Date,Source,Title,Author,Link,Subtitle
2021/05/13,China Story,Xinjiang and Australia-China Relations: Time to Get Past What-Aboutism and the Wolverines,Michael Clark,https://www.thechinastory.org/xinjiang-and-australia-china-relations-time-to-get-past-what-aboutism-and-the-wolverines/,
2021/05/17,Reading the China Dream,Jiang Shigong on Darwin's After Tamerlane,,https://www.readingthechinadream.com/jiang-shigong-on-darwins-after-tamerlane.html,
2021/05/17,Reading the China Dream,Zhou Lian on Chinese Trump Supporters,,https://www.readingthechinadream.com/zhou-lian-on-chinese-trump-supporters.html,
2021/05/17,Reading the China Dream,Chen and Guo on Young People Returning to Dongbei,,https://www.readingthechinadream.com/chen-and-guo-on-young-people-returning-to-dongbei.html,
2021/05/17,Reading the China Dream,"
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2021/05/16,China Heritage,"5.16 — Sorry, Not Sorry",Geremie R. Barmé,http://chinaheritage.net/journal/5-16-sorry-not-sorry/,"Spectres & Souls On 16 May 1966, the Communist Party secretly issued the ‘May Sixteenth Circular’《五·一六通知》 to party, state and army organisations throughout China. It was circulated down to the level of county party committees, party committees in the cultural organizations, and party committees at regimental level in the army.… Read"
2021/05/14,China Media Project,Objective Falsehoods,David Bandurski,https://chinamediaproject.org/2021/05/14/objective-falsehoods/,
2021/05/13,China Media Project,MOFA Briefings Highlight Tense Media Relations,CMP Staff,https://chinamediaproject.org/2021/05/13/mofa-briefings-highlight-tense-media-relations/,
2021/05/12,China Media Project,Running Defense for China’s Global Media Push,CMP Staff,https://chinamediaproject.org/2021/05/12/running-defense-for-chinas-global-media-push/,
2021/05/11,MacroPolo,"Amid US-China Competition over AI Capabilities, EU Projects Regulatory Power ",Matt Sheehan,https://macropolo.org/us-china-competition-eu-artificial-intelligence-act/,"Last month the European Commission (EC) released its far-reaching proposal for regulating artificial intelligence (AI), the “Artificial Intelligence Act."" Intended to create a unified set of rules across the European Union (EU), the Act marks…"
2021/05/13,War on the Rocks,How China Views the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan,Yun Sun,https://warontherocks.com/2021/05/how-china-views-the-u-s-withdrawal-from-afghanistan/,
2021/05/12,War on the Rocks,A Five-Ring Circus in China: The Proposed Boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics,Nicholas Evan Sarantakes,https://warontherocks.com/2021/05/a-five-ring-circus-in-china-the-proposed-boycott-of-the-2022-winter-olympics/,
2021/05/13,Project Syndicate,China Must Embrace Remote Work,Nancy Qian ,https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-remote-work-would-help-demographically-environmentally-by-nancy-qian-1-2021-05,Nancy Qian explains how more telecommuting could mitigate some of the country's biggest social and environmental problems.        
2021/05/18,Project Syndicate,Sex and the Chinese Economy,Shang-Jin Wei ,https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-sex-imbalance-impact-on-savings-trade-and-workplaces-by-shang-jin-wei-2021-05,Shang-Jin Wei highlights the domestic and international implications of the country’s large male-to-female imbalance at birth.        
2021/05/18,The Atlantic,Don’t Politicize the Lab-Leak Theory,David Frum,https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/chinese-lab-coronavirus-leak-origin-theory/618911/,"While the Biden administration should defend U.S. scientists against partisan defamation, it has no reason to protect China against the truth, whatever that may be."
2021/05/15,The Economist,China’s football troubles reflect broader issues within the economy,,https://www.economist.com/china/2021/05/15/chinas-football-troubles-reflect-broader-issues-within-the-economy,Slow growth and politics take their toll
2021/05/15,The Economist,Why more young Chinese want to be civil servants,,https://www.economist.com/china/2021/05/15/why-more-young-chinese-want-to-be-civil-servants,They are looking for security in a volatile time
2021/05/15,The Economist,China is in danger of being humiliated at the winter Olympics,,https://www.economist.com/china/2021/05/15/china-is-in-danger-of-being-humiliated-at-the-winter-olympics,Its ice-hockey team has been drawn against Canada and America
2021/05/14,Monkey Cage,"Devo, ‘Space Junk’: The Week In One Song",Christopher Federico,https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/14/devo-space-junk-week-one-song/,A spent Chinese rocket crashes into the Indian Ocean.
2021/05/12,Monkey Cage,China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats like to talk tough,"Yaoyao Dai, Luwei Rose Luqiu",https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/12/chinas-wolf-warrior-diplomats-like-talk-tough/,We analyzed 20 years of Chinese foreign ministry transcripts to track the increase in hostile language.
2021/05/11,Australian Financial Review,How we should deal with China’s state-owned behemoths,Adrian Blundell-Wignall,https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/how-we-should-deal-with-china-s-state-owned-behemoths-20210510-p57qld,"Australia is uniquely exposed to Chinese investment, trade and companies owned by the Chinese government. The country needs to think about what kind of relationship it wants for the future."
2021/05/11,Australian Financial Review,Industrial policy is back in fashion as geopolitical tensions increase,Gideon Rachman,https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/industrial-policy-is-back-in-fashion-as-geopolitical-tensions-increase-20210511-p57qpk,"The new Cold War is driving the fashion for state intervention, but claims industrial policy will produce better-paying jobs and a more productive economy deserve deep scepticism."
2021/05/18,Lowy Institute,A rare test of China diplomacy,Elliott Zaagman,https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/rare-test-china-diplomacy,"The term “political science,” as many have observed, is somewhat of an oxymoron. Of all fields of scholarly pursuit, politics is comparatively ill-suited to the processes of the scientific method. Political systems and policies cannot exactly be isolated in a laboratory. The “data sets” of"
2021/05/14,Lowy Institute,Russia–China: An Unholy Alliance?,Ian Hill,https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/russia-china-unholy-alliance,"Russia and China’s verbal sparring with the US over competing visions of multilateralism last week in the UN Security Council exemplified the closer ties forged over recent years between Moscow and Beijing. 
The burgeoning relationship undoubtedly offers mutual advantage for both countries –"
2021/05/11,Lowy Institute,Do Belt and Road projects provide local benefits?,Dirk van der Kley,https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/bri-increasingly-focused-benefits-locals,"In a virtual meeting with a group of African students in late April, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked a question, implicitly, about China: “Are they bringing their own workers with them, or are they giving jobs to people in the country where they’re making investments?” 
Blinken"
2021/05/12,East Asia Forum,The right angle of the Quadrilateral,"Mason Richey, HUFS",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/05/12/the-right-angle-of-the-quadrilateral/,"The leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia and India met virtually on 12 March in their strategic mini-lateral grouping known as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or the Quad. This was an inaugural leader-level summit for the grouping, following its upgrade to a stand-alone ministerial-level meeting in 2020."
