The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 145

01/19/21 • 13 min

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: The U.S. adds nine Chinese companies to a Department of Defense blacklist for alleged ties to Chinese military organizations; President-elect Joe Biden appoints two senior National Security Council officials to Asia-Pacific and China positions; and stronger-than-anticipated demand for personal protective equipment drives China’s trade surplus to a record-high level.

In addition, we speak with Caixin Global managing editor Doug Young about two brewing workplace crises at two Chinese companies.

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In addition, we speak with Caixin Global managing editor Doug Young about two brewing workplace crises at two Chinese companies.

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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 144

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: COVID-19 reemerges in the city of Shijiazhuang, a former top financial official is sentenced to death, and the death of a young employee has many questioning the effects of China’s incredibly demanding work culture.

In addition, we speak with Caixin Global managing editor Doug Young about China’s leading chipmaker, SMIC, and how internal clashes have spurred resignations from the executive suite.

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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 146

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Hong Kong imposes its first COVID-19 lockdown; Shenzhen will hand out roughly $3.1 million to migrant workers, provided they stay in the city they are currently based in to discourage traveling during the upcoming Lunar New Year; and new data from China’s National Energy Administration reveals that a record-setting 72 million kilowatts of wind power capacity was installed in 2020.

In addition, we speak with Caixin Global managing editor Doug Young, who shares with us the story of Lín Qí 林奇, the head of a popular Chinese game studio, who was poisoned and tragically died on Christmas Day last year.

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