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### [China attacks ‘unscrupulous’ US after reports of further crackdown on Huawei](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/31/china-huawei-us-biden-national-security)
> *"the United States has stopped approving licences for American companies to export most items to China’s hi-tech company Huawei"*
--- Was about time. There were too many exceptions.
> *"Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman, Mao Ning, accused the United States of deliberately using an overly broad notion of national security to suppress Chinese firms.
“China strongly opposes the US’s unscrupulous and unjustified suppression of Chinese companies by stretching the concept of national security and abusing state power,”"*
--- Quite a bold statement from a country for which pretty much everything concerns national security.
### [China’s January factory activity returns to growth as economists cheer its reopening](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/31/chinas-january-factory-activity-returns-to-growth-as-economists-cheer-reopening.html)
> *"China’s factory activity bounced back in January and expanded for the first time since September, data from the national bureau of statistics showed.
The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 50.1 in January, above the 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction."*
--- Official numbers. It had to be above 50, but not too unrealistic, so they settled for .1.
### [Report: China Coast Guard ‘more robust than ever’](https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/china-coast-guard-01312023020626.html)
> *"Japanese media reported that four Chinese coast guard ships tried to approach a Japanese-registered private vessel in Japan’s territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Monday.
The ship is said to have been conducting marine research around the Senkakus"*
--- Chinese ships harassing a Japanese research ship in Japanese waters. But, yeah, China is trying to win back hearts & minds in the world.
> *"Chinese state media meanwhile said China’s coast guard “expelled Japanese ships that illegally entered Chinese territorial waters around the Diaoyu Islands,”"*
--- So proud of harassing a small marine research vessel. Another great Chinese success.
### [Former Shanghai bookseller’s wife hit with ‘exit ban’](https://apnews.com/article/politics-china-government-united-states-shanghai-florida-fe116b7b6c29d5e28cbd202462eabbb5)
> *"The case appears to be the latest example of Chinese authorities placing an “exit ban” on a person’s relatives to pressure them to return.
In an appeal to authorities, Fang Xie, 51, wrote that the police have told her that she is “innocent” but that she cannot leave until her husband, a former bookseller who left China after his store was shut down for political reasons, gives himself up."*
--- The mafia at it again.
> *"Exit bans, which critics have likened to hostage-taking"*
--- Because that's what they are.
> *"Yu published his wife’s letter on WeChat without telling her in advance, he said. It disappeared several hours after he first posted on WeChat but attracted attention from Chinese media outlets. A similar post on his Twitter account drew nearly 170,000 views.The next day, local police told Xie that her husband’s move would make it more difficult to resolve the situation"*
--- The mafia really doesn't like you to publicise its crimes.
### [All countries must help prevent ‘catastrophic’ war amid China-US tensions, Australian minister says](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/31/all-countries-must-prevent-catastrophic-war-amid-china-us-tensions-australian-minister-penny-wong-says)
> *"She argued that it was “up to all countries to ask ourselves how can we each use our national power, our influence, our networks, our capabilities, to avert catastrophic conflict”."*
--- How about helping Taiwan to strengthen its defences?
> *"Wong said investment in military capabilities was “essential for deterring conflict and maintaining a strategic balance in the Indo-Pacific”."*
--- That's the basics, but if Taiwan is lost, it won't help you much.
### [When might China invade Taiwan? Depends who you ask](https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwan-invasion-timeline-01302023145650.html)
> *"“The threat is manifest during this decade – in fact, in the next six years,” Davidson told a U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in March 2021
[...] it could be even sooner – like in 2025, according to U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan
[...] Even 2025 might be too optimistic, though, if you ask Adm. Mike Gilday, the chief of U.S. naval operations, who reckons even later this year cannot be ruled out, given “how the Chinese behave.”"*
--- Because nobody really knows what goes on in emperor Xi's mind. But you have to be prepared, that's the essential message here.
### [China winds back online study ban after students left scrambling to get to Australia](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/31/china-winds-back-online-study-ban-after-students-left-scrambling-to-get-to-australia)
> *"The ban, announced on Saturday, required all Chinese students enrolled to study online with overseas providers to be on campus for semester one – due to start in a matter of weeks in Australia.
[...] On Sunday evening, China’s education ministry released a statement clarifying that if students could not get a visa in time, or could not find a flight or accommodation, they could seek an exemption from the rule when getting their degree certified."*
--- Another great example of the CCP's thorough planning with decades of foresight.
s.a.: [Students rush back to Australia after China bans online learning with foreign universities](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-31/chinese-students-australia-return-university-online-class-ban/101906794)
### [China warns new Czech president after Taiwan call](https://www.politico.eu/article/china-warn-czech-republic-president-petr-pavel-taiwan-call/)
> *""China deplores and strongly opposes this, and we have made solemn démarche to the Czech side," Mao said. "We urge the Czech Republic to take immediate and effective measures to correct the wrongdoing, undo the negative impact of this incident and credibly abide by the 'one-China principle.'""*
--- Pretty mild for a Chinese tantrum.