2021/05/18,Pearls and Irritations,Darkness in a propagandised state risks war with China.,Dennis Argall,https://johnmenadue.com/darkness-in-a-propagandised-state-risks-war-with-china/,"Our distorted perspectives, our ignorance, is now  more dangerous than the situation leading to the Vietnam War in the 1960s. We have experienced a sudden end to immediate knowledge of Asia including China We are vulnerable thus to pandemics of media misinformation…. "
2021/05/18,Pearls and Irritations,The End of Modi’s Global Dreams…and the Quad!,Foreign Affairs,https://johnmenadue.com/the-end-of-modis-global-dreams/,"India’s prime minister advanced a muscular foreign policy, but his mishandling of the pandemic is an embarrassing step back. If India stumbles, the American dream of the Quad can never become a reality…. "
2021/05/14,Pearls and Irritations,War with China is not inevitable: A revolution in Australian foreign policy should be.,Richard Butler,https://johnmenadue.com/war-with-china-is-not-inevitable-a-revolution-in-australian-foreign-policy-should-be/,The Government’s warnings that war with China is inevitable are propaganda. There is no such inevitability. A decision to go to war is taken by humans. It is not determined by an iron law of history. Key questions are: why are we being softened up for this war now; has the Morrison Government already decided… 
2021/05/13,Pearls and Irritations,Mike Pompeo and “The Xinjiang Genocide Determination”,Colin Mackerras,https://johnmenadue.com/the-xinjiang-genocide-determination-as-agenda-a-comment/,"On 19 January 2021, his last day in office, Trump’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, issued a “determination” that “the PRC, under the direction and control of the CCP, has committed genocide against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang”. On taking office, Pompeo’s successor Antony Blinken immediately agreed… "
2021/05/13,Pearls and Irritations,Nothing could be Finer than to have a War with China in the Morning!,Neville Roach,https://johnmenadue.com/nothing-could-be-finer-than-to-have-a-war-with-china-in-the-morning/,"In the early sixties, in the midst of growing paranoia of the Red and Yellow Perils, portrayed by the Menzies Government as dagger-like arrows pointed at Australia’s heart, a TV variety show, perhaps Revue ’61 or In Melbourne Tonight, gave us comic relief with a parody on the Al Jolson song, ‘Carolina in the Morning’,… "
2021/05/11,Pearls and Irritations,Is News Corp back onto weapons of mass destruction?,Alison Broinowski,https://johnmenadue.com/back-to-weapons-of-mass-destruction/,"Australians born in the last century remember how the ‘war on terror’ began in 2001. The same con trick is being tried on us again, for war with China…. "
2021/05/17,The Strategist,Defence spending and ADF readiness need to match the risk of conflict,Peter Jennings,https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/defence-spending-and-adf-readiness-need-to-match-the-risk-of-conflict/,"In last week’s expansionary budget, one area that felt a bit underdone was defence. Here, the government delivered what it promised 12 months ago: $44.6 billion, an increase over last year’s budget of 4.1% in …"
2021/05/11,The Strategist,Australia should support Taiwan’s bid to join the CPTPP,"Richard Herr, Anthony Bergin",https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australia-should-support-taiwans-bid-to-join-the-cptpp/,"A federal parliamentary joint committee inquiry is examining the potential for new members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP, and is assessing each individual case for accession against Australia’s national interests. The …"
2021/05/18,ChinaFile,A Letter to My Editors and to China’s Censors, Xu Zhangrun & Geremie R. Barmé ,https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/letter-my-editors-and-chinas-censors,"An Excerpt from ‘Ten Letters from a Plague Year,’ by Xu Zhangrun, Translated and Annotated by Geremie R. Barmé"
2021/05/14,ChinaFile,"Ahead of Its Centennial, the Chinese Communist Party Frets Over Unsanctioned Takes on Its History", Hans van de Ven ,https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/ahead-of-its-centennial-chinese-communist-party-frets-over-unsanctioned,
2021/05/17,Sixth Tone,Saving the Lonely Skywalkers,Kang Jia,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007492/saving-the-lonely-skywalkers,The tragic tale of “Lonely Girl’s” fruitless search for a mate shows the challenges of rescuing Yunn......
2021/05/15,Sixth Tone,He Killed His Bully. Now He’s Trying to Piece His Life Back Together,Han Qian,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007457/he-killed-his-bully.-now-hes-trying-to-piece-his-life-back-together,"Chen Sihan was 15 years old when he killed his bully. Seven years later, he’s out of prison — but no......"
2021/05/11,Sixth Tone,Why China Is Running Out of Lab Monkeys,Li Mingzi,/news/1007430/why-china-is-running-out-of-lab-monkeys,"Trade restrictions and an increase in biomedical research, including into COVID-19 vaccines, have dr......"
2021/05/18,Sixth Tone,Have Allergy Issues? Blame Bad Urban Planning.,Li Dihua,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007502/have-allergy-issues%3F-blame-bad-urban-planning.,Chinese cities are increasingly awash in allergens. The root of the problem may be the country’s mis......
2021/05/17,Sixth Tone,Not Quite a Rainbow: How Chinese Media Tells LGBT Stories,Yang Yi,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007486/not-quite-a-rainbow-how-chinese-media-tells-lgbt-stories,"Media coverage of LGBT issues is increasingly positive, but the number of LGBT-focused stories is dr......"
2021/05/15,Sixth Tone,Remembering the Chinese Women Who Danced for the World,Luka Yuanyuan Yang,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007447/remembering-the-chinese-women-who-danced-for-the-world,Too many of the Chinese diaspora’s leading female artists and performers have been forgotten. The di......
2021/05/12,Sixth Tone,Intercultural Relationships Are Hard. But Do They Have to Hurt?,Marina Zheng,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007417/intercultural-relationships-are-hard.-but-do-they-have-to-hurt%3F,"A person’s cultural background can influence their understanding of romantic love, but it’s not the ......"
2021/05/11,Sixth Tone,Jingdezhen’s Ancient Ceramics Industry Faces an Uncertain Future,Liu Ruoxi,/news/1007415/jingdezhens-ancient-ceramics-industry-faces-an-uncertain-future,"The city’s artisans are famed for their skill and attention to detail, so why can’t they make a good......"
2021/05/18,Sixth Tone,"As China Pursues a Green Future, Bitcoin Miners Feel the Squeeze",Li You,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007483/as-china-pursues-a-green-future%2C-bitcoin-miners-feel-the-squeeze,Chinese cryptocurrency businesses mine two-thirds of all Bitcoin. But for how long will they remain ......
2021/05/15,Sixth Tone,China’s Hottest Livestream Trend: Fraud,Wang Lianzhang,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007452/chinas-hottest-livestream-trend-fraud,"As the commercial livestreaming buzz fades, Chinese influencer agencies are searching for ways to ke......"
2021/05/12,Sixth Tone,How Fear and Stigma Are Hurting China’s Kids With ADHD,Ni Dandan,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007435/how-fear-and-stigma-are-hurting-chinas-kids-with-adhd,Many Chinese parents are afraid of putting their children with ADHD on medication. But the costs of ......
2021/05/14,China Digital Times,"996, Academic Pressure, Sky High Rents. China’s College Grads Ask: Is There More to It Than This?",John Chan,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/05/996-academic-pressure-sky-high-rents-chinas-college-grads-ask-is-there-more-to-it-than-this/,"According to census figures released this week, China’s population is more educated than ever. More than 15% of the recorded population had completed tertiary education, a 9% jump from just a decade earlier. But for..."
2021/05/13,China Digital Times,In-Depth Reports Examine How China Used Global Media Coverage and Social Media to Promote Image,John Chan,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/05/in-depth-reports-examine-how-china-used-global-media-coverage-and-social-media-to-promote-image/,"Several recently released reports have shed new light on China’s international efforts to bolster its image and manipulate public opinion, through both traditional and social media. Two reports were released this week, one..."
2021/05/13,China Digital Times,Eid Celebrations Underscore Religious Repression In Xinjiang,Joseph Brouwer,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/05/eid-celebrations-underscore-religious-repression-in-xinjiang/,"On Eid-al-Fitr, the celebratory conclusion of the Muslim holy month Ramadan, videos of dancing Uyghurs outside of a mosque in Kashgar demonstrated, perhaps counterintuitively, the extent of religious repression in the region...."
2021/05/13,China Digital Times,"Translation: “We’re Scared, We’re Brave, We’ll Keep On Trying” by Zheng Churan",Anne Henochowicz,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/05/translation-were-scared-were-brave-well-keep-on-trying-by-zheng-churan/,"In the fallout from Xiao Meili’s encounter with a male restaurant patron who refused to put out his cigarette, she and other prominent feminist activists across China are being attacked on all digital fronts, from misogynist,..."
2021/05/12,China Digital Times,"Netizen Voices: On May Day, Shenzhen Party Committee Celebrates “996” Culture of Overwork",Joseph Brouwer,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/05/netizen-voices-on-may-day-shenzhen-party-committee-celebrates-996-culture-of-overwork/,"May Day was conceived as a celebration of the eight-hour work day by a coalition of socialists and labor activists in fin de siècle Europe. Over a century later, Shenzhen’s Communist Party Committee commemorated May Day by..."
