China Analysis Digest #15
Issue 2021/15
Neican Digest aggregates new China-related publications.
Subscribe to China Neican and join thousands of policymakers, researchers, and business and media professionals. If you are already a fan, please spread the word:
Issue: 2021/15
- Date range: June 1-8, 2021
- Sources scanned: 86
- Content: 261 publications from 55 sources
- Download raw data (.csv)
The email form of this post may be clipped due to length. Click on “View entire message” at the bottom to see it in full. To view in browser, click here.
China Story:
Reading the China Dream:
- Zhao Tingyang on Democracy
- Zhang Cheng, "China as Center and Method"
- Zhang Xianming on Full-Process Democracy
- Chang Yinting and Yang Xia on Feminist Discourse
Made in China Journal:
China Media Project:
- Testing for Devotion
- Finding a Niche With Innovative Stories
- Powers of Persuasion
- Three-Child Policy Spawns Ridicule
MacroPolo:
Lawfare:
China Brief:
- Chinese Leaders Project Confidence in Self-Sufficiency Amid Post-Pandemic Food Security Concerns
- What I Learned From the PLA’s Latest Strategy Textbook
- Automation and Digitalization of Justice in China’s Smart Court Systems
- Beijing Boosts its Position as a “Himalayan Hegemon” Through Hydropower
- Suez Closure Brightens the Future of China’s New Silk Road
Project Syndicate:
The Atlantic:
The Economist:
- China will soon open a new stretch of rail across Tibet
- A new children’s film about Zhou Enlai reveals a lot about China today
- Hong Kongers try their best to remember Tiananmen Square
- China rapidly shifts from a two-child to a three-child policy
- South Korea’s cultural spats with China are growing more intense
Monkey Cage:
- Beijing wants a baby boom. Its new three-child policy probably won’t make one happen.
- Democrats and Republicans seem to agree about one foreign policy point: Getting tough on China
- Biden is worried about Chinese control of ‘strategic technology.’ But which technologies are strategic?
Australian Financial Review:
Lowy Interpreter:
- Economic diplomacy: Under the doona, Australian investors dump China
- China’s never-ending Tibet paranoia
East Asia Forum:
- China’s declining population and its new three-child policy
- China’s new population numbers won’t doom its growth
- Multiculturalism in China from melting pot to pressure cooker
- A new era for New Zealand–China relations?
Pearls and Irritations:
- Hong Kong is not dying after all.
- Do free markets still beat central planning?
- Three things I learned as a white Australian academic in China
- Was there a Wuhan lab leak? Why an inquiry won’t dig out the truth
- President Xi asks Chinese media, diplomats to tone down aggressive approach
- We have to handle our relationship with China, not leave it to others
- US or China style governance: which is best for its people?
Asialink:
- China's Three-Child Policy won't help
- Climate cooperation between China and the West may be a mirage
- More at stake over Darwin Port than the Landbridge lease
The Strategist:
- Mapping China’s Tech Giants: Covid-19, supply chains and strategic competition
- Beijing’s ‘Tiananmen calculation’ banks on the West’s obsession with the China market
- China’s long-range missiles highlight RAAF’s strike shortcomings
- Climate cooperation between China and the West may be a mirage
Sixth Tone:
- A Gaokao Expert Speaks: Scores Don’t Mean Security, Money Does
- Retracing Chinese Students’ Cross-Country March to Escape WWII
- In Defense of the Cicada
- The Overseas Schools Training China’s Next Generation of Leaders
- Moral Arbiters: Should China’s Judges Uphold More Than Just the Law?
- How Yunnan Is Helping Train the Next Generation of Indian Doctors
- Still There for You: China’s Enduring Obsession With ‘Friends’
- With Podcasts, a Generation of Young Chinese Find Their Voice
- The Small Businesses Trampled in Big Tech’s Groceries Tug-of-War
China Digital Times:
- Xi’s Anti-corruption Drive Nets “Tigers” and “Flies,” Some Retired or Deceased
- 32 Years Later, Neither Activists Nor Officials Have Forgotten June 4th
- With Vigil Banned, Hong Kong Activists Commemorate June 4 Privately
- Is Xi Re-Thinking “Wolf Warrior” Diplomacy?
