The 17th Graduate Seminar on China is calling for proposals. Interested ABDs and fresh PhDs can apply at cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.p… by October 8, 2024.

Two foreigners detained by police in Gansu and given a warning because they dared to hitchhike through China. Their "crime" was not leaving registration records in the places they passed, because they weren't staying in hotels or using trains or buses. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3GLxyO2ICwj_…

"In the end, Xi has to decide what kind of power he wants China to be: the force for stability he talks about, or the source of instability it’s becoming." China under Xi is the source of its own instability and weakness — look no further than the waning economy, SCS, decline of

🇨🇳 Shenzhen’s prime office vacancy rate was 27% in June, up from 20% in June 2022. Monthly rental prices at premium offices in the city are now about Rmb163 per square meter, down 15% year on year. Shanghai had a vacancy rate of nearly 21% for its high-end offices as of June,

◉ 𝐼𝑑𝑜𝑙, 𝐵𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 By Rin Usami, translated by Asa Yoneda "A blistering novel of fame, disconnection, obsession, and disillusion by a young writer[.] harpercollins.com/products/idol-…

August #ChinaNEVSales observations: moving on up and staying strong (for most) We have officially entered "Golden September Silver October" season, and August gave a preview of the season of harvesting in the China NEV realm with the mini mad dash in September in anticipation of

David Rennie 任大伟 "China is declaring its own citizens traitors if they question the party’s model of governance, and is calling all foreign scrutiny a form of attack…China is willing to be praised and copied, but not doubted in any way." economist.com/china/2024/08/…

Chef-turned-writer Christopher St. Cavish is giving a talk this Saturday, September 7th, at Garden Books at 325 Changle Lu in Shanghai. He'll be speaking about wet markets, food supply, and grocery shopping in various forms.

Zheltuga gold miners - pics from Moscow State University - see my @scmp long read on this 1880s Sino-Russian borderlands gold rush - amp.scmp.com/magazines/post…

I find this comment on the ongoing discussions between Tencent, which owns WeChat, and Apple very interesting. Apparently Huawei is trying to sow ill will among the two, knowing full-well that iPhones without proper WeChat support in China are pretty much unsellable.

Somewhere a young copywriter has already purchased their ticket straight to whatever fresh hell this is.

Dipping noodles and Youtube freely available on the Hotel TV? Thank you for the kind welcome, Tokyo.

.Bill Drexel and Grace Gao argue that to promote democracy to Chinese students studying abroad, American universities should offer free, Chinese-diaspora led courses on modern Chinese history and democracy movements. lawfaremedia.org/article/how-to…

Twenty-five years ago, Jeff Han made the bold decision to leave his stable job at one of China’s largest dairy companies to pursue an unlikely passion — opening a skateboard accessories shop on Shanghai’s famous Changle Road.