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Life in the big city can be hard for Chinese migrant workers, but in Urumqi, economic incentives give them more opportunities than they'd get elsewhere. Provided that they are ethnically Han, that is. https://supchina.com/2020/08/05/the-bright-future-of-chinese-life-in-xinjiang/ … by @dtbyler

Matteo Ricci’s work and that of the other early Jesuits in China had many successes, but it's worth considering that the moment Ricci first entered what is today China, he did so as part of a system of institutional and cultural racism that persists today:https://supchina.com/2020/08/05/matteo-ricci-and-the-slave-trade-that-connected-portugal-with-macao/ …

Chen Du, a Chinese journalist, says of himself and his peers covering U.S.-China stories: “We were raised to be globalists. We have this expectation that countries do not shut the door to each other, and countries should always try to work something out":https://supchina.com/2020/08/04/the-u-s-and-china-are-on-a-lose-lose-course/ …

In China, Matteo Ricci is known for his efforts in promoting mutual understanding. Sadly, his arrival to Macau was the result of the most shameful aspect of Europe's global trade: slavery. https://supchina.com/2020/08/05/matteo-ricci-and-the-slave-trade-that-connected-portugal-with-macao/ … by @jayjamescarter

Former employees of Chinese internet firms are engaged in a culture war with their colleagues at Microsoft China about work-life balance:https://supchina.com/2020/08/04/hardworking-bitches-given-cold-shoulder-by-microsoft-employees-in-china-office/ …

After the Trump administration issued an ultimatum to ByteDance, the Beijing-based owner of TikTok, to sell its U.S.-based operations or be banned by September 15, anger is rising in China over the treatment of the country’s most valuable startup:https://supchina.com/2020/08/04/anger-rises-in-china-over-trumps-inconceivable-treatment-of-tiktok/ …

The preoccupation with a single question — the Chinese question — has crowded out any and all room for potential nuance and discussion over other issues of grave concern to Hong Kong citizens:https://supchina.com/2020/08/04/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-hong-kongs-democrats/ …

Today, both the U.S. and China seem to lack confidence that their everyday citizens can be the best ambassadors, or that their models can withstand outside influence: https://supchina.com/2020/08/04/the-u-s-and-china-are-on-a-lose-lose-course/ … by @jenniferconrad

How are domestic businesses in China faring, as the country continues to largely contain COVID-19 outbreaks? Tune in to the latest episode of @TechBuzzChina with @ruima and @yinglu2020 for answers and analysis regarding industry-specific trends in China:https://supchina.com/podcast/ep-71-industry-trends-in-chinas-covid-19-recovery-with-mu-chen/ …

Chinese state media and businesspeople are outraged at Trump’s requirement that TikTok sell its U.S.-based operations. Kai-Fu Lee, comparing the experience of Google China to TikTok, called it "not only incomparable to Google, but inconceivable."https://supchina.com/2020/08/04/anger-rises-in-china-over-trumps-inconceivable-treatment-of-tiktok/ …

“Please immediately stop your behavior as hardworking bitches at Alibaba,” a Chinese employee of Microsoft wrote in a message that mentioned a few coworkers who were active on the company’s internal communication platform outside of regular work hours.https://supchina.com/2020/08/04/hardworking-bitches-given-cold-shoulder-by-microsoft-employees-in-china-office/ …

"It’d be premature to write off Hong Kong, and Hong Kong’s fight for democracy, just yet": Brian Wong with a view of Hong Kong politics in the wake of the pan-democratic primaries and recent postponement of the Legislative Council elections:https://supchina.com/2020/08/04/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-hong-kongs-democrats/ …

Trump has backpedaled from comments about trying to ban TikTok. Still, it's apparent that he has turned his back on the American belief that the internet can be a free and powerful tool for democracy:https://supchina.com/2020/08/03/after-tiktok-what-happens-to-internet-freedom/ …

Throughout the trade war, President Trump made efforts to develop a smooth and positive relationship with China — and especially with Xi Jinping — and explained his efforts as serving the purpose of advancing trade negotiations:https://supchina.com/2020/07/29/more-pain-than-gain-how-the-u-s-china-trade-war-hurt-america/ …

The U.S.-China relationship has survived obstacles and setbacks in the past. But today, amid calls for both an economic and cultural decoupling, we have to consider what a rupture would look like — and its catastrophic consequences: https://supchina.com/2020/08/04/the-u-s-and-china-are-on-a-lose-lose-course/ … by @jenniferconrad

Zoom is essentially pulling out of China:https://supchina.com/2020/08/03/zoom-to-stop-direct-sales-in-china/ …

Zhang Yiming, Bytedance founder and CEO, called a "spineless traitor" and "despicable coward" for agreeing to sell TikTok:https://supchina.com/2020/08/03/chinese-social-media-users-call-bytedance-founder-unpatriotic-and-weak-in-the-face-of-u-s-moves-against-tiktok/ …