THINKCHINA - BIG READS, OPINION & COLUMNS ON CHINA Faster, higher, stronger: China's kids pushed to breaking point. By Yang Danxu 04 Jun 2021. In China, the term involution (内卷, neijuan) has been used to refer to various forms of inward spiral, regression or stagnation. Applied to education, it is the vicious cycle of kids being primed and plumbed for their potential. THE UGLY SCENES BEHIND CHINA'S TALENT SHOWS, SOCIETY NEWS The ugly scenes behind China's talent shows. 06 May 2021. The voting mechanism for elimination variety shows in China nowadays demands fans to put their money where their mouth is — pushing their favourites up the ranks with “support” that can be bought in cash. SINGAPORE A POPULAR BASE FOR CHINA TECH FIRMS , TECHNOLOGY In recent years, China's tech giants such as Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance have set up regional offices in Singapore. With insights from industry experts, Zaobao senior business correspondent Chew Boon Leong analyses the impact that an influx of Chinese tech companies will have on Singapore. Will it affect Singapore's neutral stance and lead the nation to become a battleground for tech ANTI-CHINESE POPULISM ON THE RISE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Anti-Chinese populism on the rise in Southeast Asia? 22 Mar 2021. Social media movements such as the Milk Tea Alliance are tapping into discontent with the regional decline of democracy and fears about the rise of China as a hegemonic power. ISEAS visiting fellow Quinton Temby explains why anti-China sentiments are gaining traction and how

it

HAN DONGPING'S COLUMN Han Dongping is currently a political science professor at Warren Wilson College, USA. He teaches East Asian history, international politics of the Pacific, comparative government of the Global South, politics of developing states, Chinese government and politics, agriculture, community and the environment and the Chinese Cultural

Revolution.

CHINESE NETIZENS: IS SINGAPORE 'ZEN' OR HAS IT GIVEN UP Chinese social media has been rife with commentaries asking if Singapore is being too lax and defeatist in its approach to tackling the coronavirus outbreak. Han Yong Hong says beneath the veneer of calm lies characteristics that are peculiar to Singapore society. WOMEN LEADERS IN CHINA: WHY PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN Chinese academic Lorna Wei notes that there have been several strong and powerful women throughout China’s history, but their political achievements have often been dwarfed by stories of their love lives. It’s not more women leaders China needs, but better ways of telling their stories, she says. RICH CHINA TYCOONS PARK FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE Associate business editor Pang Kia Nian takes a look at the increasing number of wealthy Chinese setting up single family offices (SFOs) — entities that manage assets for one family and is wholly owned or controlled by members of the same family — in Singapore. What makes Singapore an attractive place for high-net-worth individuals to park their offshore assets? CHINA'S LIVE-STREAMING E-COMMERCE: THE MILLION DOLLAR Recently, Xinba, one of the biggest influencers on Chinese streaming platform Kuaishou, sold US$300 million worth of goods in a single 12-hour session, in a testament to the enormous pull of live-streaming e-commerce. Research shows that crowdfunded products often rely on live-streaming e-commerce to convey product information and funnel early adopters. Such an ecosystem creates a A BURNING ISSUE AMONG CHINESE YOUTHS: HOW TO ESCAPE THE The terms “involution” (内卷) and “lying down” (躺平) are trending these days among young people in China who are speaking out against the intense competition and pressures they face. But how many are actually doing something about it? Zaobao correspondent Yu THINKCHINA - BIG READS, OPINION & COLUMNS ON CHINA Faster, higher, stronger: China's kids pushed to breaking point. By Yang Danxu 04 Jun 2021. In China, the term involution (内卷, neijuan) has been used to refer to various forms of inward spiral, regression or stagnation. Applied to education, it is the vicious cycle of kids being primed and plumbed for their potential. THE UGLY SCENES BEHIND CHINA'S TALENT SHOWS, SOCIETY NEWS The ugly scenes behind China's talent shows. 06 May 2021. The voting mechanism for elimination variety shows in China nowadays demands fans to put their money where their mouth is — pushing their favourites up the ranks with “support” that can be bought in cash. SINGAPORE A POPULAR BASE FOR CHINA TECH FIRMS , TECHNOLOGY In recent years, China's tech giants such as Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance have set up regional offices in Singapore. With insights from industry experts, Zaobao senior business correspondent Chew Boon Leong analyses the impact that an influx of Chinese tech companies will have on Singapore. Will it affect Singapore's neutral stance and lead the nation to become a battleground for tech ANTI-CHINESE POPULISM ON THE RISE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Anti-Chinese populism on the rise in Southeast Asia? 22 Mar 2021. Social media movements such as the Milk Tea Alliance are tapping into discontent with the regional decline of democracy and fears about the rise of China as a hegemonic power. ISEAS visiting fellow Quinton Temby explains why anti-China sentiments are gaining traction and how

it

HAN DONGPING'S COLUMN Han Dongping is currently a political science professor at Warren Wilson College, USA. He teaches East Asian history, international politics of the Pacific, comparative government of the Global South, politics of developing states, Chinese government and politics, agriculture, community and the environment and the Chinese Cultural

Revolution.

CHINESE NETIZENS: IS SINGAPORE 'ZEN' OR HAS IT GIVEN UP Chinese social media has been rife with commentaries asking if Singapore is being too lax and defeatist in its approach to tackling the coronavirus outbreak. Han Yong Hong says beneath the veneer of calm lies characteristics that are peculiar to Singapore society. WOMEN LEADERS IN CHINA: WHY PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN Chinese academic Lorna Wei notes that there have been several strong and powerful women throughout China’s history, but their political achievements have often been dwarfed by stories of their love lives. It’s not more women leaders China needs, but better ways of telling their stories, she says. RICH CHINA TYCOONS PARK FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE Associate business editor Pang Kia Nian takes a look at the increasing number of wealthy Chinese setting up single family offices (SFOs) — entities that manage assets for one family and is wholly owned or controlled by members of the same family — in Singapore. What makes Singapore an attractive place for high-net-worth individuals to park their offshore assets? CHINA'S LIVE-STREAMING E-COMMERCE: THE MILLION DOLLAR Recently, Xinba, one of the biggest influencers on Chinese streaming platform Kuaishou, sold US$300 million worth of goods in a single 12-hour session, in a testament to the enormous pull of live-streaming e-commerce. Research shows that crowdfunded products often rely on live-streaming e-commerce to convey product information and funnel early adopters. Such an ecosystem creates a A BURNING ISSUE AMONG CHINESE YOUTHS: HOW TO ESCAPE THE The terms “involution” (内卷) and “lying down” (躺平) are trending these days among young people in China who are speaking out against the intense competition and pressures they face. But how many are actually doing something about it? Zaobao correspondent Yu INDIAN RESEARCHER ON THE PANDEMIC: IT'S A TRAGEDY BUT Amrita Jash considers the impact of a devastating second wave of Covid-19 on India’s foreign policy and its relationships with the region and the world. She observes that India will continue to take a collective approach to fighting the pandemic as it guards its flanks vis-à-vis China and Pakistan and builds closer ties with the US and fellow members of the Quad. HAN DONGPING'S COLUMN Han Dongping is currently a political science professor at Warren Wilson College, USA. He teaches East Asian history, international politics of the Pacific, comparative government of the Global South, politics of developing states, Chinese government and politics, agriculture, community and the environment and the Chinese Cultural

Revolution.

TAIWANESE ART HISTORIAN: WHAT FLOWERS AND SWALLOWS TAUGHT As art historian Chiang Hsun recites the Diamond Sutra and prays for the world amid the coronavirus pandemic, he believes in the adage that this too shall pass. In tough times, we must remind ourselves to be grateful for the breath of life and to be kind to one another. May humankind be safe and well in their warm homes, wherever they may be. CHINA STORIES: LET’S NOT ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVES Andrew Delios, vice dean of the Master of Science Programmes Office at the National University of Singapore, observes that media reports have often cast a suspicious eye on China’s actions, even those that deserve to be celebrated such as the development of the Sinovac vaccine. Imbalanced and agenda-driven reports will only lead to greater distrust and suspicion among countries, just when THE US EMPIRE WILL NOT FALL ANYTIME SOON, GOING BY ANCIENT In his writings, Norwegian academic Johan Galtung predicted the fall of the US empire in 2020. At this mid point of the year, Deng Xize takes stock and holds fast to his earlier opposition to Galtung’s hypothesis, saying that the US empire is not going anywhere just yet — there is simply no other country that can take on a dominant role

in its place.

