Culture
Fatal shooting by Chinese doctoral student stirs Asian-American anxiety
As first-degree murder charges are filed against Tailei Qi in killing of Zijie Yan, some in community fear deepening of ‘outsider’ status.
How high will the fence be? China’s grave concerns over US tech investment curbs
China’s Ministry of Commerce hit out on Thursday after US President Joe Biden signed an executive order to restrict US venture capital and private equity stakes in Chinese firms in key areas, including semiconductors.
Why is China’s middle class starting to look like the US’ not a good thing?
Housing is increasingly unaffordable for China’s middle class, and household debt levels are rising, while the middle class faces the real possibility of not being able to do better than their parents.
Winning start for US-China teams at table tennis World Championships
‘Ping pong diplomacy’ returns in Houston after 50-year gap, with mixed doubles sides progressing through first round of the tournament. There were differing fortunes for Hong Kong’s paddlers on first day.
Explainer | How much crude oil is China sitting on, and can it help cool soaring prices?
The US asked China to release crude oil reserves to help stabilise soaring prices during the virtual meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden at the end of November.
US trade deal may be hit with bumper harvest set to cool China’s buying spree
China has imported about 23 million tonnes in the 2020-21 marketing year, close to US Department of Agriculture’s forecast of 26 million tonnes.
New US Treasury report does not label China as a currency manipulator
In the first foreign exchange report of the Biden administration, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen keeps China on a watch list for its practices.
It’s a generational thing: China’s youth leading nation away from US culture
Amid changing sentiment in China, the likes of Nike, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola have been forced to change their approach, while domestic films have taken over from Avatar, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Titanic.
US axes Chinese cultural programmes on propaganda grounds
US secretary of state says the exchanges are soft power influence tools offering carefully curated access to the Communist Party.
As xenophobia rises, Chinese-American communities look out for themselves
In New York and San Francisco, Chinatown residents have formed neighbourhood patrols in response to attacks they say are inspired by the pandemic and rhetoric by US President Donald Trump.
‘James Harden changed my life,’ says ex-Houston Rockets GM Morey
Departing NBA executive, whose Hong Kong tweet kicked off a firestorm with China last year, takes out full-page newspaper ad to thank Harden and Houston.
A timeline of the NBA’s China crisis as Daryl Morey quits
Player attacks, hall-of-famer defences, support, criticism, accusations and rebuttals – all have been a feature of a hugely turbulent period for relations between the NBA and China.
Hong Kong-tweeting NBA Rockets executive Morey steps down
Morey was the cause off a huge rift between the NBA and China after tweeting support for Hong Kong protesters last year.
China’s most successful basketball team to quit league: reports
Bayi Rockets, founded by PLA soldiers in 1955, dominated early days of Chinese Basketball Association but are set to pull out this season, according to reports.
NBA: Mavs owner Mark Cuban ‘OK with doing business with China’
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban grilled by Megyn Kelly over NBA’s support for Black Lives Matter movement, as former Fox News host highlights human rights abuses in China.
Trump lawyer Giuliani tells Lakers to ‘celebrate in Communist China’
‘How about a big parade in Communist China, Beijing. That’s where it belongs,’ former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani tells NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers on Twitter.
‘Asia is the main dish here’ – Asian art’s big US showcase
Long awaited, delayed and now extended, Asia Society’s New York exhibition ‘to put Asian art in the foreground’ is notable for the diversity of artists represented.
NBA returns to Chinese state TV a year after Hong Kong controversy
Potentially decisive Game Five of the NBA Finals between Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat shown on CCTV-5 a year on from blackout following Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s tweet.
Disney says it had to work with Chinese government on Mulan
In letter to British politicians, company defends its cooperation with entities accused of human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
New US museum shows Chinese-Americans’ role in building America
Chinese-Americans have contributed to the United States’ construction, fought in its wars and built communities from coast to coast.