trillion yuan ($1.2 trillion) between January and May, an increase of more than 50% from the same period last year. → Read More
Another US consumer service is leaving China
The episode comes amid the country's stringent data protection rules and increasingly strained relations between China and the western world. → Read More
China is easing its big tech crackdown amid a wounded economy
China's softened attitude toward big tech comes as it is grappling with an economy wounded by its stringent zero-covid policy. → Read More
Shanghai’s lockdown may have ended, but not China’s zero-covid policy
Life in China is still pretty much different from the rest of the world which is gradually moving on from the pandemic. → Read More
Musk says China is leading EVs, but CEO of Chinese rival says not so fast
He Xiaopeng, the CEO and founder of the Chinese EV company XPeng, said in response to Musk's comment that it will take 10 years for China to be a true global leader in EV. → Read More
China’s covid prevention apparatus is here to stay
China sees quarantine hospitals and constant testing as becoming a regular feature of post-pandemic life. → Read More
Beijing’s desire for more births is up against a more feminist nation
Women's antipathy toward new maternity benefits illustrates the dilemma China faces as it seeks to reverse its birth decline. → Read More
China’s internet platforms are revealing user location—and embarrassing nationalist bloggers
The display of geolocation highlights the growing scrutiny internet users face in the country. → Read More
Shanghai’s perpetual lockdown is only getting worse
Residents, both affluent expats and migrant workers, are thinking of abandoning the city once they can. → Read More
Will Beijing see a Shanghai-style lockdown?
An order of mass testing has residents in China's capital worries they could be embarking on a Shanghai-style nightmare. → Read More
Jeff Bezos wants to know what Elon Musk’s Twitter buy means for China
Despite having been banned since 2009 in China, Twitter has been an important front for both Chinese propaganda workers and dissidents. → Read More
Why Twitter would reconsider Elon Musk’s buyout deal
Musk has the funding to move quickly and is making his case to shareholders, reports suggest. → Read More