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High-tech, BYD Brazil controversy, subsidizing smartphones, pay raise for civil servants, panda fake news - Week in Review #38
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High-tech, BYD Brazil controversy, subsidizing smartphones, pay raise for civil servants, panda fake news - Week in Review #38

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Hi folks and happy new year! Welcome to a new issue of Week in Review of

China Translated
, the personal newsletter of Robert Wu.

You would expect to see me reviewing events of the last week(s) that I think carry a long-term impact on China. I try to stick to a weekly publishing schedule but there is no guarantee about it. Occasionally, I also publish in-depth essays, some of which are related to the themes listed in the Master Plan and Table of Core Contents.

In this week’s review, I will look at the impact of

  1. A mesmerizing year-end display of high technology ranging from 6-gen fighters, amphibious assault ship, robotic dogs, and powerful low-cost AI model

  2. BYD’s huge labor controversy in Brazil

  3. China’s consumer subsidy program expands to smartphones and personal gadgets

  4. Rumored pay raises for China’s demoralized civil servants

  5. Gestures of US-China friendship, including exposing old fake news about some pandas.

This week’s review will be a paid post.

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#1 Concentrated display of top-tier high-tech

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