2021/05/11,China Digital Times,"Netizen Voices: Demands For Investigation, Transparency Follow Student’s Death",John Chan,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/05/netizen-voices-demands-for-investigation-transparency-follow-students-death/,"A Chinese student’s fatal fall from a building on Sunday has triggered a public uproar in China, as thousands took to social media to demand a transparent investigation into the boy’s death. Chengdu police had..."
2021/05/11,China Digital Times,Census Suggests China’s Population Graying But Growing—For Now,Joseph Brouwer,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/05/census-suggests-chinas-population-graying-but-growing-for-now/,"After a month of delay and speculation, China’s National Bureau of Statistics released the results of the 2020 census, including a total population figure of 1.41 billion—an increase of 72 million since the last census in 2010...."
2021/05/18,Quartz,Covid-19 has led to a surge in Chinese exports of oxygen concentrators,Jane Li,https://qz.com/2009596/covid-19-prompts-surge-in-chinas-exports-of-oxygen-concentrators/,
2021/05/18,Quartz,What the UK can teach the world about engaging with China,Annabelle Timsit,https://qz.com/2005972/what-the-uk-can-teach-the-world-about-engaging-with-china/,
2021/05/18,Quartz,"Steve Tsang, the Hong Kong academic calling for dialogue with China",Annabelle Timsit,https://qz.com/2006648/steve-tsang-the-hong-kong-academic-and-china-realist/,
2021/05/18,Quartz,"Charles Parton, the ex-diplomat “fascinated” by China’s Communist Party",Annabelle Timsit,https://qz.com/2005985/charles-parton-the-ex-diplomat-analyzing-chinas-communist-party/,
2021/05/18,Quartz,"Isabel Hilton, the journalist engaging China on climate change",Annabelle Timsit,https://qz.com/2005996/isabel-hilton-the-journalist-engaging-china-on-climate-change/,
2021/05/18,Quartz,"Kerry Brown, the academic defending the Chinese perspective",Annabelle Timsit,https://qz.com/2005978/kerry-brown-the-academic-defending-the-chinese-perspective/,
2021/05/18,Quartz,"Glossary: The jargon, acronyms, and historical terms that frame the UK-China relationship",Annabelle Timsit,https://qz.com/2008275/a-glossary-of-uk-china-relations/,
2021/05/18,Quartz,"Mark Logan, the MP leading a new guard of China watchers",Annabelle Timsit,https://qz.com/2007293/mark-logan-the-mp-leading-a-new-guard-of-china-watchers/,
2021/05/18,Quartz,"Rana Mitter, the historian teaching China’s next generation",Annabelle Timsit,https://qz.com/2007078/rana-mitter-the-historian-teaching-chinas-next-generation/,
2021/05/18,Quartz,"Cindy Yu, the podcaster explaining Chinese society to the West",Annabelle Timsit,https://qz.com/2006713/cindy-yu-the-podcaster-explaining-chinese-society-to-the-west/,
2021/05/18,Inside Story,Becoming Taiwanese,Klaus Neumann,https://insidestory.org.au/becoming-taiwanese,Memories and identities have proved surprisingly adaptable in a society forged by migration
2021/05/17,Inside Story,Everything under heaven,Linda Jaivin,https://insidestory.org.au/everything-under-heaven,How do you squeeze China’s history into 250 pages?
2021/05/13,Politico China Watcher,It's not too soon to prepare for a sea war in Asia,James Stavridis,https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-china-watcher/2021/05/13/its-not-too-soon-to-prepare-for-a-sea-war-in-asia-492827,
2021/05/12,Politico China Direct,POLITICO China Direct: EU26 vs. Hungary — No love in Liège — Snubbing Taiwan,Stuart Lau,https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/china-direct/politico-china-direct-eu26-vs-hungary-no-love-in-liege-snubbing-taiwan/,
2021/05/12,Protocol | China, Chinese users do care about online privacy,David Wertime and  Protocol,http://eepurl.com/hyn_wf,"Chinese people like privacy, too. Now they're getting some protections., Chinese ecommerce is coming for your wallet, OK, this QR code is probably even bigger"
2021/05/16,The Wire China,The Drone Dealer,Eli Binder,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/05/16/the-drone-dealer/,"China’s armed drone business is booming. The country now exports to more countries than anyone else. And when it comes to the future of war,..."
2021/05/16,The Wire China,Lillian Li on Understanding Chinese Tech on Its Own Terms,James Chater,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/05/16/lillian-li-on-understanding-chinese-tech-on-its-own-terms/,The tech analyst explains why ‘super apps’ are not a bug of the Chinese system but a feature of it.
2021/05/16,The Wire China,China’s Gold Rush,Hannah Reale,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/05/16/chinas-gold-rush/,State-backed miners have enjoyed the golden fruits of Chinese — and overseas — reserves.
2021/05/16,The Wire China,The Hackers Next Door,Katrina Northrop,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/05/16/the-hackers-next-door/,China seems more than willing to let North Korea hackers run loose.
2021/05/16,The Wire China,How Will the Digital Renminbi Change China?,Shang-Jin Wei,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/05/16/how-will-the-digital-renminbi-change-china/,China’s new digital renminbi could shift the competitive balance of power between the country’s technology giants and traditional banks.
2021/05/16,The Wire China,Droning On,The Wire,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/05/16/droning-on/,"Plus, understanding Chinese tech on its own terms."
2021/05/18,SupChina,Ant’s road to redemption: How the fintech giant can save itself,Nan Li,https://supchina.com/2021/05/18/ants-road-to-redemption-how-the-fintech-giant-can-save-itself/,"Ant’s deceptive branding, conflicts of interest, and predatory lending behavior fostered a vicious cycle that called for state intervention."
2021/05/18,SupChina,Beijing Lights: ‘The music felt ever so more beautiful’,Huang Chenkuang,https://supchina.com/2021/05/18/beijing-lights-the-music-felt-ever-so-more-beautiful/,"""I don’t play for others; I play for myself. I need to make sure my hands are washed and that my mind is at peace when playing."""
2021/05/17,SupChina,Mexican president apologizes for massacre of Chinese migrants in 1911,Álvaro Etchegaray,https://supchina.com/2021/05/17/mexican-president-apologizes-for-massacre-of-chinese-migrants-in-1911/,"At a ceremony on Monday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador officially apologized for an act of violence 110 years ago that shattered the Chinese community in Torreon."
2021/05/17,SupChina,China’s Mars rover landing closes another major gap with U.S. space program,Lucas Niewenhuis,https://supchina.com/2021/05/17/chinas-mars-rover-landing-closes-another-major-gap-with-u-s-space-program/,The successful landing of the Zhurong rover on the Red Planet marks a major milestone in the China National Space Administration’s efforts to catch up to NASA.
2021/05/17,SupChina,International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia commemorated in China with reports and social media posts,Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/05/17/international-day-against-homophobia-and-transphobia-commemorated-in-china-with-reports-and-social-media-posts/,"Although China’s LGBT+ community still struggles against discrimination and social stigma, social media users are increasingly expressing tolerance and even support."
2021/05/17,SupChina,Wu Lei called home as China prepares for World Cup qualifiers,Gerry Harker,https://supchina.com/2021/05/17/wu-lei-called-home-as-china-prepares-for-world-cup-qualifiers/,China sits eight points behind Syria in its group with four games to play.
2021/05/14,SupChina,Why China is mostly unhappy with the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan,Lucas Niewenhuis,https://supchina.com/2021/05/14/why-china-is-mostly-unhappy-with-the-u-s-withdrawal-from-afghanistan/,"After two decades, U.S. troops are finally fully leaving a country bordering China. Beijing appears to have mixed feelings about the development, taking advantage of opportunities to increase regional influence while warning about the possibility of instability."
2021/05/14,SupChina,"Chengdu police release more video, details in on-campus death of 16-year-old high schooler",Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/05/14/chengdu-police-release-more-video-details-in-on-campus-death-of-16-year-old-high-schooler/,"After police released further information about the apparent suicide of a high-school student, online opinion turned from criticism of the authorities to questioning of the student’s family’s motives in publicizing the case."
