China’s art market is massive, but recent Indian results highlight the country’s growing wealth and confidence. “Growing wealth in India plays a big role in growing awareness of cultural currency.' tinyurl.com/mrxxz9ky

US to place new visa limits on HK officials but said in annual HK review that some policy areas remain distinct from mainland China, which said Secy of State Blinken
'has continued to take actions against Hong Kong’s promised high degree of autonomy.' tinyurl.com/y4mr7mbh

Domestic abuse, cultural divide in the spotlight as Chinese tech worker faces US charges in wife’s killing. “In China, if someone reported you for domestic violence, often all you have to do is say this is a ‘family matter’.' tinyurl.com/4xjuh78m

China revisits its soft-power playbook to improve US ties -- panda diplomacy -- but some question whether it will move the needle given deepseated distrust. 'A ‘vibes-based detente’ can only go so far and last so long.' tinyurl.com/a3pkh99a

Wang Yi to Munich, Spain and France confirmed

The value of Chinese companis listed on US stock exchanges dropped sharply in 2023 as Beijing called its state-owned firms home. “There’s a lot of regulation coming down on both sides. I do think that it’s kind of invest at your own risk.” tinyurl.com/yn4hj9ac

Every community wants a museum on the National Mall to signal their arrival. For Asian Americans, it could take awhile. tinyurl.com/msta5w8f

China and the US agree to talk about AI, but will anyone be listening? “It seems to be more about … reassuring both sides that the other doesn’t have some doomsday machine.' tinyurl.com/46847whw Paul Triolo Lu Xiaomeng Martijn Rasser Bonnie Glaser / 葛來儀 🇺🇦

Chinese IPOs trying for US listings have been tarnished by opaque finances, scandals and Didi Global’s sudden NYSE delisting but hope -- and pray -- 2024 is the turnaround year despite geopolitics, mistrust and sinking valuations. tinyurl.com/3zarb8kn

So bummed about all my friends and former colleagues at the WSJ laid off today. What a body blow.

If the DPP's Lai Ching-te wins the Taiwan election next week here's a look at the options Beijing has to show its pique. 'We could see just a fundamental miscalculation post-January, which is scary.” tinyurl.com/msj4pypb

The Gallagher House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party at its one-year birthday: bold, singular and confrontational on China. 'It’s the one bipartisan issue these days in Congress other than a pay raise.' tinyurl.com/4jn6meb7

Taiwan's new envoy to the US has big shoes to fill and a big to-do list as he juggles a petulant Congress, military sales and Taiwan's election. He's 'not a wave maker.” tinyurl.com/4svywvuk

Foreign Minister Wang Yi warns of ‘devouring’ Mideast violence as China convenes high-level UN meeting. tinyurl.com/mw7ekbah

Fisticuffs broke out between pro- and far fewer anti-Chinese protestors in front of Chinese President Xi Jinping's hotel at Apec in SF today with flags used as staves.