A CHINESE DEITY AND A HAM JELLY WITH A 300-YEAR-OLD With each bite of Zhenjiang ham jelly, a traditional dish of Jiangsu province, Cheng Pei-kai remembers local folklores and heroes. There was Zhang Guolao, an immortal who dared to try meat accidentally cured with saltpeter, and also national hero Shi Kefa, who defended Yangzhou with his last breath. What would they have thought of today's tourists, nonchalantly trying a slice of ham jelly or two? SUSPENSION OF CHINA-EU INVESTMENT DEAL: A HICCUP IN THE Negotiations on the investment agreement between the EU and China were concluded at the end of last year but the European Parliament recently passed a resolution to freeze any consideration or discussion of the agreement. This was following retaliatory sanctions from China after the EU's round of Xinjiang-related sanctions. NUS academic Cai Daolu sees the suspension as a economic and trade JAPAN’S WEAPONS TRANSFERS TO SOUTHEAST ASIA: OPPORTUNITIES Research fellow Victor Teo says that Japan’s re-emergence as a weapon exporter is fuelled by desires to increase Japanese capabilities, counteract China’s rise, hedge against possible future strategic abandonment by the US, fund next-generation weapon research, and foster Japan’s global leadership and influence in Southeast Asia. Using its overseas development assistance to the region WHAT REMOVING THE DEFENCE BUDGET CAP MEANS FOR JAPAN’S Since 1976, Japan’s defence budget has traditionally been capped at 1% of its GDP. However, in a recent interview, Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said that this self-imposed limit would effectively be removed. CAN MALAYSIA HANDLE INTRUSIONS BY THE CHINESE AIR FORCE The 31 May incident, in which 16 Chinese military planes entered the airspace above Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, raises questions about Malaysia's ability to handle such occurrences in the future, says RSIS researcher Wu Shang-Su. He takes a hard look at Malaysia’s airpower capabilities. THINKCHINA - BIG READS, OPINION & COLUMNS ON CHINA Faster, higher, stronger: China's kids pushed to breaking point. By Yang Danxu 04 Jun 2021. In China, the term involution (内卷, neijuan) has been used to refer to various forms of inward spiral, regression or stagnation. Applied to education, it is the vicious cycle of kids being primed and plumbed for their potential. ABOUT THINKCHINA, ENGLISH LANGUAGE E-MAGAZINE WITH CHINA About us. ThinkChina is an English language e-magazine with a China focus and powered by Singapore Press Holdings‘ flagship Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao *. We publish original reporting, opinion pieces and columns across a wide spectrum of topics, covering political, economic, socio-cultural and technological developments in China and

the

THE UGLY SCENES BEHIND CHINA'S TALENT SHOWS, SOCIETY NEWS The ugly scenes behind China's talent shows. 06 May 2021. The voting mechanism for elimination variety shows in China nowadays demands fans to put their money where their mouth is — pushing their favourites up the ranks with “support” that can be bought in cash. SINGAPORE A POPULAR BASE FOR CHINA TECH FIRMS , TECHNOLOGY In recent years, China's tech giants such as Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance have set up regional offices in Singapore. With insights from industry experts, Zaobao senior business correspondent Chew Boon Leong analyses the impact that an influx of Chinese tech companies will have on Singapore. Will it affect Singapore's neutral stance and lead the nation to become a battleground for tech ANTI-CHINESE POPULISM ON THE RISE IN SOUTHEAST ASIAAUTHOR: QUINTON

TEMBY

Anti-Chinese populism on the rise in Southeast Asia? 22 Mar 2021. Social media movements such as the Milk Tea Alliance are tapping into discontent with the regional decline of democracy and fears about the rise of China as a hegemonic power. ISEAS visiting fellow Quinton Temby explains why anti-China sentiments are gaining traction and how

it

CHINA’S SERIOUS WATER WOES, SOCIETY NEWS China is a dry country with a severe lack of water. According to a Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China report, freshwater resources in China add up to 2.8 trillion cubic metres, which is 6% of the global total. It ranks sixth in the world, after Brazil, Russia, Canada, the US and Indonesia. BIDEN’S IMPRESSIVE ‘THREE-IN-ONE’ POLICY TO DEAL WITH Biden’s impressive ‘three-in-one’ policy to deal with China. 16 Apr 2021. Biden’s brilliant stroke of sending his close advisors to Taiwan while sending the US climate envoy to Beijing shows that the US is certainly prepared to be “competitive when it should be, collaborative when it can be, and adversarial when it must be”. WOMEN LEADERS IN CHINA: WHY PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN Chinese academic Lorna Wei notes that there have been several strong and powerful women throughout China’s history, but their political achievements have often been dwarfed by stories of their love lives. It’s not more women leaders China needs, but better ways of telling their stories, she says. AN EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN ARCHITECT'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHINA'S An Egyptian-American architect's photographs of China's vanishing trades. 23 Apr 2021. In his travels across China, Hisham Youssef trains his street photographer’s eye on some of the vanishing arts and trades that have endured for long but are now under threat of disappearing as China modernises. A glimpse of some of China's

vanishing trades.

RICH CHINA TYCOONS PARK FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE Associate business editor Pang Kia Nian takes a look at the increasing number of wealthy Chinese setting up single family offices (SFOs) — entities that manage assets for one family and is wholly owned or controlled by members of the same family — in Singapore. What makes Singapore an attractive place for high-net-worth individuals to park their offshore assets? THINKCHINA - BIG READS, OPINION & COLUMNS ON CHINA Faster, higher, stronger: China's kids pushed to breaking point. By Yang Danxu 04 Jun 2021. In China, the term involution (内卷, neijuan) has been used to refer to various forms of inward spiral, regression or stagnation. Applied to education, it is the vicious cycle of kids being primed and plumbed for their potential. ABOUT THINKCHINA, ENGLISH LANGUAGE E-MAGAZINE WITH CHINA About us. ThinkChina is an English language e-magazine with a China focus and powered by Singapore Press Holdings‘ flagship Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao *. We publish original reporting, opinion pieces and columns across a wide spectrum of topics, covering political, economic, socio-cultural and technological developments in China and

the

THE UGLY SCENES BEHIND CHINA'S TALENT SHOWS, SOCIETY NEWS The ugly scenes behind China's talent shows. 06 May 2021. The voting mechanism for elimination variety shows in China nowadays demands fans to put their money where their mouth is — pushing their favourites up the ranks with “support” that can be bought in cash. SINGAPORE A POPULAR BASE FOR CHINA TECH FIRMS , TECHNOLOGY In recent years, China's tech giants such as Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance have set up regional offices in Singapore. With insights from industry experts, Zaobao senior business correspondent Chew Boon Leong analyses the impact that an influx of Chinese tech companies will have on Singapore. Will it affect Singapore's neutral stance and lead the nation to become a battleground for tech ANTI-CHINESE POPULISM ON THE RISE IN SOUTHEAST ASIAAUTHOR: QUINTON

TEMBY

Anti-Chinese populism on the rise in Southeast Asia? 22 Mar 2021. Social media movements such as the Milk Tea Alliance are tapping into discontent with the regional decline of democracy and fears about the rise of China as a hegemonic power. ISEAS visiting fellow Quinton Temby explains why anti-China sentiments are gaining traction and how

it

CHINA’S SERIOUS WATER WOES, SOCIETY NEWS China is a dry country with a severe lack of water. According to a Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China report, freshwater resources in China add up to 2.8 trillion cubic metres, which is 6% of the global total. It ranks sixth in the world, after Brazil, Russia, Canada, the US and Indonesia. BIDEN’S IMPRESSIVE ‘THREE-IN-ONE’ POLICY TO DEAL WITH Biden’s impressive ‘three-in-one’ policy to deal with China. 16 Apr 2021. Biden’s brilliant stroke of sending his close advisors to Taiwan while sending the US climate envoy to Beijing shows that the US is certainly prepared to be “competitive when it should be, collaborative when it can be, and adversarial when it must be”. WOMEN LEADERS IN CHINA: WHY PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN Chinese academic Lorna Wei notes that there have been several strong and powerful women throughout China’s history, but their political achievements have often been dwarfed by stories of their love lives. It’s not more women leaders China needs, but better ways of telling their stories, she says. AN EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN ARCHITECT'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHINA'S An Egyptian-American architect's photographs of China's vanishing trades. 23 Apr 2021. In his travels across China, Hisham Youssef trains his street photographer’s eye on some of the vanishing arts and trades that have endured for long but are now under threat of disappearing as China modernises. A glimpse of some of China's

vanishing trades.