2021/05/14,SupChina,"The Chinese state enterprise behind Oatly, America’s hottest oat milk brand",Chang Che,https://supchina.com/2021/05/14/the-chinese-state-enterprise-behind-oatly/,Plant-based milk maker Oatly is planning a $1.6 billion Nasdaq IPO. What is the massive Chinese company that owns most of the trendy vegan brand?
2021/05/14,SupChina,‘Twilight’s Kiss’ is a moving romance about two gay men in their golden years,Tristan Shaw,https://supchina.com/2021/05/14/twilights-kiss-two-gay-men-in-their-golden-years/,"Hong Kong director Ray Yeung's humble, tender story of gay love, set in working-class Hong Kong."
2021/05/13,SupChina,U.S. dials up criticism of China over Xinjiang amid more evidence of cultural and reproductive repression,Lucas Niewenhuis,https://supchina.com/2021/05/13/u-s-dials-up-criticism-of-china-over-xinjiang-amid-more-evidence-of-cultural-and-reproductive-repression/,"A U.S. State Department official described China’s Xinjiang region as “an open-air prison” and reiterated the Department’s view that Beijing is committing genocide against Uyghurs. Meanwhile, several more reports have detailed how the Chinese government is chipping away at Muslim culture and life in Xinjiang."
2021/05/13,SupChina,Former disgraced coffee chain entrepreneur tries his hand at noodles,Chang Che,https://supchina.com/2021/05/13/former-disgraced-coffee-chain-entrepreneur-tries-his-hand-at-noodles/,A serial entrepreneur who left his last venture — Luckin Coffee — after an enormous fraud scandal is planning a nationwide chain of tech-optimized noodle shops.
2021/05/13,SupChina,"China’s nursing shortage is easing, but not fast enough to address needs of aging population",Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/05/13/chinas-nursing-shortage-is-easing-but-not-fast-enough-to-address-needs-of-aging-population/,"Although the number of nurses in China is increasing, the country is facing a severe shortage that will get worse as the population ages. Low salaries, tough working conditions, and a lack of respect for the profession mean the problem is not likely to get better."
2021/05/13,SupChina,"In Shaoxing, young winemakers attempt to revive China’s original spirit",Ni Tao,https://supchina.com/2021/05/13/shaoxing-winemakers-attempt-to-revive-chinas-original-spirit/,"Rice wine was China’s earliest banquet liquor. These days, it is more visible as a cooking product, and hardly anyone under the age of 40 likes it. Can this ancient spirit be revitalized for the modern market?"
2021/05/12,SupChina,Chinese mobile phone leader Xiaomi removed from Pentagon blacklist,Megan Cattel,https://supchina.com/2021/05/12/chinese-mobile-phone-leader-xiaomi-removed-from-pentagon-blacklist/,The U.S. government has accepted a court ruling that removes Xiaomi — a company founded by a famous serial entrepreneur with no military ties — from a blacklist of companies with alleged links to the Chinese military.
2021/05/12,SupChina,These college students figured out a way to score free food from KFC — they ended up in jail,Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/05/12/these-college-students-figured-out-a-way-to-score-free-food-from-kfc-they-ended-up-in-jail/,"A Chinese student used a technical glitch to score free food from KFC and taught his friends how to do it. Was this a crime, or just a case of ordinary people trying to make the most out of the capitalist hellscape that we live in being punished by a multibillion dollar corporation?"
2021/05/12,SupChina,A changing China,Neocha,https://supchina.com/2021/05/12/a-changing-china/,The cross-cultural paintings of Xu Deqi.
2021/05/12,SupChina,‘Smart’ social media app Soul files for an IPO in the U.S.,Chang Che,https://supchina.com/2021/05/12/smart-social-media-app-soul-files-for-an-ipo/,"Soul is an AI-powered app that creates social circles for its users based on personality tests. It’s still tiny — only 6 million active daily users — but it’s backed by internet behemoth Tencent, and it’s about to raise a boatload of cash."
2021/05/12,SupChina,China’s anti-American boycott of 1905,James Carter,https://supchina.com/2021/05/12/chinas-anti-american-boycott-of-1905/,"The irony of the anti-American boycott of 1905 is that many Chinese held the U.S. in higher regard than Europe. But the U.S. had betrayed its own values back home, leading to China's reciprocal response."
2021/05/11,SupChina,China census results show six-decade low in number of births,Lucas Niewenhuis,https://supchina.com/2021/05/11/china-census-results-show-six-decade-low-in-number-of-births/,"The 2020 Chinese census showed a population continuing to grow, but at its slowest rate since the People’s Republic of China’s first census in 1953, with the lowest number of new births since 1961. How will China deal with its rapidly worsening demographic crisis?"
2021/05/11,SupChina,Q&A: Silicon Valley’s ‘China whisperer’ Connie Chan on her investment strategy,SupChina Events,https://supchina.com/2021/05/11/qa-silicon-valleys-china-whisperer-connie-chan-on-her-investment-strategy/,"In this interview, Connie Chan, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, shares with us how she got to where she is today, her investment strategy, and new innovations in Asia that she’s excited about."
2021/05/11,SupChina,"Death of Chinese high schooler ruled as suicide, leaving family skeptical and questions unanswered",Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/05/11/death-of-chinese-high-schooler-ruled-as-suicide-leaving-family-skeptical-and-questions-unanswered/,A high school student in the city of Chengdu died in what officials called a suicide. But his mother believes they are hiding something.
2021/05/17,Congressional Research Service,"IF11737|
                        Chinese Nuclear and Missile Proliferation",Paul K. Kerr,https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11737,
2021/05/14,Center for Strategic and International Studies,Surprises from China’s Latest Census,Scott Kennedy,https://www.csis.org/blogs/trustee-china-hand/surprises-chinas-latest-census,
2021/05/14,Center for Advanced China Research,Weekly Report 4|26 5.8.2021-5.14.2021,,https://www.ccpwatch.org/single-post/weekly-report-4-26-5-8-2021-5-14-2021,
2021/05/14,MERICS,Germany's Next China Policy,,https://merics.org/en/short-analysis/germanys-next-china-policy,
2021/05/12,MERICS,Dual-use - Hungary and Hong Kong - Taiwan in international organizations,Grzegorz Stec,https://merics.org/en/briefing/dual-use-hungary-and-hong-kong-taiwan-international-organizations,
2021/05/11,MERICS,US-China finance relations: quietly flows the Dollar ,Maximilian Kärnfelt,https://merics.org/en/opinion/us-china-finance-relations-quietly-flows-dollar,
2021/05/13,U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission,Chinese Companies Listed on Major U.S. Stock Exchanges,,https://www.uscc.gov/research/chinese-companies-listed-major-us-stock-exchanges,"Linked here is table of Chinese companies listed on the NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, and NYSE American, the three largest U.S."
2021/05/18,Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,From Hardware to Holism: Rebalancing America’s Security Engagement With Arab States,"Frederic  Wehrey, Michele Dunne",https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/05/18/from-hardware-to-holism-rebalancing-america-s-security-engagement-with-arab-states-pub-84520,U.S. security policy with Arab states has long needed a major overhaul. This compendium presents different arguments and proposals for how the United States can do just this.
2021/05/18,Chatham House,Bitcoin’s carbon footprint could crush its potential,"Dr Patrick Schröder, Dr Oli Sharpe",https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/05/bitcoins-carbon-footprint-could-crush-its-potential,"Bitcoin is increasingly at odds with sustainability so a coordinated policy response is important, but could destabilize the entire cryptocurrency."
2021/05/11,Australia-China Relations Institute,Perspectives | Guarding against assumptions about Australia’s national interests,Dr John Edwards,https://www.australiachinarelations.org/content/perspectives-guarding-against-assumptions-about-australia%E2%80%99s-national-interests,
2021/05/18,Observer Research Foundation, Political and economic meaning of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI),Damian Wnukowski,https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/political-and-economic-meaning-of-the-eu-china-comprehensive-agreement-on-investment-cai/?amp," After seven years, the EU and China concluded negotiations in principle on the Comprehensive Agreement... "
2021/05/13,Observer Research Foundation, China’s Military Modernisation: Recent Trends,Kartik Bommakanti,https://www.orfonline.org/research/chinas-military-modernisation-recent-trends-2/?amp," Introduction Since its first push for modernisation in the 1980s and 1990s, the People’s Liberation... "
2021/05/12,Observer Research Foundation, China’s irresponsible behaviour: A threat to space security,Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan,https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/chinas-irresponsible-behaviour-a-threat-to-space-security/?amp, China’s activities in space have been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons.... 
