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January 31, 2023

World of Warcraft dispute could influence data property rights

Yesterday, the China Consumers Association (CCA) highlighted the ongoing anger among Chinese gamers over losing access to World of Warcraft (WoW) and other online games from global juggernaut Blizzard Entertainment. Background: For 14 years, Blizzard published its games in China with local partner N… Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password

Yesterday, the China Consumers Association (CCA) highlighted the ongoing anger among Chinese gamers over losing access to World of Warcraft (WoW) and other online games from global juggernaut Blizzard Entertainment.
Background: For 14 years, Blizzard published its games in China with local partner N...

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21jingji.com: 暴雪国服停服引争议中消协呼吁虚拟财产保护

CCA: 2022年十大消费维权舆情热点

January 31, 2023

Mo’ of the same from MoFA

On Monday, Foreign Ministry (MoFA) spokesperson Mao Ning responded to the recently-announced agreement between the US, Netherlands, and Japan to restrict sales of advanced chip-making tools to China. What MoFA said: The US is abusing export controls. Mao really laid into Washington: “The US has bee…

On Monday, Foreign Ministry (MoFA) spokesperson Mao Ning responded to the recently-announced agreement between the US, Netherlands, and Japan to restrict sales of advanced chip-making tools to China.
What MoFA said: The US is abusing export controls.
Mao really laid into Washington:

“The US has bee...

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MoFA: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on January 30, 2023

January 31, 2023

Didi pays the union their due

On Tuesday, Didi’s Beijing branch held their first annual meeting with the company’s labor union representatives. Background: In 2021, The Ministry of Transportation (MoT) drew a line in the sand, telling platforms to stop violating the labor rights of its drivers. More background: In August that sa…

On Tuesday, Didi's Beijing branch held their first annual meeting with the company's labor union representatives.
Background: In 2021, The Ministry of Transportation (MoT) drew a line in the sand, telling platforms to stop violating the labor rights of its drivers.
More background: In August that sa...

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Xinhua: 网约车司机与滴滴达成23项权益保障

Worker's Daily: 北京三级工会联动推动滴滴（北京）网约车司机协商恳谈会召开

January 31, 2023

Scholtz’s Lithium prospecting in LatAm

Over the weekend, German Chancellor Scholtz was in Latin America to sit down with Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez and Chilean President Gabriel Boric. On the agenda: Lithium. Background: Lithium is a critical mineral like rare earths and cobalt, necessary for modern batteries and high-tech e…

Over the weekend, German Chancellor Scholtz was in Latin America to sit down with Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez and Chilean President Gabriel Boric.
On the agenda: Lithium.
Background: Lithium is a critical mineral like rare earths and cobalt, necessary for modern batteries and high-tech e...

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Bloomberg: Scholz Visits South America in Race With China for Lithium

DWNews: Scholz's China trip raised more doubts than congratulations

January 31, 2023

Waving goodbye

China has largely passed through its first full wave of COVID outbreaks, following the Party’s policy U-turn in December. According to the latest weekly report from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, released on January 25 (The Paper 1): “The pandemic did not show an obviou…

China has largely passed through its first full wave of COVID outbreaks, following the Party's policy U-turn in December.
According to the latest weekly report from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, released on January 25 (The Paper 1):

“The pandemic did not show an obviou...

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The Paper: 中疾控周报：春节期间疫情未明显反弹，我国本轮疫情已近尾声

The Paper: 国家卫健委：春节期间全国防疫平稳有序，整体疫情已进入低流行水平

January 31, 2023

No slowing down

National transportation infrastructure outlays are set for another boost this year as Beijing pushes to revive the economy. On January 28, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) gathered leading officials to lay the country’s 2023 infrastructure plans – namely, to invest trillions more RMB in transportatio…

National transportation infrastructure outlays are set for another boost this year as Beijing pushes to revive the economy.
On January 28, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) gathered leading officials to lay the country's 2023 infrastructure plans – namely, to invest trillions more RMB in transportatio...

