After six years and 220 Chaguan columns, it’s time to leave Beijing. It has been an adventure and a privilege. My next beat will include a dose of China, happily: I’ll be writing a new weekly geopolitics column in The Economist. Column number 5 for me economist.com/china/2024/08/…

We hope the momentum of the China Week propels Hong Kongers' first legislation since the National Security Law toward success. Thank you Nikkei Asia Pak Yiu for reporting on the China Week and what we look to accomplish with its momentum. Tune in this PM for the vote.

A leaked full copy of the confidential audit of Volkswagen's Xinjiang factory shows that key statements made by Volkswagen about the audit were false or misleading. The audit suffers from severe methodological shortcomings & failed to protect interviewed Uyghur staff. Full report:🧵

Geely-controlled Saxo Bank to wind up Hong Kong & Shanghai offices Pak Yiu Echo Wong asia.nikkei.com/Business/Finan…

Beijing's latest attempt to boost sentiment has succeeded more than previous tries. Yet analysts are wary of calling an end to China's economic troubles, w/ full scope of planned stimulus yet unclear Wataru Suzuki asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Poli…

Today, 15 countries expressed serious concerns at the United Nations about human rights in Xinjiang and Tibet. We urged China to uphold its international human rights obligations and implement all UN recommendations. Australia remains committed to universal human rights for all.

Donald Trump’s election to a second term as US president sets the stage for economic turbulence in Asia as businesses across the region prepare for big increases in American tariffs. w/ Pak Yiu Francesca Regalado Ramon Royandoyan and other colleagues. asia.nikkei.com/Politics/U.S.-…

Breaking: The Chinese government accepted Japan’s claim that its military aircraft violated Tokyo’s territorial airspace in August, Japanese Foreign Ministry said, rare acknowledgment by Beijing after President Xi and PM Ishiba agreed to advance high-level talks last week.

The State Department was “taking steps to impose new visa restrictions on multiple HK officials. The EU said it remains “deeply concerned about the politically motivated prosecution of the defendants who are being punished. asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Hong…

If DED “is not extended for Hong Kongers by Feb. 5, affected individuals would…face deportation. ‘I'm afraid of going back to Hong Kong,’ said 27-year-old Koo. ‘I've spent the last 10 years here, and this is where I call home. Now I may have to leave.’” asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Hong-…

China says economists who spread 'inappropriate' views should be fired. One Chinese economist at a bank received an internal warning in recent months, in part for making public comments on the economy, Nikkei Asia learned. asia.nikkei.com/Economy/China-… via Nikkei Asia

🧵LONG THREAD: Happy to share few thoughts with Nikkei Asia's Pak Yiu on Biden's new "AI Diffusion Rule," a move that risks undermining the global competitiveness of U.S. firms in AI /1 Complete thoughts and insights beyond the quoted comment below: asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/…

Chinese customs clearance services likely to keep effective US import tariff rate far below 145%. Stella Yifan Xie & Pak Yiu look into the grey areas they exploit asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Poli…

Many US small businesses rely on Chinese manufacturers — not just for lower costs but for skills and capabilities that are almost impossible to find elsewhere. Pak Yiu spoke with several US small businesses (and me) for this great piece: asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-…

You have to be amazed by the sheer audacity of some Chinese entrepreneurs. Here’s a Chinese startup getting ready to produce electric trucks in California this year in the face of Trump tariffs, US-China tensions, and IRA repeal. What a story from Pak Yiu at Nikkei Asia:

I appreciate Pak Yiu’s sharing some of my thoughts in his latest piece. asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…

Hong Kong authorities once again arrested prominent activist Joshua Wong on Friday and charged him with conspiracy to collude with a foreign country under a Beijing-imposed national security law. reuters.com/world/china/ho…

Nikkei Asia: China has stopped approving US-bound investment since April. asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter… by Pak Yiu

Huge respect to Pak Yiu for making the trek out to North Dakota to talk to the people that will be hit hardest by this aspect of the trade war. Was a pleasure talking with him about Beijing's calculus here.

Indie Chinese film festival in US canceled after pressure campaign asia.nikkei.com/life-arts/arts…