High-tech, BYD Brazil controversy, subsidizing smartphones, pay raise for civil servants, panda fake news - Week in Review #38
Hi folks and happy new year! Welcome to a new issue of Week in Review of
, 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
A mesmerizing year-end display of high technology ranging from 6-gen fighters, amphibious assault ship, robotic dogs, and powerful low-cost AI model
BYD’s huge labor controversy in Brazil
China’s consumer subsidy program expands to smartphones and personal gadgets
Rumored pay raises for China’s demoralized civil servants
Gestures of US-China friendship, including exposing old fake news about some pandas.
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