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...“We have power supply shortfalls even now, not to mention in wartime,” said Liang Chi-yuan, professor at the Research Center for Taiwan Economic Development at National Central University, who led discussions...
...Liang, a ByteDance co-founder who staff regard as Zhang’s loyal right-hand man, was previously head of human resources....
...However, Liang added, a survey of staff found one-third supported continuing the policy, while one-third were against....
...“My colleagues and I never expected Liang would take over,” said one HR employee, who said China chair Zhang Lidong had “more power and courage” than Liang....
...ByteDance said Zhang would step down as chief executive at the end of the year and would be replaced by co-founder and head of human resources Liang Rubo....
...But that pivot represented a setback for Mr Liang....
...“The company understands that Dr Liang wishes to resign under certain conditions . . . and is actively verifying Dr Liang’s true intentions,” SMIC said in a filing to the Shanghai stock exchange....
...(Nikkei Asia) China needs allies, not isolation, to solve its chip shortage, writes Yuan Yang, the FT’s deputy Beijing bureau chief, in this fine analysis....
...One such founder, James Liang of travel site Ctrip, posted an article arguing that, in response to the US’s decision over TikTok, China should take the high ground and open up its internet....
...Additional reporting by Yuan Yang in Beijing...
...Signing up for tutoring classes is pretty normal among parents in my son's school,” Ms Liang said....
...Looking ahead, Mr Liang said the smartphone and smart devices division remained Huawei’s most vulnerable area....
...The price drop may have been initiated by the retailers themselves, said Yiting Guan, an analyst at Canalys....
...But “there is not enough information to support whether 7 is as important as the market thinks”, Mr Guan said....
...“As Chinese consumers’ demands increase, they get more sophisticated about noticing price-quality ratios,” said Guan Yiting, smartphone analyst at market research firm Canalys....
...Young painters like Chen Yun, Lai Wei-Yu, Shih Yung-Chun, Sun Pei-Mao and Wang Guan-Jhen appreciate the symbiotic relationship between young artists and young collectors....
...Yuan Yang is the FT’s Beijing correspondent Additional reporting by Xinning Liu Snowflakes or hard workers: how do you feel about the term ‘millennial’?...
...“China will become the world’s largest importer by 2020,” said Liang Hong, chief economist at CICC, a Chinese investment bank....
...As it happens, I work with some of the FT’s rising talents, one of whom, Yuan Yang, has tapped peers in Beijing, including theatre designer Baoyi Liang (above), for this week’s series on the generation that...
...Mr Wang said he was “passing on the baton” to a team led by Yu Liang, who had served as Vanke’s general manager since 2001. “They’re younger, but are already mature enough....
...Mr Jia is being replaced as LeShi chief executive by LeShi president Liang Jun, a former executive at Lenovo....
...China’s real estate and construction sectors made up a fifth of GDP growth in the first half of last year, according to Liang Hong, chief economist at China International Capital Corporation....
...James Jianzhang Liang, co-founder and executive chairman of Ctrip, said: “Skyscanner will complement our positioning at a global scale, and we will leverage our experience, technology and booking capabilities...
...The construction and real estate sectors together accounted for a fifth of real GDP growth in the first half of this year, says Liang Hong, chief economist of China International Capital Corporation....
...“There’s nothing much to do other than shopping,” said Jenny Liang, a 25-year-old from Shanghai who visited Hong Kong....
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