2021/05/12,Observer Research Foundation, Tech-tonic shift in Sino-Russian cooperation,Nivedita Kapoor,https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/tech-tonic-shift-in-sino-russian-cooperation/?amp, This is the 113th article in the series The China Chronicles. Read the articles here. Technological... 
2021/05/12,Observer Research Foundation, China’s Xinjiang Policy: The Imperative for India,Khalid Shah,https://www.orfonline.org/research/chinas-xinjiang-policy-the-imperative-for-india/?amp," Introduction China in the 21st century is competing with the global powers in economic growth,... "
2021/05/12,Observer Research Foundation, China policy in the works,Manoj Joshi,https://www.orfonline.org/research/china-policy-in-the-works/?amp, Unclear if Biden administration will go for ‘semi containment’ or selective engagement 
2021/05/11,Observer Research Foundation, China–Bangladesh strategic linkages,Sumanth Samsani,https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/china-bangladesh-strategic-linkages/?amp, Though China and Bangladesh shared an adversarial relationship during the latter’s independence movement and immediately... 
2021/05/13,The Conversation,Tiangong: China may gain a monopoly on space stations - here’s what to expect,Steffi Paladini,https://theconversation.com/tiangong-china-may-gain-a-monopoly-on-space-stations-heres-what-to-expect-160389,China's leading role in the new space race could have a positive effect on geopolitics and science alike.
2021/05/13,The Conversation,"Truth, lies and honey",François Lévêque,https://theconversation.com/truth-lies-and-honey-159403,"Hives that travel by truck, bees paid for their pollination service, adulterated honey, economic theories based on an imaginary social organization..."
2021/05/13,The Conversation,Here’s how much your personal information is worth to cybercriminals – and what they do with it,Ravi Sen,https://theconversation.com/heres-how-much-your-personal-information-is-worth-to-cybercriminals-and-what-they-do-with-it-158934,"A thriving black market for stolen personal data makes millions of people vulnerable to spies, spammers, scammers and hackers."
2021/05/12,The Conversation,How China has been transforming international education to become a leading host of students,Jing Qi,https://theconversation.com/how-china-has-been-transforming-international-education-to-become-a-leading-host-of-students-157241,"Once seen as mainly as a source of international students, China has for a decade been strategically repositioning itself as a provider of international education."
2021/05/12,The Conversation,How China used the media to spread its COVID narrative — and win friends around the world,Julia Bergin,https://theconversation.com/how-china-used-the-media-to-spread-its-covid-narrative-and-win-friends-around-the-world-160694,Over half of the 50 nations in the International Federation of Journalists survey said coverage of China had become more positive in their national media since the onset of the pandemic.
2021/05/18,The Diplomat,Do China and Vietnam Have Similar Alliance Policies?,Khang Vu,https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/do-china-and-vietnam-have-similar-alliance-policies/,"Despite obvious areas of friction between China and Vietnam, their alliance policies are more similar than is often acknowledged."
2021/05/18,The Diplomat,China Urges US to Play Constructive Role in Gaza Diplomacy,Associated Press,https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/china-urges-us-to-play-constructive-role-in-gaza-diplomacy/,China’s Foreign Ministry accused Washington of preventing U.N. Security Council action on the crisis in Gaza.
2021/05/18,The Diplomat,China’s Warning to Bangladesh on the Quad,Nilotpal Bhattacharjee,https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/chinas-warning-to-bangladesh-on-the-quad/,The comments from the Chinese ambassador show Beijing's insecurities on the issue.
2021/05/17,The Diplomat,Australia-China Trade Tensions Persist With Cancelled Agreements and Sharp Statements,Joshua Mcdonald,https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/australia-china-trade-tensions-persist-with-cancelled-agreements-and-sharp-statements/,Canberra and Beijing pass the one-year mark of increased tensions over COVID-19 origins and the subsequent trade war.
2021/05/14,The Diplomat,Colombia: China’s New Amigo?,David Castrillon,https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/colombia-chinas-new-amigo/,"As Colombia grows closer to China, will it end up giving the U.S. a cold shoulder?"
2021/05/14,The Diplomat,Taiwan at the Nexus of Technology and Geopolitics ,Ian Bremmer,https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/taiwan-at-the-nexus-of-technology-and-geopolitics/,The tightening nexus of geopolitics and geotechnology will make U.S.-China competition increasingly fraught. But Taiwan’s core challenge is not a near-term crisis.
2021/05/14,The Diplomat,"Death of Student in China Triggers Questions, Protests",Huizhong Wu,https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/death-of-student-in-china-triggers-questions-protests/,A student’s death and his mother’s online posts have stirred controversy and questions. 
2021/05/13,The Diplomat,China’s Population Is Peaking ,Eleanor Albert,https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/chinas-population-is-peaking/,The marginal growth announced by Beijing suggests China’s population is near its peak.
2021/05/13,The Diplomat,Drop in Xinjiang Birthrate Largest in Recent History: Report,Dake Kang,https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/drop-in-xinjiang-birthrate-largest-in-recent-history-report/,Experts note that the tightening birth control measures must be understood in the broader context of fear that's pervasive among Xinjiang's minorities.
2021/05/11,The Diplomat,Transatlantic Cooperation on the China Challenge,Mercy A. Kuo,https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/transatlantic-cooperation-on-the-china-challenge/,Insights from Hans Binnendijk.
2021/05/18,The Diplomat,Taiwan Ordered to Address Forced Labor on Its Fishing Vessels,Nick Aspinwall,https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/taiwan-ordered-to-address-forced-labor-on-its-fishing-vessels/,"Taiwan’s government has long resisted calls to address systemic labor abuse on its fishing boats, but it is now facing pressure from within."
2021/05/18,Foreign Policy,India Draws a Line in the 5G Sand,"Harsh V. Pant, Aarshi Tirkey",https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/18/india-draws-a-line-in-the-5g-sand/,"After last summer’s clashes with China, New Delhi may finally be ready to leave ambiguity behind—and side with the West. "
2021/05/18,Foreign Policy,Biden’s Moves on Gaza at U.N. Test U.S. Credibility,"Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer",https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/18/israel-palestine-biden-united-nations-diplomacy-crisis-credibility/,China and Russia capitalize on Washington’s resistance.
2021/05/18,Foreign Policy,India Gives Up Its Anti-Colonial Obsessions and Embraces Europe,C. Raja Mohan,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/18/india-china-narendra-modi-johnson-britain-europe-eu-anti-colonialism-strategy-geopolitics/,"In response to China’s rise, New Delhi casts off anti-Western baggage."
2021/05/16,Foreign Policy,China’s Overseas Tech Talent Is Torn Over Going Home,Tomás Sidenfaden,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/16/chinas-overseas-tech-talent-is-torn-over-going-home/,"The possibilities are great, but the politics are risky."
2021/05/14,Foreign Policy,Poll: Biden Gets High Marks for Foreign Policy,"Irene Entringer Garcia Blanes, Alexandra Murphy, Susan Peterson, Ryan Powers, Michael J. Tierney",https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/14/poll-biden-foreign-policy-climate-china-russia/,"A survey of academics shows early and overwhelming support for the U.S. president, but he will be tested by China, Russia, and national security issues."
2021/05/11,Foreign Policy,The United Kingdom Dispatches HMS Queen Elizabeth to Confront China,Michael Auslin,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/11/united-states-britain-freedom-of-navigation-china/,Are U.S. allies finally rallying around Washington’s more aggressive stance toward Beijing?
