Jojje OlssonDen gångna veckan har varit relativt lugn vad gäller nyheter om Kina. Mycket fokus ligger fortfarande på handelskriget med USA. Den dramatiska höjningen av amerikanska tullar på kinesiska importer värda 200 miljarder dollar infördes redan förra fredagen.
I början av denna vecka höjda Kina tullar på amerikanska varor värda 60 miljarder dollar. Ingen snabb lösning på denna konflikt finns nu i sikte; det är inte ens klart när förhandlingarna kommer fortsätta.
Vid sidan av detta – med USA:s ekonomi är urstark – kommer andra tecken på svagheter i den kinesiska ekonomin. Se nedan länkar om bland annat avtagande tillväxt och tomma bostäder.
Andra viktiga händelser som kan ses nedan har jag också skrivit närmare om på InBeijing i veckan. Främst då legaliseringen av samkönade äktenskap i Taiwan och hur Norges återigen åsidosatte sina demokratiska principer när en kinesisk toppolitiker var på besök i stortinget.
Lägg särskilt märke till sista länken, som går till nyhetsbrevet Sinocism. Genom att prenumerera på detta nyhetsbrev – som författas av Bill Bishop – är det nästan omöjligt att missa något viktigt som händer i Kina med omnejd.
Länken nedan går till ett nyhetsbrev i veckan som ligger utanför betalväggen. Överväg att prenumerera på Sinocism om du vill ha (nästan) dagliga liknande analyser. En ovärderlig källa särskilt för att hänga med i turerna kring handelskriget och Huawei.
We can make a deal with China tomorrow, before their companies start leaving so as not to lose USA business, but the last time we were close they wanted to renegotiate the deal. No way! We are in a much better position now than any deal we could have made. Will be taking in…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 14, 2019
China will raise tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. goods in retaliation for Trump's decision to hike duties on Chinese goods.
The duties in large part target the U.S. agriculture industry, which has already suffered from Trump's trade war with China. https://t.co/f6kxj7IEly
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 13, 2019
Most Chinese agree that the US is more powerful than China and Washington holds initiative in the trade war. But we just don't want to cave in and we believe there is no way the US can crush China. We are willing to bear some pain to give the US a lesson.
— Hu Xijin 胡锡进 (@HuXijin_GT) May 16, 2019
I've decided to do a couple of blog posts on the US China trade war. The first one is some big picture stuff about why a trade deal wasn't reached independent of Trump. More to come this week https://t.co/h5eAJLfzFW
— Lead Trade Negotiator Balding (@BaldingsWorld) May 13, 2019
China economy slows sharply in April, even before higher US trade tariffs take effect | South China Morning Post https://t.co/nSIoRjmoeE
— Peter Morgan (@psimpsonmorgan) May 15, 2019
The implications are huge: China's Huawei, 70 affiliates placed on U.S. trade blacklist https://t.co/gSr6aw884L
— John Garnaut (@jgarnaut) May 15, 2019
China's empty homes may prove a bigger threat than Trump's tariffs https://t.co/ydsuCJyr0L via @ABCNews
— Michael Ron Bowling (@mrbcyber) May 15, 2019
H&M and Esprit are selling clothes with yarn made by Xinjiang minorities forced into training & indoctrination, then "transferred" to factories.
worker: "They say it's a secret. Even speaking of it is not allowed"@hm @espritofficial https://t.co/r278HcrHQL
— Rian Thum (@RianThum) May 16, 2019
China has now confirmed that Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been formally arrested and face charges of spying. The 2 men were detained separately in December, after Canada acted on a U.S. request to detain a Huawei executive in Vancouver. https://t.co/pjOH8B9mYl
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) May 16, 2019
For reasons unknown to us, the over 1.3 billion people in the People's Republic of China have lost access to free knowledge. We regret the Chinese authorities' decision to further limit internet freedom and urge them to restore access to Wikipedia. https://t.co/mRG08Yx9uL
— Wikipedia (@Wikipedia) May 17, 2019
Another sway of double speak: “If someone thinks their own race and civilisation is superior (…) it would be a stupid idea" says Xi Jinping, who launched the concept of "rejuvenation of the Chinese race" during his first year in power. https://t.co/Ag3Zzv6u0i
— Jojje Olsson (@jojjeols) May 15, 2019
Thread – At lease over 20,000 protesters are gathering outside the legislature in #Taiwan, as legislators prepare to vote on the decisive bill that will legalize same-sex marriage on the island, making it the first Asian country to do so. pic.twitter.com/FPbpiHxUm9
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) May 17, 2019
Norge har lært leksa si. Ingen skal få irritere mafiastaten #Kina, så de straffer oss med sanksjoner og omerta igjen – det kunne jo gå ut over bissniss.
Bøllene vant. https://t.co/4Pod72ip7Y— Kent Andersen (@KentAnder) May 15, 2019
Det här är en oacceptabel attack från Folkrepubliken Kina på en svensk redaktör, svensk tidning och det fria ordet. https://t.co/RXOpmIGNaD
— Patrik Oksanen (@patrikoksanen) May 17, 2019
I put today's Sinocism outside the paywall – Target Huawei; No new trade talks scheduled?; Canadian hostages formally arrested https://t.co/Mq67uictDq
— Bill Bishop (@niubi) May 16, 2019