- Public Meets “Three-Child Policy” With Skepticism, Ridicule, and Sorrow
Quartz:
- A Chinese fashion site’s TGIF post went terribly wrong in the eyes of Beijing
- China’s propaganda journey from “only one child is good” to the three-child policy
- China’s firewall is spreading globally
- Members of Congress are pressing the NBA to get tough on Xinjiang cotton
Politico China Watcher:
Politico China Direct:
Protocol | China:
The Wire China:
- Australia and China Aren’t Backing Down
- Yanzhong Huang on Why China’s Strength Is Also Its Weakness
- China’s Three-Child Policy Won’t Help
- Fast Fashion, Faster Profits
- Didi’s Big Debut
- Coming of Age Stories
SupChina:
- China fights Delta COVID-19 outbreak in Guangzhou with lockdowns and mass testing
- Needle found in sanitary pad allegedly produced by well-known Chinese feminine hygiene brand
- China bans extreme sports following Gansu ultramarathon tragedy
- The anti-intellectual who tested into college as a ‘blank exam hero’
- No, China will not invade Taiwan
- Hongkongers fight to keep memory of Tiananmen alive despite second ban on Victoria Park vigil
- Trendy Chinese toy retailer POP MART under fire for sexist questions in job interviews
- China reaches 40% vaccine coverage, aims for 80% by year-end
- Inspirational or sexist? Chinese high schooler’s speech sparks debate about privilege and rural-urban inequality
- Shy smiles from the U.S. and China on trade — Yellen meets Liu
- The history of Chinese animation, from groundbreaking ‘Havoc in Heaven’ to crappy-looking ‘Kung Fu Mulan’
- Li Zicheng sets fire to the Forbidden City
- China abolishes two-child policy, but very few women want three babies
- China ease past minnows Guam as World Cup qualifying resumes
Congressional Research Service:
Center for Strategic and International Studies:
- Chinese Strategy and Military Forces in 2021
- Addressing Forced Labor Concerns in Polysilicon Produced in Xinjiang
Center for Advanced China Research:
- Myanmar’s Coup and the Risks to the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor
- Party Watch Weekly Report 4|29 5.29.2021-6.4.2021
MERICS:
- EU-China Opinion Pool: The Franco-German tandem
- From rags to riches: How the CCP came to power and expanded its influence
- Women hold up half the sky, but men rule the party
- EU-China Weekly Review: 17+1 format, diplomatic damage control and EU-US cooperation
- China’s legislature edges closer to finalizing data privacy regime
- Huawei's global troubles spur Beijing’s push for self-reliance
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission:
- Request for Proposals on China's Energy Plans and Practices
- Unfinished Business: Export Control and Foreign Investment Reforms
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace:
- Comrades in Tweets? The Contours and Limits of China-Russia Cooperation on Digital Propaganda
- The Local Roots of Chinese Engagement in Pakistan
- What Do We Know About Chinese Lending in Africa?
Center for Security and Emerging Technology:
Chatham House:
- China: Policing by the Covid app
- Q&A: China’s fading hinterland
- Culture notes: China’s light-footed communists
- China’s communist century: An ongoing balancing act
- Gender imbalance: The China ceiling
- Jargonbuster: How to count on political loyalty
Australia-China Relations Institute:
Observer Research Foundation:
- The Artemis Accords and Global Lunar Governance
- Beijing’s belligerence and Dhaka’s pushback
- China on mind, US reboots its priorities
- A confrontation over the pandemic’s origin is brewing
- Holding Up a Mirror to the World Trade Organization: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
- A look at China’s biowarfare ambitions
- A Chinese-built port in the Indian Ocean: The story of Kenya’s Lamu port
- Delhi-Colombo-Beijing triangle undergoes another shift
The Conversation:
- Bitcoin: China’s crackdown isn’t enough – only a global effort can stop crypto’s monstrous energy demand
- China’s three-child policy is unlikely to be welcomed by working women
- Covid-19: why the lab leak theory must be formally investigated
- Why Indonesia needs more centres for Chinese economic studies
- Biden’s new Wuhan lab leak investigation ramps up US-China blame game
The Diplomat:
- Hungarians Spurn Chinese-Backed University Campus
- Wargaming the China-US Space Race
- Chen Quanguo, Architect of Xinjiang Crackdown, Likely to be Rewarded With Central Position in 2022
- China Hosts Southeast Asian Ministers as It Competes With US
- China Steps Toward De Facto Recognition of Myanmar’s Junta
- Will Russia Put China’s Arctic Ambitions on Ice?