2021/05/18,ThinkChina,Can America beat China with Biden’s US$6 trillion stimulus plans?,Zhou Nongjian,https://www.thinkchina.sg/can-america-beat-china-bidens-us6-trillion-stimulus-plans,US-based Chinese researcher Zhou Nongjian takes a close look at Biden’s US$6 trillion stimulus plans to improve the US economy and meet the challenge from China. He asserts that infrastructure-building and poverty assistance plans are stop-gap measures that will not address fundamental problems such as the US’s loss of industries and declining national strength. Is the US president putting the cart before the horse?
2021/05/18,ThinkChina,Strategic Competition Act: The US targeting China through Cold War politics?,Zhu Ying,https://www.thinkchina.sg/strategic-competition-act-us-targeting-china-through-cold-war-politics,"Economics professor Zhu Ying looks at the similarities and differences between NSC-68 targeting the Soviet Union during the Cold War period, and the recent Strategic Competition Act targeting China, which may soon pass into law. What can we infer about the current state of China-US relations?"
2021/05/17,ThinkChina,Is the US embassy in China recruiting ‘traitors’?,Yu Zeyuan,https://www.thinkchina.sg/us-embassy-china-recruiting-traitors,"The US embassy in China recently released an Public Annual Statement outlining the requirements for funding through its public diplomacy grants programme. As the activities it supports aim to spread American values and culture in China, Chinese commentators have aired criticisms that this is an insidious attempt to “recruit traitors” within China. Zaobao correspondent Yu Zeyuan considers the theories behind this idea."
2021/05/12,ThinkChina,Post-70s generation CPC stars jockey for position ahead of 20th Party Congress in 2022,Yang Danxu,https://www.thinkchina.sg/post-70s-generation-cpc-stars-jockey-position-ahead-20th-party-congress-2022,"In the CPC’s leadership renewal plans, the  post-70s generation plays a leading role, having by this time risen to middle and senior positions. Yang Danxu takes stock of political stars in this generation as they take up key positions at the provincial level in the lead-up to the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s 20th Party Congress in 2022."
2021/05/12,ThinkChina,Covid-19 pandemic and China's rising soft power in mainland Southeast Asia,Vannarith Chheang,https://www.thinkchina.sg/covid-19-pandemic-and-chinas-rising-soft-power-mainland-southeast-asia,"The Covid-19 pandemic provides a window of opportunity for China to exert its international leadership and influence. It has managed to turn the crisis into a diplomatic and strategic opportunity in mainland Southeast Asia and elsewhere. Public health diplomacy has become one of the key sources of China’s soft power projection, enhancing China’s image and influence. Cambodia and Laos have been most receptive to China’s public health diplomacy, including its vaccine diplomacy, while Thailand and Myanmar also have welcomed Chinese assistance. But Vietnam has been reluctant to endorse China’s Covid-19 assistance, including receiving Chinese vaccines."
2021/05/12,ThinkChina,Japanese academic: Has Japan 'crossed the Rubicon' in Japan-China relations?,Tomoki Kamo,https://www.thinkchina.sg/japanese-academic-has-japan-crossed-rubicon-japan-china-relations,"With China's increasingly strong rhetoric on its core interests and its criticism of Japan's recent diplomatic moves, Japanese academic Tomoki Kamo takes stock of China-Japan relations and moves that Japan might make in its overall strategy."
2021/05/12,ThinkChina,Japanese academic: Biden's emphasis on allies is impacting Japan-China relations ,Shin Kawashima,https://www.thinkchina.sg/japanese-academic-bidens-emphasis-allies-impacting-japan-china-relations,"Relations between Japan and China have been on an uptrend in the past few years. Even after the new Suga administration came to power, the trend of improving relations has been maintained. However, with the Biden administration's emphasis on working with its allies, ostensibly against China, will Japan-China relations suffer?"
2021/05/17,ThinkChina,Southeast Asia: A hotspot for Chinese enterprises in the post-pandemic era?,Sim Tze Wei,https://www.thinkchina.sg/southeast-asia-hotspot-chinese-enterprises-post-pandemic-era,"With growing competition and tension between China and the US, one region that China is looking to is Southeast Asia. Many major Chinese companies are expanding their operations into ASEAN countries, using them as manufacturing and assembly bases or springboards to the region. Zaobao's associate foreign news editor Sim Tze Wei examines the possibilities."
2021/05/11,ThinkChina,China’s rising property prices have serious social consequences,Han Heyuan,https://www.thinkchina.sg/chinas-rising-property-prices-have-serious-social-consequences,"Han Heyuan asserts that rising property prices in China are not just the “biggest grey rhino” in terms of financial risks as some policymakers have said, but also a catalyst for a slew of development and social issues such as the lack of entrepreneurs, negative attitudes to work, and falling birth rates."
2021/05/14,ThinkChina,Why were Chinese imperial families prone to fratricides and tragedies?,"Caixin Global, Li Jingkui",https://www.thinkchina.sg/why-were-chinese-imperial-families-prone-fratricides-and-tragedies,"Throughout Chinese history, imperial families were some of the fiercest battlegrounds. Emperors stopped at nothing to hold on to power. At the instigation of wily courtiers, they might even have executed their kin without batting an eyelid. Li Jingkui says economically speaking, this has to do with the logic of contract theory — there was no neutral arbiter in leadership transitions. Without a third party to oversee the proceedings, family members were often subjected to the tyranny of the “lion king“. But under those circumstances, could anyone else other than the emperor have held court?"
2021/05/17,ThinkChina,Gender equality: The solution to China’s declining birth rate,Chen Jing,https://www.thinkchina.sg/gender-equality-solution-chinas-declining-birth-rate,"Providing better support for families to play effective co-parenting roles is more likely to improve birth rates than sending women back to the kitchen, says Chen Jing."
2021/05/14,ThinkChina,A former Singapore journalist remembers a very different China in the 1980s,Teo Han Wue,https://www.thinkchina.sg/former-singapore-journalist-remembers-very-different-china-1980s,"Former journalist Teo Han Wue chuckles as he recalls his first assignment in China covering an international Confucianism conference in Qufu, Confucius’ hometown in Shandong. Telecommunications facilities then were a far cry from the advances in 5G or AI that China enjoys now. Even sending a facsimile was a comedy of errors."
2021/05/14,ThinkChina,Why Chinese local governments indulge in wasteful infrastructure projects,David Ng,https://www.thinkchina.sg/why-chinese-local-governments-indulge-wasteful-infrastructure-projects,"Even as China embarks on various infrastructure projects, how many of these projects are actually useful, or bring real benefits to the people they are supposed to serve? Are all of these projects truly worth the money and effort invested? Commentator David Ng takes a closer look at a ""white elephant"" tram system in the Greater Bay Area and considers the issues involved."
2021/05/12,ThinkChina,Nationalistic and patriotic? Chinese youths are more than that.,Wu Guo,https://www.thinkchina.sg/nationalistic-and-patriotic-chinese-youths-are-more,"Every day, scores of young people from small cities or farming villages make their way to big cities to find work. Inhabiting the space between their old and new worlds, they find kinship and cultural affinity in online groups, forming subcultures that have emerged as alternatives to the mainstream. While this widens their network beyond their usual social circles, it has also spawned a form of online tribalism. How does this affect their worldviews and interactions online and offline? Wu Guo explores the topic."
2021/05/18,What's on Weibo,"China’s COVID-19 Vaccine Freebies: Get One Vaccine, Get Milk & Eggs for Free!",What's on Weibo Team,https://www.whatsonweibo.com/chinas-covid-19-vaccine-freebies-get-one-vaccine-get-milk-eggs-for-free/,“Do I get free transport and a freebie with that vaccine?”
2021/05/17,What's on Weibo,Top 10 Overview of China’s Most Popular TV Dramas May 2021,Manya Koetse,https://www.whatsonweibo.com/top-10-overview-of-chinas-most-popular-tv-dramas-may-2021/,These are the best Chinese TV dramas of the moment. 
2021/05/12,What's on Weibo,Chinese Netizens Are Seeking the Truth Behind the Mysterious Death of a Chengdu High School Student,Manya Koetse,https://www.whatsonweibo.com/chinese-netizens-are-seeking-the-truth-behind-the-mysterious-death-of-a-chengdu-high-school-student/,The “Chengdu 49 Middle School Incident” has been dominating discussions on Chinese social media. 
