The Caixin Must-Read newsletter brings you the best of our coverage over the past week, handpicked by our editors.
In Depth: Chinese Chipmaking Upstarts Race to Rival Nvidia
Raising billions of dollars from investors, Iluvatar CoreX, Biren Technology, MetaX and Moore Threads bet on next-generation chips for AI
How Should China Respond to the Delta Variant?
While some now challenge the ‘zero-case’ Covid strategy as too costly, others say it works and China should expand medical resources for long-term virus coexistence
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Beijing Prosecutor Mulls Civil Action Against Tencent for Alleged Harm to Youth
The public-interest civil suit says the tech firm’s ‘youth mode’ breaches national law protecting minors, without saying how
In Depth: China’s Launch of World’s Largest Carbon Market Has a Sputtering Start
The national emissions trading scheme could use more liquidity and higher-level regulations, industry insiders say
Exclusive: One Court Will Handle Developer Evergrande’s Multitude of Debt Lawsuits
China’s top court has directed all the cases involving the company to be moved to Guangzhou
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Developers Face New Debt Limits as Property Crackdown Continues
China’s Foreign Currency Hoard Hasn’t Been This Big in More Than Five Years
Official says Chinese economy is healthy enough to fend off impact of cross-border capital movements from tightening of U.S. monetary policy
Alibaba to Fire Manager Accused of Raping Colleague
CEO Daniel Zhang said e-commerce giant will now create a policy on sexual harassment
Government Intervention Needed to Prevent Sexual Assaults at Work
The case of Alibaba employee accused of raping a colleague shows the lack of government or corporate mechanisms for preventing such crimes
Alibaba Faces PR Firestorm as Sexual Assault Allegations Surface
Tech giant says it is cooperating with a police investigation; China’s race to contain the delta Covid variant; and private education firms stop classes with tutors based abroad
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Jack Ma’s ‘669’ Sex Joke Reinforces Tech’s Culture of Gender Harassment
China Should Beware of EU Dressing Up Trade Protectionism as a Carbon Border Tax
Revenue from developed countries’ carbon tariffs should be used to support low-carbon development of developing countries
How China Can Make World’s Biggest Carbon Market More Effective
Beijing needs to gradually raise the share of allowances auctioned off and increase participation of financial institutions
In Depth: China Experiments With Leniency When Prosecuting Companies
A national pilot program that aims to balance holding scofflaw firms accountable with giving worthy ones a second chance has sparked questions about the cost of leniency
Shanghai Cancels English Final Exam for Elementary School Students
Shanghai education authorities have canceled final exams in English and prohibited primary schools from carrying out midterm exams