RICH CHINA TYCOONS PARK FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE Associate business editor Pang Kia Nian takes a look at the increasing number of wealthy Chinese setting up single family offices (SFOs) — entities that manage assets for one family and is wholly owned or controlled by members of the same family — in Singapore. What makes Singapore an attractive place for high-net-worth individuals to park their offshore assets? ABOUT THINKCHINA, ENGLISH LANGUAGE E-MAGAZINE WITH CHINA About us. ThinkChina is an English language e-magazine with a China focus and powered by Singapore Press Holdings‘ flagship Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao *. We publish original reporting, opinion pieces and columns across a wide spectrum of topics, covering political, economic, socio-cultural and technological developments in China and

the

INDIAN RESEARCHER ON THE PANDEMIC: IT'S A TRAGEDY BUT Amrita Jash considers the impact of a devastating second wave of Covid-19 on India’s foreign policy and its relationships with the region and the world. She observes that India will continue to take a collective approach to fighting the pandemic as it guards its flanks vis-à-vis China and Pakistan and builds closer ties with the US and fellow members of the Quad. TAIWANESE ART HISTORIAN: WHAT FLOWERS AND SWALLOWS TAUGHT As art historian Chiang Hsun recites the Diamond Sutra and prays for the world amid the coronavirus pandemic, he believes in the adage that this too shall pass. In tough times, we must remind ourselves to be grateful for the breath of life and to be kind to one another. May humankind be safe and well in their warm homes, wherever they may be. CHINA STORIES: LET’S NOT ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVES Andrew Delios, vice dean of the Master of Science Programmes Office at the National University of Singapore, observes that media reports have often cast a suspicious eye on China’s actions, even those that deserve to be celebrated such as the development of the Sinovac vaccine. Imbalanced and agenda-driven reports will only lead to greater distrust and suspicion among countries, just when CHINA: A GOOD GUY OR A BAD GUY?, POLITICS NEWS China: A good guy or a bad guy? 29 Mar 2021. In the international arena, anti-communism rhetoric is on the rise and the narrative of China as the bad guy is becoming increasingly mainstream. Not only that, the CCP’s return to Red orthodoxy appears to be at odds with the country’s reform in many areas and is adding to misperceptions

of China.

A CHINESE DEITY AND A HAM JELLY WITH A 300-YEAR-OLD With each bite of Zhenjiang ham jelly, a traditional dish of Jiangsu province, Cheng Pei-kai remembers local folklores and heroes. There was Zhang Guolao, an immortal who dared to try meat accidentally cured with saltpeter, and also national hero Shi Kefa, who defended Yangzhou with his last breath. What would they have thought of today's tourists, nonchalantly trying a slice of ham jelly or two? SUSPENSION OF CHINA-EU INVESTMENT DEAL: A HICCUP IN THE Negotiations on the investment agreement between the EU and China were concluded at the end of last year but the European Parliament recently passed a resolution to freeze any consideration or discussion of the agreement. This was following retaliatory sanctions from China after the EU's round of Xinjiang-related sanctions. NUS academic Cai Daolu sees the suspension as a economic and trade JAPAN’S WEAPONS TRANSFERS TO SOUTHEAST ASIA: OPPORTUNITIES Research fellow Victor Teo says that Japan’s re-emergence as a weapon exporter is fuelled by desires to increase Japanese capabilities, counteract China’s rise, hedge against possible future strategic abandonment by the US, fund next-generation weapon research, and foster Japan’s global leadership and influence in Southeast Asia. Using its overseas development assistance to the region CHINA'S UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM: DO BEIJINGERS GET A With China’s annual gaokao or university entrance exams ending yesterday, Zaobao correspondent Yang Danxu looks at the furore caused by a Beijing student who had left his test centre early and seemingly breezed through the exam. Netizens were quick to point out that regional differences in resources, administration and test papers have led to unfair advantages. In the face of serious CAN MALAYSIA HANDLE INTRUSIONS BY THE CHINESE AIR FORCE The 31 May incident, in which 16 Chinese military planes entered the airspace above Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, raises questions about Malaysia's ability to handle such occurrences in the future, says RSIS researcher Wu Shang-Su. He takes a hard look at Malaysia’s airpower capabilities. THINKCHINA - BIG READS, OPINION & COLUMNS ON CHINA Faster, higher, stronger: China's kids pushed to breaking point. By Yang Danxu 04 Jun 2021. In China, the term involution (内卷, neijuan) has been used to refer to various forms of inward spiral, regression or stagnation. Applied to education, it is the vicious cycle of kids being primed and plumbed for their potential. THE UGLY SCENES BEHIND CHINA'S TALENT SHOWS, SOCIETY NEWS The ugly scenes behind China's talent shows. 06 May 2021. The voting mechanism for elimination variety shows in China nowadays demands fans to put their money where their mouth is — pushing their favourites up the ranks with “support” that can be bought in cash. SINGAPORE A POPULAR BASE FOR CHINA TECH FIRMS , TECHNOLOGY In recent years, China's tech giants such as Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance have set up regional offices in Singapore. With insights from industry experts, Zaobao senior business correspondent Chew Boon Leong analyses the impact that an influx of Chinese tech companies will have on Singapore. Will it affect Singapore's neutral stance and lead the nation to become a battleground for tech BIDEN’S IMPRESSIVE ‘THREE-IN-ONE’ POLICY TO DEAL WITH Biden’s impressive ‘three-in-one’ policy to deal with China. 16 Apr 2021. Biden’s brilliant stroke of sending his close advisors to Taiwan while sending the US climate envoy to Beijing shows that the US is certainly prepared to be “competitive when it should be, collaborative when it can be, and adversarial when it must be”. CHINA’S SERIOUS WATER WOES, SOCIETY NEWS China is a dry country with a severe lack of water. According to a Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China report, freshwater resources in China add up to 2.8 trillion cubic metres, which is 6% of the global total. It ranks sixth in the world, after Brazil, Russia, Canada, the US and Indonesia. WOMEN LEADERS IN CHINA: WHY PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN Chinese academic Lorna Wei notes that there have been several strong and powerful women throughout China’s history, but their political achievements have often been dwarfed by stories of their love lives. It’s not more women leaders China needs, but better ways of telling their stories, she says. AN EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN ARCHITECT'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHINA'S An Egyptian-American architect's photographs of China's vanishing trades. 23 Apr 2021. In his travels across China, Hisham Youssef trains his street photographer’s eye on some of the vanishing arts and trades that have endured for long but are now under threat of disappearing as China modernises. A glimpse of some of China's

vanishing trades.

JAPANESE ACADEMIC: BIDEN'S EMPHASIS ON ALLIES IS IMPACTING The country’s political polarisation is hindering the government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. While China has been a keen provider of the Sinovac vaccine, currently the most widely deployed in Thailand, distrust of the Prayut government and party politics have fuelled vaccine hesitancy and the fear that this is yet another way for China to assert its influence on the country. ANTI-CHINESE POPULISM ON THE RISE IN SOUTHEAST ASIAAUTHOR: QUINTON

TEMBY

Consider how the internet has connected protesters in Myanmar to the pan-Asian pro-democracy movement known as the Milk Tea Alliance. The movement emerged from a “meme war” involving activists from Thailand, Hong Kong, and Taiwan who used the popularity of sweet milk tea drinks in their respective countries as a symbol of solidarity against the Chinese nationalist trolls they RICH CHINA TYCOONS PARK FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE Associate business editor Pang Kia Nian takes a look at the increasing number of wealthy Chinese setting up single family offices (SFOs) — entities that manage assets for one family and is wholly owned or controlled by members of the same family — in Singapore. What makes Singapore an attractive place for high-net-worth individuals to park their offshore assets? THINKCHINA - BIG READS, OPINION & COLUMNS ON CHINA Faster, higher, stronger: China's kids pushed to breaking point. By Yang Danxu 04 Jun 2021. In China, the term involution (内卷, neijuan) has been used to refer to various forms of inward spiral, regression or stagnation. Applied to education, it is the vicious cycle of kids being primed and plumbed for their potential. THE UGLY SCENES BEHIND CHINA'S TALENT SHOWS, SOCIETY NEWS The ugly scenes behind China's talent shows. 06 May 2021. The voting mechanism for elimination variety shows in China nowadays demands fans to put their money where their mouth is — pushing their favourites up the ranks with “support” that can be bought in cash. SINGAPORE A POPULAR BASE FOR CHINA TECH FIRMS , TECHNOLOGY In recent years, China's tech giants such as Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance have set up regional offices in Singapore. With insights from industry experts, Zaobao senior business correspondent Chew Boon Leong analyses the impact that an influx of Chinese tech companies will have on Singapore. Will it affect Singapore's neutral stance and lead the nation to become a battleground for tech BIDEN’S IMPRESSIVE ‘THREE-IN-ONE’ POLICY TO DEAL WITH Biden’s impressive ‘three-in-one’ policy to deal with China. 16 Apr 2021. Biden’s brilliant stroke of sending his close advisors to Taiwan while sending the US climate envoy to Beijing shows that the US is certainly prepared to be “competitive when it should be, collaborative when it can be, and adversarial when it must be”. CHINA’S SERIOUS WATER WOES, SOCIETY NEWS China is a dry country with a severe lack of water. According to a Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China report, freshwater resources in China add up to 2.8 trillion cubic metres, which is 6% of the global total. It ranks sixth in the world, after Brazil, Russia, Canada, the US and Indonesia. WOMEN LEADERS IN CHINA: WHY PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN Chinese academic Lorna Wei notes that there have been several strong and powerful women throughout China’s history, but their political achievements have often been dwarfed by stories of their love lives. It’s not more women leaders China needs, but better ways of telling their stories, she says. AN EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN ARCHITECT'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHINA'S An Egyptian-American architect's photographs of China's vanishing trades. 23 Apr 2021. In his travels across China, Hisham Youssef trains his street photographer’s eye on some of the vanishing arts and trades that have endured for long but are now under threat of disappearing as China modernises. A glimpse of some of China's

vanishing trades.

