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"Facebook Said to Create Censorship Tool to Get Back Into China" (The New York Times)
"The feature was created to help Facebook get into China, a market where the social network has been blocked."
"Live-Streaming Goes Mainstream in China as Two-Thirds of Beauty Brands Sign On" (Jing Daily)
"As China's online live-streaming platforms have seen record levels of engagement in the past year, beauty brands have been quick to adopt them in order to reach Chinese consumers—especially millennials."
"China's E-commerce Sites Try to Sweep Away 'Brushing'" (The Financial Times)
"Brushing, is an unwanted growth industry in China and a practice that companies such as Alibaba are trying to stamp out. With online sellers under tremendous pressure to rack up sales, especially on Singles Day, many resort to the time honoured practice of placing fake orders."
"The US-China Tourism Year is Over, But Did It Make a Difference?" (Jing Daily)
"Growth in tourist arrivals from both countries was hailed as one of the main results of the so-called tourism year, but did it really make a difference?"
"Chow Tai Fook Profit Slump Eases as Jeweller Gets Rental Cuts" (Bloomberg)
"Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group reported first-half profit fell 22 percent, a smaller decline than a year earlier as the world's largest publicly traded jewellery chain negotiated lower rents and shuttered weaker stores amid tepid Chinese demand for luxury goods."
