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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 7h

Exclusive: Wahaha heiress Zong Fuli’s confidant Yan Xuefeng investigated for disciplinary violations – Caixin Global

Exclusive: Wahaha Heiress’s Confidant Investigated for Disciplinary Violations

The probe into Yan Xuefeng, a director of Wahaha’s core operating entity, is the latest flashpoint in a deepening battle for control of the beverage giant since its founder’s death last year

www.caixinglobal.com

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 7h

How I learnt to stop worrying about China’s surplus – Martin Sandbu for FT: ‘What we should be talking about is what prevents importing countries from absorbing much-needed goods and capital productively, or, in other words, how to establish a functioning surplus recycling mechanism for China.’

How I learnt to stop worrying about China’s surplus

Lessons from economic history point to the benign effects of ‘overcapacity’

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 7h

China’s fourth plenum poised for highest Central Committee turnover in 8 years – SCMP: ‘at least nine members of its top policymaking Central Committee set to be replaced. […] due to ongoing corruption investigations or because some officials have passed away’

As fourth plenum looms, China braces for a major Central Committee shakeup

Reshuffle expected this month at top Communist Party body as more senior officials are sidelined by corruption investigations.

www.scmp.com

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 8h

Translations: As CAC tackles ‘malicious’ negativity online, popular influencers Zhang Xuefeng, Hu Chenfeng, and Lan Zhanfei are hit with bans – China Digital Times

Translations: As CAC Tackles “Malicious” Negativity Online, Popular Influencers Zhang Xuefeng, Hu Chenfeng, Lan Zhanfei Hit With Bans

Amid a new two-month “Clear and Bright” campaign by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) to clean up internet content that “maliciously incites” polarization, pessimism, anxiety, and other neg...

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 8h

The malice police – China Media Project

The Malice Police - China Media Project

China's latest internet special actions, a campaign against "negative emotions," lifts the lid on the country's obsessive and capricious control culture.

chinamediaproject.org

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 8h

Cheer up, or else: China’s censors crack down on the haters and cynics – The New York Times: ‘As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work, marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online.’

Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics

www.nytimes.com

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 8h

Chinese hackers said to target US law firms – The New York Times: ‘The hackers are suspected of breaching the networks of more than a dozen other law firms and technology companies in recent months.’

Chinese Hackers Said to Target U.S. Law Firms

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 8h

Lin Hsin-i appointed as Taiwan’s envoy to APEC Summit in Gyeongju – Focus Taiwan

Lin Hsin-i appointed as Taiwan's envoy to APEC Summit in Gyeongju - Focus Taiwan

Presidential Adviser and Taiwania Capital Chairman Lin Hsin-i (林信義) has been appointed by President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) as Taiwan's envoy to the 2025 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Gyeongju, South K...

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 8h

China and Malaysia armed forces to hold joint military drill – Xinhua: ‘in Malaysia and its adjacent waters in mid-to-late October’

China, Malaysia to hold joint military drill

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 8h

‘Belgian investigators tasked with probing corruption allegations against Chinese telco giant Huawei aren’t really interested in checking asset declarations made by EU lawmakers accused of accepting bribes, Follow the Money has learned. […] despite the probe’s focus on whether MEPs took bribes’

Divided parliament highlights growing divisions over MEP immunity

Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism

www.ftm.eu

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 19h

China’s chipmakers bought US$38 billion in US and allied tools, a sign policy is failing, lawmakers find – Reuters: ‘But inconsistencies in rules issued by the United States, Japan and the Netherlands have led to non-U.S. toolmakers selling to some Chinese firms that U.S. companies could not’

www.reuters.com

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 19h

Met police disrupt suspected international smuggling ring in UK’s ‘largest’ phone theft crackdown – PA Media: ‘The criminal organisation is believed to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen phones from the UK to China over the past 12 months’

Met police disrupt suspected international smuggling ring in UK’s ‘largest’ phone theft crackdown

The criminal organisation is believed to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen phones from the UK to China over the past 12 months

www.theguardian.com

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 19h

Eyeing China, EU unveils sweeping measures to shield its struggling steel industry – SCMP: ‘The proposal does not name China, and tariffs and quotas would apply to global imports.’

Eyeing China, EU unveils sweeping measures to shield struggling steel industry

If approved, plan tackling overcapacity would slash tariff-free quotas by nearly half and double duties on excess shipments to 50 per cent.

www.scmp.com

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 19h

EU to set 50 percent steel tariff as opening bid to Trump – POLITICO Europe: ‘The European steel industry, represented by lobby group Eurofer, welcomed the measures, which were in line with what it had been asking for.’

EU to set 50 percent steel tariff as opening bid to Trump

The proposal is meant as a “stepping stone” for a better deal with the United States, which also charges 50 percent on all steel.

www.politico.eu

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 19h

China ‘spies’ case was dropped after government failed to provide evidence of Beijing threat – Guardian: ‘Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, wrote to two select committee chairs to explain that despite trying over “many months”, the sought-after statements were not forthcoming.’

China ‘spies’ case was dropped after government failed to provide evidence of Beijing threat

Ministers and officials did not provide statements that China was threat despite ‘many months’ of effort to obtain them

www.theguardian.com

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 19h

Opposition parties reveal planned bills for new legislative session – Taipei Times: ‘Potential collusion with co-defendants or witnesses should be dismissed as grounds for pretrial detention.’