JAPANESE ACADEMIC: BIDEN'S EMPHASIS ON ALLIES IS IMPACTING The country’s political polarisation is hindering the government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. While China has been a keen provider of the Sinovac vaccine, currently the most widely deployed in Thailand, distrust of the Prayut government and party politics have fuelled vaccine hesitancy and the fear that this is yet another way for China to assert its influence on the country. ANTI-CHINESE POPULISM ON THE RISE IN SOUTHEAST ASIAAUTHOR: QUINTON

TEMBY

Consider how the internet has connected protesters in Myanmar to the pan-Asian pro-democracy movement known as the Milk Tea Alliance. The movement emerged from a “meme war” involving activists from Thailand, Hong Kong, and Taiwan who used the popularity of sweet milk tea drinks in their respective countries as a symbol of solidarity against the Chinese nationalist trolls they RICH CHINA TYCOONS PARK FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE Associate business editor Pang Kia Nian takes a look at the increasing number of wealthy Chinese setting up single family offices (SFOs) — entities that manage assets for one family and is wholly owned or controlled by members of the same family — in Singapore. What makes Singapore an attractive place for high-net-worth individuals to park their offshore assets? INDIAN RESEARCHER ON THE PANDEMIC: IT'S A TRAGEDY BUT Amrita Jash considers the impact of a devastating second wave of Covid-19 on India’s foreign policy and its relationships with the region and the world. She observes that India will continue to take a collective approach to fighting the pandemic as it guards its flanks vis-à-vis China and Pakistan and builds closer ties with the US and fellow members of the Quad. CHINA STORIES: LET’S NOT ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVES Andrew Delios, vice dean of the Master of Science Programmes Office at the National University of Singapore, observes that media reports have often cast a suspicious eye on China’s actions, even those that deserve to be celebrated such as the development of the Sinovac vaccine. Imbalanced and agenda-driven reports will only lead to greater distrust and suspicion among countries, just when SINOVAC OR NOT: THAI VACCINE POLITICS, POLITICS NEWS The country’s political polarisation is hindering the government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. While China has been a keen provider of the Sinovac vaccine, currently the most widely deployed in Thailand, distrust of the Prayut government and party politics have fuelled vaccine hesitancy and the fear that this is yet another way for China to assert its influence on the country. CHINA: A GOOD GUY OR A BAD GUY?, POLITICS NEWS China: A good guy or a bad guy? 29 Mar 2021. In the international arena, anti-communism rhetoric is on the rise and the narrative of China as the bad guy is becoming increasingly mainstream. Not only that, the CCP’s return to Red orthodoxy appears to be at odds with the country’s reform in many areas and is adding to misperceptions

of China.

SUSPENSION OF CHINA-EU INVESTMENT DEAL: A HICCUP IN THE Negotiations on the investment agreement between the EU and China were concluded at the end of last year but the European Parliament recently passed a resolution to freeze any consideration or discussion of the agreement. This was following retaliatory sanctions from China after the EU's round of Xinjiang-related sanctions. NUS academic Cai Daolu sees the suspension as a economic and trade A CHINESE DEITY AND A HAM JELLY WITH A 300-YEAR-OLD With each bite of Zhenjiang ham jelly, a traditional dish of Jiangsu province, Cheng Pei-kai remembers local folklores and heroes. There was Zhang Guolao, an immortal who dared to try meat accidentally cured with saltpeter, and also national hero Shi Kefa, who defended Yangzhou with his last breath. What would they have thought of today's tourists, nonchalantly trying a slice of ham jelly or two? A QUESTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: IS CHINA AN AGGRESSOR AND Chinese academic Li Yuehua takes a look at reports on China’s human rights record, and analyses whether it really deserves its negative reputation. Hasn’t China tried to improve the lives of its people, and isn’t the right to survival and development a major part of human rights? He believes that painting China as an aggressor and oppressor only fulfils the interests of a few politicians JAPAN’S WEAPONS TRANSFERS TO SOUTHEAST ASIA: OPPORTUNITIES Research fellow Victor Teo says that Japan’s re-emergence as a weapon exporter is fuelled by desires to increase Japanese capabilities, counteract China’s rise, hedge against possible future strategic abandonment by the US, fund next-generation weapon research, and foster Japan’s global leadership and influence in Southeast Asia. Using its overseas development assistance to the region CHINA'S UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM: DO BEIJINGERS GET A With China’s annual gaokao or university entrance exams ending yesterday, Zaobao correspondent Yang Danxu looks at the furore caused by a Beijing student who had left his test centre early and seemingly breezed through the exam. Netizens were quick to point out that regional differences in resources, administration and test papers have led to unfair advantages. In the face of serious CAN MALAYSIA HANDLE INTRUSIONS BY THE CHINESE AIR FORCE The 31 May incident, in which 16 Chinese military planes entered the airspace above Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, raises questions about Malaysia's ability to handle such occurrences in the future, says RSIS researcher Wu Shang-Su. He takes a hard look at Malaysia’s airpower capabilities. THINKCHINA - BIG READS, OPINION & COLUMNS ON CHINA Faster, higher, stronger: China's kids pushed to breaking point. By Yang Danxu 04 Jun 2021. In China, the term involution (内卷, neijuan) has been used to refer to various forms of inward spiral, regression or stagnation. Applied to education, it is the vicious cycle of kids being primed and plumbed for their potential. THE UGLY SCENES BEHIND CHINA'S TALENT SHOWS, SOCIETY NEWS The ugly scenes behind China's talent shows. 06 May 2021. The voting mechanism for elimination variety shows in China nowadays demands fans to put their money where their mouth is — pushing their favourites up the ranks with “support” that can be bought in cash. SINGAPORE A POPULAR BASE FOR CHINA TECH FIRMS , TECHNOLOGY In recent years, China's tech giants such as Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance have set up regional offices in Singapore. With insights from industry experts, Zaobao senior business correspondent Chew Boon Leong analyses the impact that an influx of Chinese tech companies will have on Singapore. Will it affect Singapore's neutral stance and lead the nation to become a battleground for tech BIDEN’S IMPRESSIVE ‘THREE-IN-ONE’ POLICY TO DEAL WITH Biden’s impressive ‘three-in-one’ policy to deal with China. 16 Apr 2021. Biden’s brilliant stroke of sending his close advisors to Taiwan while sending the US climate envoy to Beijing shows that the US is certainly prepared to be “competitive when it should be, collaborative when it can be, and adversarial when it must be”. CHINA’S SERIOUS WATER WOES, SOCIETY NEWS China is a dry country with a severe lack of water. According to a Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China report, freshwater resources in China add up to 2.8 trillion cubic metres, which is 6% of the global total. It ranks sixth in the world, after Brazil, Russia, Canada, the US and Indonesia. WOMEN LEADERS IN CHINA: WHY PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN Chinese academic Lorna Wei notes that there have been several strong and powerful women throughout China’s history, but their political achievements have often been dwarfed by stories of their love lives. It’s not more women leaders China needs, but better ways of telling their stories, she says. AN EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN ARCHITECT'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHINA'S An Egyptian-American architect's photographs of China's vanishing trades. 23 Apr 2021. In his travels across China, Hisham Youssef trains his street photographer’s eye on some of the vanishing arts and trades that have endured for long but are now under threat of disappearing as China modernises. A glimpse of some of China's

vanishing trades.

JAPANESE ACADEMIC: BIDEN'S EMPHASIS ON ALLIES IS IMPACTING The country’s political polarisation is hindering the government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. While China has been a keen provider of the Sinovac vaccine, currently the most widely deployed in Thailand, distrust of the Prayut government and party politics have fuelled vaccine hesitancy and the fear that this is yet another way for China to assert its influence on the country. ANTI-CHINESE POPULISM ON THE RISE IN SOUTHEAST ASIAAUTHOR: QUINTON