2021/05/18,Chaoyang Trap House,"S01 Episode 6: Being Cute in WeChat’s ""Moodboard Industrial Complex""",,https://chaoyang.substack.com/p/ep6-wechat-sticker-design-is-my-passion,McDonald’s spam emails + GIF Talent Agencies + Cat Ideology Reveal + Celery Fanclubs
2021/05/18,Tracking People's Daily,"April Economic Data, Cracking down on 'Evil Forces' at Grassroots, Wang Yi talks to Afghan FM & China's Social Scientists on Xi Thought as 21st Century Marxism",Manoj Kewalramani,https://manoj3c2.substack.com/p/april-economic-data-cracking-down,"Here are the stories and pieces from the May 18, 2021, People’s Daily edition that I found noteworthy. Page 1: First, there’s a report drawing from Chi…"
2021/05/17,Tracking People's Daily,Xi's 'Red Footprints' - 国之大者 - Learning from Zhou Enlai - Wang's Mideast Proposals  - China's 5G Expansion,Manoj Kewalramani,https://manoj3c2.substack.com/p/xis-red-footprints-learning-from,"Here are the stories and pieces from the May 17, 2021, People’s Daily edition that I found noteworthy. Page 1: First, there’s a report about a new noti…"
2021/05/14,Tracking People's Daily,"FDI Inflow, Xiaomi & Huawei, & Ecological Civilisation",Manoj Kewalramani,https://manoj3c2.substack.com/p/fdi-inflow-xiaomi-and-huawei-and,"Here are the stories and pieces from the May 14, 2021, People’s Daily edition that I found noteworthy. Page 1: Let’s begin with a report on FDI inflows…"
2021/05/13,Tracking People's Daily,"Politics First in Cadre Selection, Economic Support Policies Extended, Xi's Thought & Foreign Affairs, BRI News Network, Afghan Withdrawal Criticism & Ren Lixuan on China's 'New Journey'",Manoj Kewalramani,https://manoj3c2.substack.com/p/politics-first-in-cadre-selection,"Here are the stories and pieces from the May 13, 2021, People’s Daily edition that I found noteworthy. Page 1: Let’s begin with the weekly State Counci…"
2021/05/12,Tracking People's Daily,Ageing China - Ren Lixuan on Dual Circulation - Wang Yi's Central Asian Diplomacy,Manoj Kewalramani,https://manoj3c2.substack.com/p/ageing-china-ren-lixuan-on-dual-circulation,"Here are the stories and pieces from the May 12, 2021, People’s Daily edition that I found noteworthy. Page 1: Let’s begin with a new set of opinions f…"
2021/05/11,Tracking People's Daily,Boosting Chinese Brands - Drug Supervision - Real Estate Speculation & Ren Lixuan on New Development Concept,Manoj Kewalramani,https://manoj3c2.substack.com/p/boosting-chinese-brands-drug-supervision,"Here are the stories and pieces from the May 11, 2021, People’s Daily edition that I found noteworthy. Page 1: The lead story today is about Xi’s lette…"
2021/05/14,The India China Newsletter,"Easing curbs on goods from China, Chinese supplies surge (so do prices), and revisiting the…",Ananth Krishnan,https://indiachina.substack.com/p/easing-curbs-on-goods-from-china,"Welcome to today's issue, where I'll be looking at:- India easing more curbs on Chinese goods as supplies from China surge- The LAC crisis is one year …"
2021/05/16,Eye on China,"Pandemic Narratives, Xi's Development Strategy, Population Data, Employment Worries, Chip Nationalism, Data Privacy, Warning Dhaka, Central Asian Diplomacy & Afghan Quandary",Manoj Kewalramani,https://manojkewalramani.substack.com/p/pandemic-narratives-xis-development,"Dear Subscribers, Before we begin, a quick event note. I’d like to invite you to join us tomorrow, Monday, 17 May 2021 at 18:00 IST for an event launch…"
2021/05/14,Takshashila PLA Insight,China-India Brief; Chinese Rocket Debris and Ambitious Space Programme; Xi on National Security; Guns vs Butter; Xi Purges Military-Industrial Chiefs,,http://eepurl.com/hyAoxn,
2021/05/16,Beijing to Britain," Queen's Speech, Twitter, BRI",,https://beijingtobritain.substack.com/p/beijing-to-britain-893,
2021/05/16,Hong Kong Free Press,"Trading places: As democrats exit, how will Hong Kong’s ‘patriots’ do in their new starring role?",Suzanne Pepper,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/16/trading-places-as-democrats-exit-how-will-hong-kongs-patriots-do-in-their-new-starring-role/,"If only this new national security episode was not bringing so much grief to so many, the experience might be appreciated as a kind of misdirected comic interlude: ancient concepts of justice, reinforced by the strictures of Leninist dictatorship, imposed on a Westernized 21st century city in the name of national security, administered by bewigged […]"
2021/05/15,Hong Kong Free Press,Convicted of rioting despite no evidence of rioting? How will this work with the Poly U siege?,Tim Hamlett,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/15/convicted-of-rioting-despite-no-evidence-of-rioting-how-will-this-work-with-the-poly-u-siege/,
2021/05/11,Hong Kong Free Press,Joint enterprise: The flawed justice that turns bystanders into criminals,Chris Maden,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/11/joint-enterprise-the-flawed-justice-that-turns-bystanders-into-criminals/,"Indulge me. Imagine – hypothetically speaking, not for real – that in a distant galaxy long, long ago, three young people go off to exercise their right to free assembly. Imagine further that, as with any demonstration anywhere, they decide to show solidarity with the cause by dressing in the same colour – black, say […]"
2021/05/18,Taiwan Insight,Speaking on Behalf of the State: The Women on the Radio and behind the Loudspeakers during the Cold War,Isabelle Cheng,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/05/18/speaking-on-behalf-of-the-state-the-women-on-the-radio-and-behind-the-loudspeakers-during-the-cold-war/,"Written by Isabelle Cheng. Women have a complicated relationship with the wars waged by the nation-state. Women are the reproducers and boundary ma(r)kers of the nation, so women, notably when they embody the nation’s image, are said to be protected by the state as a reason for going to war. They are also projected as the victims of war when the state loses to its enemy, mainly when the enemy uses rape as a weapon to weaken national morale. On the battlefield, women are used as fighters, porters, carers, entertainers or sex slaves to enhance war fighting capacity physically or mentally. During the two world wars, in the state’s propaganda, women were encouraged to ‘give away’ their husbands and sons to the state or were recruited to fill the vacancies left by men to work in the manufacturing, agricultural or transport sectors. Their homemaking and thrifty cooking were characterised as contributing to war efforts. Regardless of which of these roles they play, they are instrumentalised by the state."
2021/05/17,Taiwan Insight,How Community Capacity Process Impacts Participatory Community Development in Taiwan,Takako Sasaki,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/05/17/how-community-capacity-process-impacts-participatory-community-development-in-taiwan/,"Written by Takako Sasaki. It has been 20 years since Yong-le CDA began PCD, and this case suggested that community capacity was gradually acquired over a long period. PCD research often targets projects with a limited span of period, and it cannot be said that community capacity has been thoroughly discussed. That being said, its importance was still recognised. Thus, current research must deepen over a more extended period. "
2021/05/13,Taiwan Insight,"Gastrodiplomacy in Contemporary International Relations of Asia and Its Relationship to Everyday Nationalism: A Reflection on the Gastronomic Campaigns of Taiwan, Thailand, and South Korea",Fatimaah J Menefee,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/05/13/gastrodiplomacy-in-contemporary-international-relations-of-asia-and-its-relationship-to-everyday-nationalism-a-reflection-on-the-gastronomic-campaigns-of-taiwan-thailand-and-south-korea/,"Written by Fatimaah J Menefee. Culinary diplomacy, food diplomacy, gastronationalism, and gastrodiplomacy are applied liberally to describe food and diplomacy in contemporary international relations. Culinary Arts as a medium in diplomacy dates to the genesis of humankind. Consider Peaches of Immortality, protected by the Queen Mother in Ancient China, that served as a reward to all faithful mortals and immortals."