- China Urges Closer Afghanistan Ties as US Withdrawal Looms
- China’s Tech Companies Are Going Global – and Remaking China’s Image in the Process
- The Realities of China’s Overseas Port Push
- The Modern China-Russia-US Triangle
- Post-National Security Law, Hong Kong Struggles to Remember Tiananmen
- Why There Is No Gulf Between Chinese and Vietnamese Alliance Policies: A Response
- The Limits on China’s Role in Syria
- China’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Surges Ahead
- China-US Rivalry: The Taiwan Factor
- Understanding China’s Aerial Incursions Into Taiwan’s ADIZ
- China Loosens Family Planning, Again
- Climate Change Will Worsen the India-China Rivalry – But There’s a Better Way Forward
- A European FTA With India Is Not a Counterweight to China
- Taiwan Receives Vaccine Donation From Japan as Outbreak Continues
Foreign Policy:
- Pacific Commanders Want More Money for Biden’s Asia Pivot
- Pentagon Faces Tense Fight Over Pacific Pivot
- Indonesia Is Quietly Warming Up to China
- Taiwan’s Governmental Overconfidence Keeps Creating Crises
- Chinese Women Have Already Voted Against Beijing’s Natalist Hopes
- What in the World?
- ‘Stronger’ Bets the United States Can Outlast China
- With Three-Child Policy, China Is Missing the Point
- Relocate the Olympics or Condone Genocide
- State Legislation Might Backfire on U.S.-China Relations
ThinkChina:
- A question of human rights: Is China an aggressor and oppressor?
- Can Malaysia handle intrusions by the Chinese air force?
- From ‘wolf warrior diplomacy’ to ‘lovable China’
- Sinovac or not: Thai vaccine politics
- How Chinese vaccines are paving the way for China’s Health Silk Road
- When will the CCP stop being an ‘underground party’ in Hong Kong?
- China e-commerce players tap ASEAN market for growth
- Why is China moving to curb the RMB’s sharp rise?
- Blindspots in the financial regulation of China’s tech ‘platform companies’
- An apple tree in Shaanxi tells a story: China’s quest to eradicate rural poverty
- What does a celebrity’s divorce rumours tell us about cross-strait relations?
- A Chinese education: Why are Chinese parents and kids going to extremes?
- Faster, higher, stronger: China's kids pushed to breaking point
- China's top infectious diseases expert Zhang Wenhong: Division stands in the way of defeating the pandemic
- Shanghai can learn from Tokyo’s train service excellence
- Lessons for China: The powerful position of the Japanese farming industry
National People's Congress Observer:
What's on Weibo:
- UK Embassy Lights a Virtual Candle on Weibo on June 4th, Gesture Instantly Backfires
- The Disappearing Emoji on Weibo in Light of June 4
Chaoyang Trap House:
Beijing Channel:
Tracking People's Daily:
- Marxist System & Chinese Exceptionalism - Wang wants ASEAN to Push 'Asian Values' - 'Political Microbes' & Self-Revolution
- 'Peaceful Development' Redux - Party History Narrative - Tibet Media Junket
- Strengthening Organisational Work - More on Supervising 'Leading Officials' - Li's Nationwide Call on Market Entities - 'CIA-izing' the Origin Probe
- Xi on Discourse - Taming 'Top Leaders' - BRICS FMs Meeting - Corruption Remains 'Severe & Complex' Challenge - Wang meets Hungary FM
- Three-Child Policy - Xi & Kids - Lab-Leak Theory as 'Nonsense' - China's Human Rights Discourse
The India China Newsletter:
- June 4, Guangzhou in lockdown, and where China's leaders train abroad
- Three child policy lessons for India, Galwan anniversary, BRICS, and Xi's message on messag…
Eye on China:
Beijing to Britain:
China Dialogue:
Lausan:
- When communists crushed the international workers’ movement
- Why Tiananmen still matters for Hong Kong
- Repressing the rebel workers of Tiananmen Square
Hong Kong Free Press:
- Hong Kong’s new loyalty oath is the final nail in democracy’s coffin
- Why an empty Victoria Park in Hong Kong on June 4 could be an even more potent symbol of patriotism
- 1989 Tiananmen Massacre: Keeping the flame alive in Hong Kong
Taiwan Insight:
- The growing dangers of potential U.S. – China conflict
- Strategic Ambiguity or Strategic Clarity? Us Policy Towards the Taiwan Issue
- Too Much Taiwan Tension, Not Enough Management
- Taiwan, the Most Dangerous Place on Earth?