TEMBY

Consider how the internet has connected protesters in Myanmar to the pan-Asian pro-democracy movement known as the Milk Tea Alliance. The movement emerged from a “meme war” involving activists from Thailand, Hong Kong, and Taiwan who used the popularity of sweet milk tea drinks in their respective countries as a symbol of solidarity against the Chinese nationalist trolls they RICH CHINA TYCOONS PARK FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE Associate business editor Pang Kia Nian takes a look at the increasing number of wealthy Chinese setting up single family offices (SFOs) — entities that manage assets for one family and is wholly owned or controlled by members of the same family — in Singapore. What makes Singapore an attractive place for high-net-worth individuals to park their offshore assets? THINKCHINA - BIG READS, OPINION & COLUMNS ON CHINA Faster, higher, stronger: China's kids pushed to breaking point. By Yang Danxu 04 Jun 2021. In China, the term involution (内卷, neijuan) has been used to refer to various forms of inward spiral, regression or stagnation. Applied to education, it is the vicious cycle of kids being primed and plumbed for their potential. THE UGLY SCENES BEHIND CHINA'S TALENT SHOWS, SOCIETY NEWS The ugly scenes behind China's talent shows. 06 May 2021. The voting mechanism for elimination variety shows in China nowadays demands fans to put their money where their mouth is — pushing their favourites up the ranks with “support” that can be bought in cash. SINGAPORE A POPULAR BASE FOR CHINA TECH FIRMS , TECHNOLOGY In recent years, China's tech giants such as Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance have set up regional offices in Singapore. With insights from industry experts, Zaobao senior business correspondent Chew Boon Leong analyses the impact that an influx of Chinese tech companies will have on Singapore. Will it affect Singapore's neutral stance and lead the nation to become a battleground for tech ANTI-CHINESE POPULISM ON THE RISE IN SOUTHEAST ASIAAUTHOR: QUINTON

TEMBY

Anti-Chinese populism on the rise in Southeast Asia? 22 Mar 2021. Social media movements such as the Milk Tea Alliance are tapping into discontent with the regional decline of democracy and fears about the rise of China as a hegemonic power. ISEAS visiting fellow Quinton Temby explains why anti-China sentiments are gaining traction and how

it

BIDEN’S IMPRESSIVE ‘THREE-IN-ONE’ POLICY TO DEAL WITH Biden’s impressive ‘three-in-one’ policy to deal with China. 16 Apr 2021. Biden’s brilliant stroke of sending his close advisors to Taiwan while sending the US climate envoy to Beijing shows that the US is certainly prepared to be “competitive when it should be, collaborative when it can be, and adversarial when it must be”. CHINA’S SERIOUS WATER WOES, SOCIETY NEWS China is a dry country with a severe lack of water. According to a Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China report, freshwater resources in China add up to 2.8 trillion cubic metres, which is 6% of the global total. It ranks sixth in the world, after Brazil, Russia, Canada, the US and Indonesia. WOMEN LEADERS IN CHINA: WHY PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN Chinese academic Lorna Wei notes that there have been several strong and powerful women throughout China’s history, but their political achievements have often been dwarfed by stories of their love lives. It’s not more women leaders China needs, but better ways of telling their stories, she says. AN EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN ARCHITECT'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHINA'S An Egyptian-American architect's photographs of China's vanishing trades. 23 Apr 2021. In his travels across China, Hisham Youssef trains his street photographer’s eye on some of the vanishing arts and trades that have endured for long but are now under threat of disappearing as China modernises. A glimpse of some of China's

vanishing trades.

JAPANESE ACADEMIC: BIDEN'S EMPHASIS ON ALLIES IS IMPACTING The country’s political polarisation is hindering the government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. While China has been a keen provider of the Sinovac vaccine, currently the most widely deployed in Thailand, distrust of the Prayut government and party politics have fuelled vaccine hesitancy and the fear that this is yet another way for China to assert its influence on the country. RICH CHINA TYCOONS PARK FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE Associate business editor Pang Kia Nian takes a look at the increasing number of wealthy Chinese setting up single family offices (SFOs) — entities that manage assets for one family and is wholly owned or controlled by members of the same family — in Singapore. What makes Singapore an attractive place for high-net-worth individuals to park their offshore assets?

SUN CHENG'S COLUMN

Professor Sun Cheng is the director of the School of Politics and Public Management, China University of Political Science and Law, and Director of the East Asian Centre for International Studies. His research areas are Japanese politics and diplomacy, Japanese economy, East-Asian international relations, East-Asian Security and regional collaboration, Chinese diplomacy and history of foreign

ZHOU HAO'S COLUMN

Zhou Hao is a journalist with Lianhe Zaobao's China Desk. CHINA: A GOOD GUY OR A BAD GUY?, POLITICS NEWS China: A good guy or a bad guy? 29 Mar 2021. In the international arena, anti-communism rhetoric is on the rise and the narrative of China as the bad guy is becoming increasingly mainstream. Not only that, the CCP’s return to Red orthodoxy appears to be at odds with the country’s reform in many areas and is adding to misperceptions

of China.

LI YUEHUA'S COLUMN

Li Yuehua is an associate fellow with the philosophy department at Nanjing University (NJU). His research focus is on China's reform and

development.

SINOVAC OR NOT: THAI VACCINE POLITICS, POLITICS NEWS The country’s political polarisation is hindering the government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. While China has been a keen provider of the Sinovac vaccine, currently the most widely deployed in Thailand, distrust of the Prayut government and party politics have fuelled vaccine hesitancy and the fear that this is yet another way for China to assert its influence on the country. SUSPENSION OF CHINA-EU INVESTMENT DEAL: A HICCUP IN THE Negotiations on the investment agreement between the EU and China were concluded at the end of last year but the European Parliament recently passed a resolution to freeze any consideration or discussion of the agreement. This was following retaliatory sanctions from China after the EU's round of Xinjiang-related sanctions. NUS academic Cai Daolu sees the suspension as a economic and trade CHINA'S UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM: DO BEIJINGERS GET A With China’s annual gaokao or university entrance exams ending yesterday, Zaobao correspondent Yang Danxu looks at the furore caused by a Beijing student who had left his test centre early and seemingly breezed through the exam. Netizens were quick to point out that regional differences in resources, administration and test papers have led to unfair advantages. In the face of serious A QUESTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: IS CHINA AN AGGRESSOR AND Chinese academic Li Yuehua takes a look at reports on China’s human rights record, and analyses whether it really deserves its negative reputation. Hasn’t China tried to improve the lives of its people, and isn’t the right to survival and development a major part of human rights? He believes that painting China as an aggressor and oppressor only fulfils the interests of a few politicians JAPAN’S WEAPONS TRANSFERS TO SOUTHEAST ASIA: OPPORTUNITIES Research fellow Victor Teo says that Japan’s re-emergence as a weapon exporter is fuelled by desires to increase Japanese capabilities, counteract China’s rise, hedge against possible future strategic abandonment by the US, fund next-generation weapon research, and foster Japan’s global leadership and influence in Southeast Asia. Using its overseas development assistance to the region CAN MALAYSIA HANDLE INTRUSIONS BY THE CHINESE AIR FORCE The 31 May incident, in which 16 Chinese military planes entered the airspace above Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, raises questions about Malaysia's ability to handle such occurrences in the future, says RSIS researcher Wu Shang-Su. He takes a hard look at Malaysia’s airpower capabilities. THINKCHINA - BIG READS, OPINION & COLUMNS ON CHINA Faster, higher, stronger: China's kids pushed to breaking point. By Yang Danxu 04 Jun 2021. In China, the term involution (内卷, neijuan) has been used to refer to various forms of inward spiral, regression or stagnation. Applied to education, it is the vicious cycle of kids being primed and plumbed for their potential. THE UGLY SCENES BEHIND CHINA'S TALENT SHOWS, SOCIETY NEWS The ugly scenes behind China's talent shows. 06 May 2021. The voting mechanism for elimination variety shows in China nowadays demands fans to put their money where their mouth is — pushing their favourites up the ranks with “support” that can be bought in cash. SINGAPORE A POPULAR BASE FOR CHINA TECH FIRMS , TECHNOLOGY In recent years, China's tech giants such as Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance have set up regional offices in Singapore. With insights from industry experts, Zaobao senior business correspondent Chew Boon Leong analyses the impact that an influx of Chinese tech companies will have on Singapore. Will it affect Singapore's neutral stance and lead the nation to become a battleground for tech ANTI-CHINESE POPULISM ON THE RISE IN SOUTHEAST ASIAAUTHOR: QUINTON

TEMBY

Anti-Chinese populism on the rise in Southeast Asia? 22 Mar 2021. Social media movements such as the Milk Tea Alliance are tapping into discontent with the regional decline of democracy and fears about the rise of China as a hegemonic power. ISEAS visiting fellow Quinton Temby explains why anti-China sentiments are gaining traction and how

it

BIDEN’S IMPRESSIVE ‘THREE-IN-ONE’ POLICY TO DEAL WITH Biden’s impressive ‘three-in-one’ policy to deal with China. 16 Apr 2021. Biden’s brilliant stroke of sending his close advisors to Taiwan while sending the US climate envoy to Beijing shows that the US is certainly prepared to be “competitive when it should be, collaborative when it can be, and adversarial when it must be”. CHINA’S SERIOUS WATER WOES, SOCIETY NEWS China is a dry country with a severe lack of water. According to a Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China report, freshwater resources in China add up to 2.8 trillion cubic metres, which is 6% of the global total. It ranks sixth in the world, after Brazil, Russia, Canada, the US and Indonesia. WOMEN LEADERS IN CHINA: WHY PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN Chinese academic Lorna Wei notes that there have been several strong and powerful women throughout China’s history, but their political achievements have often been dwarfed by stories of their love lives. It’s not more women leaders China needs, but better ways of telling their stories, she says. AN EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN ARCHITECT'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHINA'S An Egyptian-American architect's photographs of China's vanishing trades. 23 Apr 2021. In his travels across China, Hisham Youssef trains his street photographer’s eye on some of the vanishing arts and trades that have endured for long but are now under threat of disappearing as China modernises. A glimpse of some of China's

vanishing trades.