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Yicai: 交通部部署扩大交通有效投资，多地今年投资规模上千亿

January 31, 2023

Float like a butterfly, sting like the NDRC

The state planner (NDRC) isn’t twiddling its thumbs when it comes to getting growth back on track. That was the message from Zhang Jianmin, deputy head of the NDRC’s investment department, in remarks to state media on Monday. Zhang compared the NDRC’s current mindset to that of a boxer in the ring (…

The state planner (NDRC) isn't twiddling its thumbs when it comes to getting growth back on track.
That was the message from Zhang Jianmin, deputy head of the NDRC’s investment department, in remarks to state media on Monday.
Zhang compared the NDRC’s current mindset to that of a boxer in the ring (...

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CCTV: [正点财经]开工加速度国家发改委：今年推动投资跑出“加速度”

January 30, 2023

The early bird

Premier Li Keqiang got back to business on Saturday, China’s first working day after the holidays, by chairing the weekly State Council executive meeting. High on Li’s agenda: Making sure the upcoming spring farming season goes smoothly. Li reminded those gathered that the spring season is critical…

Premier Li Keqiang got back to business on Saturday, China's first working day after the holidays, by chairing the weekly State Council executive meeting.
High on Li's agenda: Making sure the upcoming spring farming season goes smoothly.
Li reminded those gathered that the spring season is critical...

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Gov.cn: 李克强主持召开国务院常务会议要求持续抓实当前经济社会发展工作推动经济运行在年初稳步回升等

January 30, 2023

Zhejiang Huanying Nin

Director-general Han Jie of Zhejiang province’s commerce department has a New Year’s resolution: Bring back foreign investment. In a bilingual Lunar New Year message to foreign-invested enterprises, published on Saturday on the department’s official WeChat account, Han emphasized that Zhejiang was o…

Director-general Han Jie of Zhejiang province’s commerce department has a New Year’s resolution: Bring back foreign investment.
In a bilingual Lunar New Year message to foreign-invested enterprises, published on Saturday on the department’s official WeChat account, Han emphasized that Zhejiang was o...

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Zhejiang Commerce Department: 致广大外资企业的一封信 A letter to Foreign-Invested Enterprises

MofCom: 2022年全国实际使用外资稳定增长

Gov.cn: 去年实际使用外资超万亿元，同比增长14.9%：引资规模创新高结构优化成色足

China Daily: “投资浙里”全球大招商年启动仪式成功举行

January 30, 2023

Guangdong goes for growth

China’s biggest provincial economy wants everyone focused on economic growth. On Saturday, the first working day after the Lunar New Year holidays, the Guangdong government held a teleconference on economic development. It was a big deal: All top provincial officials attended in person. 25,000 offi…

China's biggest provincial economy wants everyone focused on economic growth.
On Saturday, the first working day after the Lunar New Year holidays, the Guangdong government held a teleconference on economic development.
It was a big deal:

All top provincial officials attended in person.
25,000 offi...

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Guangdong Gov: 王伟中同志在广东省高质量发展大会上的讲话实录

Caixin: 2022年广东GDP增速不及预期兔年开工首日各市委书记立“军令状”

January 30, 2023

Waving goodbye

"The pandemic did not show an obvious reb...

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The Paper: 中疾控周报：春节期间疫情未明显反弹，我国本轮疫情已近尾声

The Paper: 国家卫健委：春节期间全国防疫平稳有序，整体疫情已进入低流行水平

January 30, 2023

Security chief becomes Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong

After two-plus years enforcing China’s national security crackdown in Hong Kong, Zheng Yanxiong has taken over as Beijing’s top representative in the city. On January 14, Zheng, 59, was announced as director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office. He takes over from Luo Huining, 68, who appears set to ret…

After two-plus years enforcing China's national security crackdown in Hong Kong, Zheng Yanxiong has taken over as Beijing's top representative in the city.
On January 14, Zheng, 59, was announced as director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office.

He takes over from Luo Huining, 68, who appears set to ret...

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Xinhua: 国务院任免国家工作人员（2023年1月14日）

China News: Director of central gov't liaison office in HKSAR stresses unleashing driving force of prosperity in Hong Kong

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