- Qiao Liang on China ‘Unifying’ Taiwan: America’s Greatest Deterrent Is the U.S. Dollar, Not Its Aircraft Carriers
- Challenges for Taiwan’s Defence & Economic Security and its Required Efforts To Ensuring a Sustainable Peace
爱思想:
- “退向未来”
- 中共中央关于加强对“一把手”和领导班子监督的意见
- 闲扯“躺平”
- 劳动与资本
- 陈仲甫
- 中国正在面临西方的知识围堵
- 犹太精神刍议
- 中国政府原理的集权之维
- 身份之锢——战时沦陷区的良民证探赜
- 人民喜欢袁隆平的十个理由
- 回家的路很长
- 于光远——把崇高的价值观同实验科学的求实态度结合起来
- 国家行为责任观念的差异——基于英美、德国和中国新冠疫情初期应对政策的比较与思考
- 土地制度改革对中国经济转型关键意义何在？
- “修昔底德陷阱”的国内政治逻辑
- 门外独白
- 量化历史与新史学——量化历史研究的步骤和作为新史学的价值
- 屈原与湖湘文化
- 农民现代化与中国乡村治理
- 儿童福祉
《求是》
- 学好“四史” 永葆初心、永担使命
- 坚定不移听党话跟党走
- 把握历史大势 掌握历史主动
- 从新中国史中汲取继续前进的智慧和力量
- 改革不停顿 开放不止步
- 学习社会主义发展史 不断坚定“四个自信”
- 旗帜鲜明讲政治、保证党的团结和集中统一是党的生命
- 站在历史的深厚基础上更加坚定地走向未来
- 以首善标准书写革命文物保护利用新篇章
- 从党的光辉历史中汲取砥砺奋进的精神力量
- 深化粤港澳合作 推进大湾区建设
- 携手港澳打造国际一流湾区和世界级城市群
- 新征程上文艺工作的光辉指南
- 真理之光绽放
- 让青春在不懈奋斗中绽放绚丽之花
- 在新征程上传承星火赓续血脉
- 经济社会发展统计图表：2021年1—4月国民经济主要指标
- 党的七大确立毛泽东思想为党的指导思想
中央党史和文献研究院
- 学习《朱德年谱》重在弘扬“革命到底”精神
- 【百年大党历程】党史佳话：毛泽东与陈云的“窑洞对”
- 被誉为“工人阶级的圣经”的著作，是如何在白色恐怖下翻译出版的？
- 勇于自我革命是百年大党风华正茂的成功秘诀（庆祝中国共产党成立100周年专论）
- 中国没有辜负社会主义
- 《反对本本主义》：毛泽东思想的起点
- 社会主义没有辜负中国
- 邓小平对社会主义改革开放的开创性贡献——滕文生访谈录
- 旗帜鲜明坚持以马克思主义为指导
- 把握历史大势 掌握历史主动
习近平系列重要讲话数据库
- 习近平向上海合作组织民间友好论坛致贺信
- 习近平向纳米比亚总统根哥布致慰问电
- 加强和改进国际传播工作 展示真实立体全面的中国
- 中共中央政治局召开会议
- 结合自身成长实际学好党史 从小坚定听党话跟党走的决心
- 习近平与少年儿童的故事
- 学好“四史”，永葆初心、永担使命
END OF DIGEST