2021/05/12,Taiwan Insight,Back to the 80s: Taiwanese-American Intellectuals’ Views on Taiwan Relationship in Two Oversea Magazines,Sui Lam Cheung,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/05/12/back-to-the-80s-taiwanese-american-intellectuals-views-on-taiwan-relationship-in-two-oversea-magazines/,"Written by Sui Lam Cheung. Taiwan’s international status and sovereignty have always been closely related to US international policies. As a result, the US-Taiwan relation has always attracted widespread attention and discussion. Thus, scholars have begun to pay attention to the American aid culture in economic and cultural fields. For instance, Wang Meihsiang and Chen Chienchung have analysed the US aid literature system from a sociology of literature perspective to explain how Taiwanese intellectuals received direct or indirect economic assistance from the United States. This assistance was used to introduce or develop related cultural production literary works and cultural phenomena. In addition to examining the development of Taiwan’s literary field, US aid culture can also be another perspective to examine non-official views other than the official discourse of the US and Taiwan."
2021/05/11,Taiwan Insight,Gay Jouissance: Queering the Representation of Same-sex Desire in 1990s Taiwan Literature,Yahia Zhengtang Ma,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/05/11/gay-jouissance-queering-the-representation-of-same-sex-desire-in-1990s-taiwan-literature/,"Written by Yahia Zhengtang Ma. The last decade of the twentieth century was an especially interesting time in the emergence of ‘tongzhi literature’. This genre consists of literary works that ‘deal with homosexuals and homosexuality’ in Taiwan when queer cinema was introduced to Taiwan via Hong Kong. The 1990s are widely considered the golden age of tongzhi literature, animated by such widely-celebrated literary works by Ta-wei Chi, Chu T’ien-wen, Qiu Miaojin, among many others. However, existing scholarship on this has primarily emphasised the complexity of the tongzhi identity, subjectivity, and discourse around tongzhi, tongxianglian and queer in solely its original Chinese texts through the lens of cultural studies and literary studies."
2021/05/16,《求是》,用好红色资源，传承好红色基因 把红色江山世世代代传下去,习近平,http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2021-05/15/c_1127446859.htm,
2021/05/16,《求是》,红色江山永不变色,《求是》杂志编辑部,http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2021-05/15/c_1127446921.htm,
2021/05/16,《求是》,中国共产党建党百年来外事工作的光辉历程和远大前景,杨洁篪,http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2021-05/16/c_1127447088.htm,
2021/05/16,《求是》,赓续红色血脉 践行初心使命,中共上海市委,http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2021-05/16/c_1127447085.htm,
2021/05/16,《求是》,弘扬红船精神 勇立时代潮头,中共浙江省委,http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2021-05/16/c_1127447118.htm,
2021/05/16,《求是》,让井冈山精神、苏区精神放射新的时代光芒,中共江西省委,http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2021-05/16/c_1127447132.htm,
2021/05/16,《求是》,发扬遵义会议精神 自觉做到“两个维护”,中共贵州省委,http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2021-05/16/c_1127447143.htm,
2021/05/16,《求是》,传承延安精神 激励奋斗之志,中共陕西省委,http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2021-05/16/c_1127447148.htm,
2021/05/16,《求是》,弘扬西柏坡精神 谱写赶考新篇章,中共河北省委,http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2021-05/16/c_1127447163.htm,
2021/05/16,《求是》,五四运动与中国共产党的诞生,《求是》杂志评论员,http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2021-05/15/c_1127447171.htm,
2021/05/16,《求是》,甘将热血沃中华,慎海雄,http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2021-05/16/c_1127447176.htm,
2021/05/16,《求是》,努力在社会主义现代化建设新征程中走在前列,刘家义,http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2021-05/16/c_1127447183.htm,
2021/05/16,《求是》,经济社会发展统计图表：我国人口发展呈现显著变化（第七次全国人口普查结果）,国家统计局,http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2021-05/16/c_1127447194.htm,
2021/05/16,《求是》,红军长征：中华民族伟大复兴历史进程中的巍峨丰碑,,http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2021-05/16/c_1127447195.htm,
2021/05/12,中国现代国际关系研究院,印尼日本军事合作，矛头针对中国？,骆永昆,http://www.cicir.ac.cn/NEW/opinion.html?id=7821ce47-6584-4bad-ba4f-44c23be7e1e9,
2021/05/11,中国现代国际关系研究院,中国推进碳中和需应对的风险及挑战,"韩立群, 江涌",http://www.cicir.ac.cn/NEW/opinion.html?id=8a54d428-1f56-4c4f-992b-73b08df078b2,
2021/05/11,中国现代国际关系研究院,技术政治时代的权力与战略,唐新华,http://www.cicir.ac.cn/NEW/opinion.html?id=ecffd20e-74f6-4acc-835e-f24dc0d81064,
2021/05/18,中央党史和文献研究院,天翻地覆慨而慷：中国共产党的100年,石仲泉,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0518/c427167-32106162.html,
2021/05/17,中央党史和文献研究院,学习宣传贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研讨会暨党史学习教育高端论坛发言摘编（奋斗百年路 启航新征程·学党史 悟思想 办实事 开新局）,,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0517/c427167-32105069.html,
2021/05/13,中央党史和文献研究院,总书记脑海里印象最深刻的湘江战役,王光鑫,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0513/c219021-32102556.html,
2021/05/12,中央党史和文献研究院,永远铭记毛泽东的历史功勋,中央党校（国家行政学院）采访组,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0512/c219000-32101004.html,
2021/05/18,中央党史和文献研究院,中国共产党与中国现代化,陈理,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0518/c428053-32106075.html,
2021/05/18,中央党史和文献研究院,加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学,,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0518/c427152-32105923.html,
2021/05/17,中央党史和文献研究院,深刻认识革命传统教育的时代意义,吴德刚,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0517/c427152-32105740.html,
2021/05/17,中央党史和文献研究院,从《毛泽东年谱》中感悟伟人伟力,张素华,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0517/c423718-32105436.html,
2021/05/17,中央党史和文献研究院,学党史和把握政治大局（深入学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想）,金冲及,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0517/c427167-32105054.html,
2021/05/17,中央党史和文献研究院,构建人类命运共同体的深层逻辑,王香平,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0517/c428053-32105410.html,
2021/05/12,中央党史和文献研究院,论民族复兴的阶段性与整体性统一,郭海龙 班永吉,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0512/c428053-32101371.html,
2021/05/12,中央党史和文献研究院,人民是历史前进的根本动力,吴德刚,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0512/c428053-32101089.html,
2021/05/12,中央党史和文献研究院,党性修养一辈子,刘荣刚,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0512/c428053-32100845.html,
2021/05/17,习近平系列重要讲话数据库,习近平《在全国脱贫攻坚总结表彰大会上的讲话》英文单行本出版发行,习近平,http://jhsjk.people.cn/article/32104935,
2021/05/15,习近平系列重要讲话数据库,《求是》杂志发表习近平总书记重要文章 《用好红色资源，传承好红色基因，把红色江山世世代代传下去》,习近平,http://jhsjk.people.cn/article/32104313,
2021/05/15,习近平系列重要讲话数据库,我国首次火星探测任务天问一号探测器成功着陆火星 习近平代表党中央、国务院和中央军委致电祝贺 韩正在北京观看着陆情况,习近平,http://jhsjk.people.cn/article/32104246,
2021/05/15,习近平系列重要讲话数据库,"深入分析南水北调工程面临的新形势新任务
科学推进工程规划建设提高水资源集约节约利用水平",习近平,http://jhsjk.people.cn/article/32104055,
2021/05/13,习近平系列重要讲话数据库,国家主席习近平任免驻外大使,习近平,http://jhsjk.people.cn/article/32101698,
2021/05/12,习近平系列重要讲话数据库,国家主席习近平任免驻外大使,习近平,http://jhsjk.people.cn/article/32101102,
2021/05/11,习近平系列重要讲话数据库,习近平给《文史哲》编辑部全体编辑人员回信,习近平,http://jhsjk.people.cn/article/32099516,