JAPANESE ACADEMIC: BIDEN'S EMPHASIS ON ALLIES IS IMPACTING The country’s political polarisation is hindering the government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. While China has been a keen provider of the Sinovac vaccine, currently the most widely deployed in Thailand, distrust of the Prayut government and party politics have fuelled vaccine hesitancy and the fear that this is yet another way for China to assert its influence on the country. RICH CHINA TYCOONS PARK FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE Associate business editor Pang Kia Nian takes a look at the increasing number of wealthy Chinese setting up single family offices (SFOs) — entities that manage assets for one family and is wholly owned or controlled by members of the same family — in Singapore. What makes Singapore an attractive place for high-net-worth individuals to park their offshore assets? THINKCHINA - BIG READS, OPINION & COLUMNS ON CHINA Faster, higher, stronger: China's kids pushed to breaking point. By Yang Danxu 04 Jun 2021. In China, the term involution (内卷, neijuan) has been used to refer to various forms of inward spiral, regression or stagnation. Applied to education, it is the vicious cycle of kids being primed and plumbed for their potential. THE UGLY SCENES BEHIND CHINA'S TALENT SHOWS, SOCIETY NEWS The ugly scenes behind China's talent shows. 06 May 2021. The voting mechanism for elimination variety shows in China nowadays demands fans to put their money where their mouth is — pushing their favourites up the ranks with “support” that can be bought in cash. SINGAPORE A POPULAR BASE FOR CHINA TECH FIRMS , TECHNOLOGY In recent years, China's tech giants such as Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance have set up regional offices in Singapore. With insights from industry experts, Zaobao senior business correspondent Chew Boon Leong analyses the impact that an influx of Chinese tech companies will have on Singapore. Will it affect Singapore's neutral stance and lead the nation to become a battleground for tech ANTI-CHINESE POPULISM ON THE RISE IN SOUTHEAST ASIAAUTHOR: QUINTON

TEMBY

Anti-Chinese populism on the rise in Southeast Asia? 22 Mar 2021. Social media movements such as the Milk Tea Alliance are tapping into discontent with the regional decline of democracy and fears about the rise of China as a hegemonic power. ISEAS visiting fellow Quinton Temby explains why anti-China sentiments are gaining traction and how

it

BIDEN’S IMPRESSIVE ‘THREE-IN-ONE’ POLICY TO DEAL WITH Biden’s impressive ‘three-in-one’ policy to deal with China. 16 Apr 2021. Biden’s brilliant stroke of sending his close advisors to Taiwan while sending the US climate envoy to Beijing shows that the US is certainly prepared to be “competitive when it should be, collaborative when it can be, and adversarial when it must be”. CHINA’S SERIOUS WATER WOES, SOCIETY NEWS China is a dry country with a severe lack of water. According to a Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China report, freshwater resources in China add up to 2.8 trillion cubic metres, which is 6% of the global total. It ranks sixth in the world, after Brazil, Russia, Canada, the US and Indonesia. WOMEN LEADERS IN CHINA: WHY PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN Chinese academic Lorna Wei notes that there have been several strong and powerful women throughout China’s history, but their political achievements have often been dwarfed by stories of their love lives. It’s not more women leaders China needs, but better ways of telling their stories, she says. AN EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN ARCHITECT'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHINA'S An Egyptian-American architect's photographs of China's vanishing trades. 23 Apr 2021. In his travels across China, Hisham Youssef trains his street photographer’s eye on some of the vanishing arts and trades that have endured for long but are now under threat of disappearing as China modernises. A glimpse of some of China's

vanishing trades.

JAPANESE ACADEMIC: BIDEN'S EMPHASIS ON ALLIES IS IMPACTING The country’s political polarisation is hindering the government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. While China has been a keen provider of the Sinovac vaccine, currently the most widely deployed in Thailand, distrust of the Prayut government and party politics have fuelled vaccine hesitancy and the fear that this is yet another way for China to assert its influence on the country. RICH CHINA TYCOONS PARK FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE Associate business editor Pang Kia Nian takes a look at the increasing number of wealthy Chinese setting up single family offices (SFOs) — entities that manage assets for one family and is wholly owned or controlled by members of the same family — in Singapore. What makes Singapore an attractive place for high-net-worth individuals to park their offshore assets?

SUN CHENG'S COLUMN

Professor Sun Cheng is the director of the School of Politics and Public Management, China University of Political Science and Law, and Director of the East Asian Centre for International Studies. His research areas are Japanese politics and diplomacy, Japanese economy, East-Asian international relations, East-Asian Security and regional collaboration, Chinese diplomacy and history of foreign

ZHOU HAO'S COLUMN

Zhou Hao is a journalist with Lianhe Zaobao's China Desk. CHINA: A GOOD GUY OR A BAD GUY?, POLITICS NEWS China: A good guy or a bad guy? 29 Mar 2021. In the international arena, anti-communism rhetoric is on the rise and the narrative of China as the bad guy is becoming increasingly mainstream. Not only that, the CCP’s return to Red orthodoxy appears to be at odds with the country’s reform in many areas and is adding to misperceptions

of China.

LI YUEHUA'S COLUMN

Li Yuehua is an associate fellow with the philosophy department at Nanjing University (NJU). His research focus is on China's reform and

development.

SINOVAC OR NOT: THAI VACCINE POLITICS, POLITICS NEWS The country’s political polarisation is hindering the government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. While China has been a keen provider of the Sinovac vaccine, currently the most widely deployed in Thailand, distrust of the Prayut government and party politics have fuelled vaccine hesitancy and the fear that this is yet another way for China to assert its influence on the country. SUSPENSION OF CHINA-EU INVESTMENT DEAL: A HICCUP IN THE Negotiations on the investment agreement between the EU and China were concluded at the end of last year but the European Parliament recently passed a resolution to freeze any consideration or discussion of the agreement. This was following retaliatory sanctions from China after the EU's round of Xinjiang-related sanctions. NUS academic Cai Daolu sees the suspension as a economic and trade CHINA'S UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM: DO BEIJINGERS GET A With China’s annual gaokao or university entrance exams ending yesterday, Zaobao correspondent Yang Danxu looks at the furore caused by a Beijing student who had left his test centre early and seemingly breezed through the exam. Netizens were quick to point out that regional differences in resources, administration and test papers have led to unfair advantages. In the face of serious A QUESTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: IS CHINA AN AGGRESSOR AND Chinese academic Li Yuehua takes a look at reports on China’s human rights record, and analyses whether it really deserves its negative reputation. Hasn’t China tried to improve the lives of its people, and isn’t the right to survival and development a major part of human rights? He believes that painting China as an aggressor and oppressor only fulfils the interests of a few politicians JAPAN’S WEAPONS TRANSFERS TO SOUTHEAST ASIA: OPPORTUNITIES Research fellow Victor Teo says that Japan’s re-emergence as a weapon exporter is fuelled by desires to increase Japanese capabilities, counteract China’s rise, hedge against possible future strategic abandonment by the US, fund next-generation weapon research, and foster Japan’s global leadership and influence in Southeast Asia. Using its overseas development assistance to the region CAN MALAYSIA HANDLE INTRUSIONS BY THE CHINESE AIR FORCE The 31 May incident, in which 16 Chinese military planes entered the airspace above Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, raises questions about Malaysia's ability to handle such occurrences in the future, says RSIS researcher Wu Shang-Su. He takes a hard look at Malaysia’s airpower capabilities. THINKCHINA - BIG READS, OPINION & COLUMNS ON CHINA ThinkChina - Get the latest insights on China's political, economic, socio-cultural and technology developments, seen through the eyes of Asian thought leaders and journalists. THE UGLY SCENES BEHIND CHINA'S TALENT SHOWS, SOCIETY NEWS The People’s Bank of China (PBOC)'s announcement that it will raise the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for foreign currency deposits by 2% confirms that it will intervene decisively when necessary to prevent a sharp appreciation of the RMB. HAN DONGPING'S COLUMN Han Dongping is currently a political science professor at Warren Wilson College, USA. He teaches East Asian history, international politics of the Pacific, comparative government of the Global South, politics of developing states, Chinese government and politics, agriculture, community and the environment and the Chinese Cultural

Revolution.

