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November 22, 2021

Liu He’s industrial internet pep talk

On Saturday, China’s tech policymakers got together in Wuhan for the opening of the 5G + Industrial Internet Conference. Background: Beijing’s (very ambitious) vision for China’s industrial internet is a network-connected smart manufacturing sector where supply chains, product design, order fulfillm… Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password

On Saturday, China's tech policymakers got together in Wuhan for the opening of the 5G + Industrial Internet Conference.
Background: Beijing's (very ambitious) vision for China's industrial internet is a network-connected smart manufacturing sector where supply chains, product design, order fulfillm...

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People.cn: 二〇二一中国5G＋工业互联网大会开幕

November 19, 2021

Jiangmen launches digital labor blockchain

On Wednesday, Jiangmen city in Guangdong province launched a blockchain platform for digital labor contracts. How it works: Employers can draw up a digital contract, sign it with their digital company seals, and then employees can use face recognition on a WeChat mini-program to sign it e…

On Wednesday, Jiangmen city in Guangdong province launched a blockchain platform for digital labor contracts.
How it works: Employers can draw up a digital contract, sign it with their digital company seals, and then employees can use face recognition on a WeChat mini-program to sign it e...

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Gov.cn: 【我为群众办实事】线上签约“零跑腿”！江门市“区块链+电子劳动合同”信息平台正式发布

November 19, 2021

Adopt a toilet

Talk about crappy oversight. Some 1,596 new toilets were wrongfully abandoned in Feidong County. This is why we can’t have nice things, Anhui Province. On Thursday, the State Council’s 8th inspection report was released, highlighting “typical issues of inadequate implementation,” and…

Talk about crappy oversight.
Some 1,596 new toilets were wrongfully abandoned in Feidong County. This is why we can’t have nice things, Anhui Province.
On Thursday, the State Council’s 8th inspection report was released, highlighting “typical issues of inadequate implementation,” and...

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Gov.cn: 关于国务院第八次大督查发现部分地方和单位贯彻落实党中央、国务院决策部署不到位典型问题的通报

November 19, 2021

The most wonderful time of the year

Get excited cadres – it’s election season! In a Thursday notice, the Central Committee officially kicked off work for the election of the delegates to the 20th Party Congress. The deets (Xinhua): 2,300 delegates will be picked by 38 electoral units across the country. Delegates will be chosen based…

Get excited cadres – it’s election season!
In a Thursday notice, the Central Committee officially kicked off work for the election of the delegates to the 20th Party Congress.
The deets (Xinhua):

2,300 delegates will be picked by 38 electoral units across the country.
Delegates will be chosen based...

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Xinhua: CPC initiates election process for delegates to 20th national congress

November 19, 2021

Beefing up the bureau

It’s official. The newly established National Anti-Monopoly Bureau (NAMB) held an opening ceremony on Thursday, at the address it shares with the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR). Refresher: Earlier this week, we flagged that China’s antitrust apparatus is going through a restructur…

It’s official.
The newly established National Anti-Monopoly Bureau (NAMB) held an opening ceremony on Thursday, at the address it shares with the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR).
Refresher: Earlier this week, we flagged that China’s antitrust apparatus is going through a restructur...

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Gov.cn: 王勇出席国家反垄断局挂牌仪式

November 19, 2021

Secretive tech committee tasked with saving the nation

Thursday’s Politburo meeting was a busy one. In addition to national security, the meeting also discussed the National Science and Technology Advisory Committee’s 2021 report. Never heard of the National Science and Technology Advisory Committee? You’re not alone. In 2018, the Ministry of Science an…

Thursday’s Politburo meeting was a busy one.
In addition to national security, the meeting also discussed the National Science and Technology Advisory Committee’s 2021 report.
Never heard of the National Science and Technology Advisory Committee? You’re not alone.
In 2018, the Ministry of Science an...

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Xinhua: 中共中央政治局召开会议

Sina: 科技部党组发一号文:国家科技咨询委员会呼之欲出

November 19, 2021

Who’s in the doghouse?

Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who’s in the doghouse? Li-thu-a-ni-a. On Thursday, the Baltic state allowed Taiwan to open the Taiwan Representative Office in Lithuania. And China is going cray-cray. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) thundered (Xinhua): “[The Chinese government] will take all n…

Who? Who? Who? Who? Who?
Who’s in the doghouse?
Li-thu-a-ni-a.
On Thursday, the Baltic state allowed Taiwan to open the Taiwan Representative Office in Lithuania.
And China is going cray-cray. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) thundered (Xinhua):

“[The Chinese government] will take all n...

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Xinhua: 外交部发言人就立陶宛批准台湾当局设立所谓“驻立陶宛台湾代表处”发表谈话

Reuters: Taiwan opens office in Lithuania, brushing aside China opposition

November 19, 2021

Politburo discusses national security strategy

The Politburo held its monthly meeting on Thursday. The meeting was their first since the Central Committee concluded its Sixth Plenum on November 11. The plenum was largely dedicated to celebrating the Party’s achievements and valorizing Xi Jinping. But Thursday’s Politburo meeting sent a clear m…

The Politburo held its monthly meeting on Thursday.
The meeting was their first since the Central Committee concluded its Sixth Plenum on November 11.

The plenum was largely dedicated to celebrating the Party’s achievements and valorizing Xi Jinping.

But Thursday’s Politburo meeting sent a clear m...

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Xinhua: 中共中央政治局召开会议

November 19, 2021

Law and order for Lithium-ion

Yesterday, MIIT issued two draft specifications designed to guide the development of — and strengthen supervision over — the lithium-ion battery industry. The documents are designed to kickstart a series of reforms in: Environmental protection: Ensuring lithium-ion battery producers aren’t locate…

Yesterday, MIIT issued two draft specifications designed to guide the development of — and strengthen supervision over — the lithium-ion battery industry.
The documents are designed to kickstart a series of reforms in:

Environmental protection: Ensuring lithium-ion battery producers aren't locate...

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MIIT: 公开征求对《锂离子电池行业规范条件（2021年本）》（征求意见稿）《锂离子电池行业规范公告管理办法（2021年本）》（征求意见稿）的意见

November 19, 2021

Have you heard the good news?

On Thursday, CAC Director Zhuang Rongwen headed up (yet another) internal CAC meeting about the Party’s 6th Plenum. His message: The CAC needs to get out there and “preach the spirit of the plenary session” far and wide. ICYMI: Last week, the Party held its Sixth Plenum meeting, where the central …

On Thursday, CAC Director Zhuang Rongwen headed up (yet another) internal CAC meeting about the Party's 6th Plenum.
His message: The CAC needs to get out there and “preach the spirit of the plenary session” far and wide.
ICYMI: Last week, the Party held its Sixth Plenum meeting, where the central ...

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CAC: 中央网信办召开全国网信系统学习宣传贯彻党的十九届六中全会精神宣讲活动视频动员会

November 19, 2021

A friendly reminder from your friends at SAMR

On Thursday, SAMR released guidelines to help domestic companies better understand and navigate foreign antitrust laws. Some context: Antitrust laws often have extraterritoriality, which means foreign antitrust regulators can go after Chinese companies. Although Chinese big tech doesn’t…

On Thursday, SAMR released guidelines to help domestic companies better understand and navigate foreign antitrust laws.
Some context: Antitrust laws often have extraterritoriality, which means foreign antitrust regulators can go after Chinese companies.

Although Chinese big tech doesn't...

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Caixin: 市监总局发文警示企业防范境外反垄断风险

SAMR: 《企业境外反垄断合规指引》解读

November 19, 2021

Let’s get down to business

Vanke is gearing up for war. According to The Paper: On Thursday, the group’s HQ called for a change in internal outlook, stressing the need for employees to cultivate a workplace “wartime atmosphere.” Some context: Vanke is one of the 12 developers included in the pilot of the “three red lines”…

Vanke is gearing up for war.
According to The Paper:

On Thursday, the group's HQ called for a change in internal outlook, stressing the need for employees to cultivate a workplace “wartime atmosphere.”

Some context: Vanke is one of the 12 developers included in the pilot of the “three red lines”...

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The Paper: 万科总部倡议“节衣缩食”打造“战时氛围”：每一分钱都要省

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