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#### [Millions of computer chips from Dutch manufacturers wound up in Russia: Report](https://nltimes.nl/2023/01/27/millions-computer-chips-dutch-manufacturers-wound-russia-report)
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#### [China's COVID-19 death statistics 'certainly much higher' than reported: WHO](https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-covid-deaths-01312023140204.html)
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#### [China leads the world in counterfeit, pirated products -U.S. report](https://windsorstar.com/pmn/business-pmn/china-leads-the-world-in-counterfeit-pirated-products-u-s-report)
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### --- China Unscripted: "Japan Wants Nukes to Deter China | Dr. Robert Eldridge"
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### --- VICE News: "How China Is Fuelling America's Drug Epidemic"
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### --- WION: [Gravitas: Fiji & Czech Republic snub China](https://youtu.be/HDeo8z2lgps)
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### --- ABC News (AUS): [Students rush back to Australia after China bans online learning with foreign institutes](https://youtu.be/MlXsT4UPLhU)
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### [Huawei muss um sein Geschäft fürchten](https://web.archive.org/web/20230131184844/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/huawei-muss-um-sein-geschaeft-fuerchten-18644214.html)
> *"Ein kompletter Bann von Huawei würde sich in die Strategie einbetten, Chinas technologischen Fortschritt zu bremsen, indem man das Land von westlicher Spitzentechnologie abschneidet."*
--- V.a. ist es konsequent ggü. Huawei, das doch eher eine Spionageagentur der KPCh darstellt.
### [Ein Meilenstein bei der Eindämmung Chinas](https://web.archive.org/web/20230131224128/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/usa-japan-und-niederlande-schneiden-china-von-chipproduktion-ab-18644109.html?printPagedArticle=true)
> *"Auf die amerikanischen Exportverbote vom Oktober hat China bislang kaum reagiert, obwohl sie, erst recht nach der Einigung vom Wochenende, für Peking erhebliche Konsequenzen haben. „Wenn die Einschränkungen wirken, werden sie China auf lange Sicht daran hindern, bei hochmodernen Halbleitern aufzuholen“, sagt ein Branchenfachmann in Peking. Dennoch habe China innerhalb der vergangenen eineinhalb Jahre keine substanzielle neue Halbleiterpolitik verkündet. Die Regierung habe nur die Wahl zwischen schlechten Optionen. „Sie können das ganze Land mobilisieren, um selbst hochmoderne Halbleitertechnologie zu entwickeln, aber das würde wohl die Globalisierungsziele ihrer führenden Unternehmen zerstören.“"*
--- Das ganze Land für eine Technologie zu 'mobilisieren' wäre auch ziemlich schwachsinnig.
Genauso wie dieser seltsame Fokus der FAZ auf dieses Thema. Diesmal hat man sogar 4 Schreiberlinge darauf angesetzt (ohne größere neue Erkenntnisse).
### [Chinas Industrie schafft knapp den Sprung in die Wachstumszone](https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/chinas-industrie-schafft-den-sprung-in-die-wachstumszone-a-618a965e-a636-488e-9297-dc426fff4e34)
> *"Der offizielle Einkaufsmanagerindex (PMI) des verarbeitenden Gewerbes stieg auf 50,1 Punkte nach 47 Punkten im Dezember, teilte das nationale Statistikbüro (NBS) am Dienstag mit."*
--- Wie üblich eher ein Witz. Die KPCh wollte positive Zahlen, also hat man wohl angeordnet, daß der Index über 50 liegen muß.
### [EU: Angst vor Abwanderung der Wasserstoffwirtschaft wird geschürt](https://www.heise.de/news/EU-Angst-vor-Abwanderung-der-Wasserstoffwirtschaft-wird-geschuert-7475807.html)
> *""Europa läuft Gefahr, eine potenzielle grüne Leitindustrie zu verlieren." Als Hauptkonkurrenz werden dem Bericht zufolge China und die USA ausgemacht."*
--- Angst braucht man da nicht zu schüren. Ist ja ein realistisches Szenario. Hat vorher schon andere Industrien erwischt, z.B. Solar.
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#### [Kampf um den Südpazifik: Großes China bekommt herbe Abfuhr von kleinen Fidschi-Inseln](https://www.merkur.de/politik/china-fidschi-salomonen-indopazifik-usa-konflikt-australien-sicherheit-zr-92056676.html)
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#### [Peking als Vermittler? : China-Experte: "Keinerlei mäßigende Wirkung"](https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/china-vermittlung-heilmann-ukraine-krieg-russland-100.html)
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#### [USA vs. TikTok: Anhörung zur "zerstörerischen Kraft" im US-Kongress angesetzt](https://www.heise.de/news/USA-vs-TikTok-Anhhoerung-zur-zerstoererischen-Kraft-im-US-Kongress-angesetzt-7476542.html)
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