CHINESE NETIZENS: IS SINGAPORE 'ZEN' OR HAS IT GIVEN UP Chinese social media has been rife with commentaries asking if Singapore is being too lax and defeatist in its approach to tackling the coronavirus outbreak. Han Yong Hong says beneath the veneer of calm lies characteristics that are peculiar to Singapore society. ANTI-CHINESE POPULISM ON THE RISE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Anxiety about the growing influence of China. There is a bigger picture beyond the protests in Myanmar. The country fits a broader pattern of recent years in which disparate protests in Southeast Asia, triggered by different events, exhibit undercurrents of anxiety about the growing influence of China. WOMEN LEADERS IN CHINA: WHY PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN Chinese academic Lorna Wei notes that there have been several strong and powerful women throughout China’s history, but their political achievements have often been dwarfed by stories of their love lives. It’s not more women leaders China needs, but better ways of telling their stories, she says. RICH CHINA TYCOONS PARK FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE Associate business editor Pang Kia Nian takes a look at the increasing number of wealthy Chinese setting up single family offices (SFOs) — entities that manage assets for one family and is wholly owned or controlled by members of the same family — in Singapore. What makes Singapore an attractive place for high-net-worth individuals to park their offshore assets? CHINA'S LIVE-STREAMING E-COMMERCE: THE MILLION DOLLAR Recently, Xinba, one of the biggest influencers on Chinese streaming platform Kuaishou, sold US$300 million worth of goods in a single 12-hour session, in a testament to the enormous pull of live-streaming e-commerce. Research shows that crowdfunded products often rely on live-streaming e-commerce to convey product information and funnel early adopters. Such an ecosystem creates a MUTUALLY ASSURED DISRUPTION: US-CHINA BRINKMANSHIP IN THE Even as the US and China are ramping up their military presence in the Taiwan Strait, academics say that this is to prevent military conflict and ease tensions in the area. Nonetheless, attempts at inducing the opponent to beat a retreat will still ratchet up tensions in the region. Yang Danxu analyses this case of creeping escalation. A BURNING ISSUE AMONG CHINESE YOUTHS: HOW TO ESCAPE THE The terms “involution” (内卷) and “lying down” (躺平) are trending these days among young people in China who are speaking out against the intense competition and pressures they face. But how many are actually doing something about it? Zaobao correspondent Yu THINKCHINA - BIG READS, OPINION & COLUMNS ON CHINA ThinkChina - Get the latest insights on China's political, economic, socio-cultural and technology developments, seen through the eyes of Asian thought leaders and journalists. THE UGLY SCENES BEHIND CHINA'S TALENT SHOWS, SOCIETY NEWS The People’s Bank of China (PBOC)'s announcement that it will raise the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for foreign currency deposits by 2% confirms that it will intervene decisively when necessary to prevent a sharp appreciation of the RMB. HAN DONGPING'S COLUMN Han Dongping is currently a political science professor at Warren Wilson College, USA. He teaches East Asian history, international politics of the Pacific, comparative government of the Global South, politics of developing states, Chinese government and politics, agriculture, community and the environment and the Chinese Cultural

Revolution.

CHINESE NETIZENS: IS SINGAPORE 'ZEN' OR HAS IT GIVEN UP Chinese social media has been rife with commentaries asking if Singapore is being too lax and defeatist in its approach to tackling the coronavirus outbreak. Han Yong Hong says beneath the veneer of calm lies characteristics that are peculiar to Singapore society. ANTI-CHINESE POPULISM ON THE RISE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Anxiety about the growing influence of China. There is a bigger picture beyond the protests in Myanmar. The country fits a broader pattern of recent years in which disparate protests in Southeast Asia, triggered by different events, exhibit undercurrents of anxiety about the growing influence of China. WOMEN LEADERS IN CHINA: WHY PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN Chinese academic Lorna Wei notes that there have been several strong and powerful women throughout China’s history, but their political achievements have often been dwarfed by stories of their love lives. It’s not more women leaders China needs, but better ways of telling their stories, she says. RICH CHINA TYCOONS PARK FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE Associate business editor Pang Kia Nian takes a look at the increasing number of wealthy Chinese setting up single family offices (SFOs) — entities that manage assets for one family and is wholly owned or controlled by members of the same family — in Singapore. What makes Singapore an attractive place for high-net-worth individuals to park their offshore assets? CHINA'S LIVE-STREAMING E-COMMERCE: THE MILLION DOLLAR Recently, Xinba, one of the biggest influencers on Chinese streaming platform Kuaishou, sold US$300 million worth of goods in a single 12-hour session, in a testament to the enormous pull of live-streaming e-commerce. Research shows that crowdfunded products often rely on live-streaming e-commerce to convey product information and funnel early adopters. Such an ecosystem creates a MUTUALLY ASSURED DISRUPTION: US-CHINA BRINKMANSHIP IN THE Even as the US and China are ramping up their military presence in the Taiwan Strait, academics say that this is to prevent military conflict and ease tensions in the area. Nonetheless, attempts at inducing the opponent to beat a retreat will still ratchet up tensions in the region. Yang Danxu analyses this case of creeping escalation. A BURNING ISSUE AMONG CHINESE YOUTHS: HOW TO ESCAPE THE The terms “involution” (内卷) and “lying down” (躺平) are trending these days among young people in China who are speaking out against the intense competition and pressures they face. But how many are actually doing something about it? Zaobao correspondent Yu HAN DONGPING'S COLUMN Han Dongping is currently a political science professor at Warren Wilson College, USA. He teaches East Asian history, international politics of the Pacific, comparative government of the Global South, politics of developing states, Chinese government and politics, agriculture, community and the environment and the Chinese Cultural

Revolution.

SUN CHENG'S COLUMN

Professor Sun Cheng is the director of the School of Politics and Public Management, China University of Political Science and Law, and Director of the East Asian Centre for International Studies. His research areas are Japanese politics and diplomacy, Japanese economy, East-Asian international relations, East-Asian Security and regional collaboration, Chinese diplomacy and history of foreign SUSPENSION OF CHINA-EU INVESTMENT DEAL: A HICCUP IN THE Negotiations on the investment agreement between the EU and China were concluded at the end of last year but the European Parliament recently passed a resolution to freeze any consideration or discussion of the agreement. This was following retaliatory sanctions from China after the EU's round of Xinjiang-related sanctions. NUS academic Cai Daolu sees the suspension as a economic and trade CHINA'S UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM: DO BEIJINGERS GET A With China’s annual gaokao or university entrance exams ending yesterday, Zaobao correspondent Yang Danxu looks at the furore caused by a Beijing student who had left his test centre early and seemingly breezed through the exam. Netizens were quick to point out that regional differences in resources, administration and test papers have led to unfair advantages. In the face of serious

LI YUEHUA'S COLUMN

Li Yuehua is an associate fellow with the philosophy department at Nanjing University (NJU). His research focus is on China's reform and

development.

A QUESTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: IS CHINA AN AGGRESSOR AND Chinese academic Li Yuehua takes a look at reports on China’s human rights record, and analyses whether it really deserves its negative reputation. Hasn’t China tried to improve the lives of its people, and isn’t the right to survival and development a major part of human rights? He believes that painting China as an aggressor and oppressor only fulfils the interests of a few politicians JAPAN’S WEAPONS TRANSFERS TO SOUTHEAST ASIA: OPPORTUNITIES Research fellow Victor Teo says that Japan’s re-emergence as a weapon exporter is fuelled by desires to increase Japanese capabilities, counteract China’s rise, hedge against possible future strategic abandonment by the US, fund next-generation weapon research, and foster Japan’s global leadership and influence in Southeast Asia. Using its overseas development assistance to the region CAN MALAYSIA HANDLE INTRUSIONS BY THE CHINESE AIR FORCE The 31 May incident, in which 16 Chinese military planes entered the airspace above Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, raises questions about Malaysia's ability to handle such occurrences in the future, says RSIS researcher Wu Shang-Su. He takes a hard look at Malaysia’s airpower capabilities. WHAT REMOVING THE DEFENCE BUDGET CAP MEANS FOR JAPAN’S Since 1976, Japan’s defence budget has traditionally been capped at 1% of its GDP. However, in a recent interview, Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said that this self-imposed limit would effectively be removed. AN APPLE TREE IN SHAANXI TELLS A STORY: CHINA’S QUEST TO Zaobao correspondent Yang Danxu journeys to Yan’an, northern Shaanxi — the old base of the Chinese Communist Party — ahead of the latter’s 100th anniversary on 1 July. She finds that Shaanxi speaks of the wins and woes of China’s development in recent years. Despite impressive economic growth, China is grappling with complicated problems such as urban-rural gaps and pockets of

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SINGAPORE A POPULAR BASE FOR CHINA TECH FIRMS By Chew Boon Leong 24 May 2021 In recent years, China's tech giants such as Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance have set up regional offices in Singapore. With insights from industry experts, Zaobao senior business correspondent Chew Boon Leong analyses the impact that an influx of Chinese tech companies will have on Singapore. Will it affect Singapore's neutral stance and lead the nation to become a battleground for tech companies from the

US and China?

In recent years, China's tech giants such as Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance have set up regional offices in Singapore. With i...

Politics

CHINA'S PEACEFUL RISE HAS TO START IN HONG KONG By Lance Gore 25 May 2021

History

THE MANY FACES OF SHANGHAI OVER A HUNDRED YEARS By Hsu Chung-mao 28 May 2021

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Chinese researcher: This is how China gets rid of poverty By Yao Shujie 10 May 2021

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The end of 'Papa Ma Yun' and his Hupan University By Chen Jing 20 May 2021

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Egyptian-American architect: I see China in rural Italy By Hisham Youssef 21 May 2021

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FROM ‘WOLF WARRIOR DIPLOMACY’ TO ‘LOVABLE CHINA’ By Han Yong Hong 04 Jun 2021 At a study session on international communications for the Chinese Communist Party, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on China to build an image of a “credible, lovable and respectable China”. Putting aside the euphemism, says Zaobao associate editor Han Yong Hong, what is most important is how the goal can possibly be achieved in China’s current diplomatic context.

Comic

A CHINESE YOUTH'S MEDITATION ON LIFE AMIDST THE PANDEMIC By Bai Yi 04 Jun 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us how unpredictable life can be. As the world struggles to find its feet in politics, economics and daily life, comic artist Bai Yi turns the conversation inward: when times are tough, where do we find the strength to carry on? If it is religion, why do we have blind faith? If it is not, what sustains the

human spirit?

Society

A CHINESE EDUCATION: WHY ARE CHINESE PARENTS AND KIDS GOING TO

EXTREMES?

By Caixin Global , Li Jingkui 04 Jun 2021 As children cram for their studies, their parents are cramming along with them, believing that they should be good role models. Is all this hyper-learning normal or good? Chinese economics professor Li Jingkui will let others be the judge, but he says that economically speaking, this is a sign that social mobility is shrinking; everyone feels compelled to grasp the last inch of rope that will airlift them to a

better life.

Society

FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER: CHINA'S KIDS PUSHED TO BREAKING POINT By Yang Danxu 04 Jun 2021 In China, the term involution (内卷, neijuan) has been used to refer to various forms of inward spiral, regression or stagnation. Applied to education, it is the vicious cycle of kids being primed and plumbed for their potential. Cram-style preschool education, intense competition for places in elite schools, crazy property prices in school districts... the list goes on. If no one steps off the wheel, is there no end in sight?

Society

CHINA'S TOP INFECTIOUS DISEASES EXPERT ZHANG WENHONG: DIVISION STANDS IN THE WAY OF DEFEATING THE PANDEMIC By Caixin Global , Zhang Wenhong 03

Jun 2021

Zhang Wenhong, director of the infectious diseases department at Huashan Hospital in Shanghai, delivered a commencement speech in English at New York University Shanghai on 26 May. He observed that in China's fight against Covid-19, a consideration for others in the community helped people follow mask-wearing and social distancing protocol in the early stages. Writ large, a globalised problem can only be solved through human solidarity. The world, especially the young of the future, need to a find a way to work together.

CHANGING LANDSCAPES

Hisham Youssef

Culture

AN EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN ARCHITECT'S POIGNANT PHOTOGRAPHS OF DISAPPEARING SHANGHAI NEIGHBOURHOODS After ten years of living in Shanghai and seeing the rapid changes to the city, Egyptian-American architect Hisham Youssef takes us on a nostalgic and personal photographic tour of the lanes and neighborhoods that, until very recently, stood in the city he now

calls home.

Technology

BLINDSPOTS IN THE FINANCIAL REGULATION OF CHINA’S TECH ‘PLATFORM

COMPANIES’

By Zhang Yugui 03 Jun 2021 Zhang Yugui points out that China’s financial services development is currently at the awkward stage where there is much financial innovation and the opening up of the financial sector, but not yet the corresponding capabilities to manage the complex financial systems and cutting-edge fintech. Hence we see the recent rash of anti-monopoly measures directed at tech giants such as Ant Group and Tencent. But has the industry reached a true tipping point? What must regulators do

to bridge the gap?

Economy

WHY IS CHINA MOVING TO CURB THE RMB’S SHARP RISE? By Chen Jing 02 Jun 2021 The People’s Bank of China (PBOC)'s announcement that it will raise the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for foreign currency deposits by 2% confirms that it will intervene decisively when necessary to prevent a sharp appreciation of the RMB. Too much is at stake: with raw materials in short supply, the RMB’s appreciation will not reduce imported inflation and may at the same time affect exporters.

Politics

SINOVAC OR NOT: THAI VACCINE POLITICS By Tita Sanglee 02 Jun 2021 The country’s political polarisation is hindering the government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. While China has been a keen provider of the Sinovac vaccine, currently the most widely deployed in Thailand, distrust of the Prayut government and party politics have fuelled vaccine hesitancy and the fear that this is yet another way for China to assert its influence on the country.

Politics

HOW CHINESE VACCINES ARE PAVING THE WAY FOR CHINA’S HEALTH SILK

ROAD

By Yu Hong 02 Jun 2021 With the aggressive vaccine diplomacy that China has embarked on involving countries such as Brazil, Indonesia, Turkey, Chile and Pakistan, the “Health Silk Road” that China has long envisioned seems to be falling into place. While vaccine aid should not be political, says Yu Hong, China’s efforts will benefit developing countries. But can China continue to be a global provider while balancing its domestic needs?

Politics

WHEN WILL THE CCP STOP BEING AN ‘UNDERGROUND PARTY’ IN HONG KONG? By Tai Hing Shing 01 Jun 2021 For decades, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Hong Kong has been seen as somewhat of an underground organisation which operates in the shadows. This could soon be changing. Since the anti-extradition law protests in 2019, Beijing has emphasised that Hong Kong has to be run by “patriots”, and there are growing voices in support of the CCP coming out or operating in the open. How will this change the political ecosystem in Hong Kong?

Society

SHANGHAI CAN LEARN FROM TOKYO’S TRAIN SERVICE EXCELLENCE By Chen Hongbin 01 Jun 2021 Shanghai and Tokyo both have train systems, but there is a big difference between them in terms of scale, convenience, and commuter behaviour. Researcher Chen Hongbin observes that Shanghai has much to learn from Tokyo, and by extension other cities.

Society

LESSONS FOR CHINA: THE POWERFUL POSITION OF THE JAPANESE FARMING

INDUSTRY

By Qiao Xinsheng 01 Jun 2021 Japan’s farming industry occupies a special position in the country’s political, economic and social development. Although farmers are few in number, they wield a strong influence. As a result, a protected farming ecosystem exists in Japan, which has enabled the country to make great strides in organic farming and reducing carbon emissions. The country has also been adept at leveraging its overseas industrial outposts to support its domestic farming sector. What can China learn from Japan’s experience?

Society

A BURNING ISSUE AMONG CHINESE YOUTHS: HOW TO ESCAPE THE RAT RACE? By Yu Zeyuan 31 May 2021 The terms “involution” (内卷) and “lying down” (躺平) are trending these days among young people in China who are speaking out against the intense competition and pressures they face. But how many are actually doing something about it? Zaobao correspondent Yu Zeyuan digs deeper into the social phenomenon.

Economy

RICH CHINA TYCOONS PARK FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE By Pang Kia Nian 31 May 2021 Associate business editor Pang Kia Nian takes a look at the increasing number of wealthy Chinese setting up single family offices (SFOs) — entities that manage assets for one family and is wholly owned or controlled by members of the same family — in Singapore. What makes Singapore an attractive place for high-net-worth individuals to park their offshore assets?

Society

AMERICANS SHOULD NOT OVERSIMPLIFY CHINA INTO A FEW SENSITIVE ISSUES By Wu Guo 31 May 2021 US academic Wu Guo says that not only is the American media's reporting biased against China, college students often only have access to resources that present only one version of China. He feels it is important for Americans to realise that their understanding of China is often limited to a few sensitive issues. He suggests that with their feet anchored in two worlds, overseas Chinese or Asian academics can play a part in presenting a more balanced view of China.

Society

CHINESE ECONOMICS PROFESSOR: WHY WE EXCHANGE GIFTS, FROM ANCIENT CHINA

TO THE PRESENT

By Caixin Global , Li Jingkui 28 May 2021 Have you ever received a gift that you did not like? Economics professor Li Jingkui notes that when there is a mismatch between the gift and its recipient, the giver and receiver suffer a "deadweight loss". But still, many of us continue to exchange gifts. After much thought and research, Li found the answer for such persistent human behaviour in a Maori myth — you give a part of yourself along with your gift, which is something more valuable than the gift itself.

Politics

HONG KONG-TAIWAN RELATIONS TAKE A NOSEDIVE AS CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS

WORSEN

By Tai Hing Shing 28 May 2021 Hong Kong-Taiwan relations have waxed and waned with the state of cross-strait relations. Following increased tensions after the DPP government came to power and the perceived convergence of “Hong Kong independence” and “Taiwan independence” forces, calling a temporary halt to organisations like the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office (HKETCO) in Taiwan could be the writing on the wall of cross-strait and Hong Kong-Taiwan relations.

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