Date,Source,Title,Author,Link,Subtitle
2021/07/24,China Heritage,"Other People’s Thoughts, XXVI",Geremie R. Barmé,https://chinaheritage.net/journal/other-peoples-thoughts-xxvi/,"Other People’s Thoughts is a section in the Journal of the China Heritage site. It is inspired by a compilation of quotations put together by Simon Leys (Pierre Ryckmans), one of our Ancestors, during his reading life.… Read"
2021/07/22,China Media Project,Trapped,CMP Staff,https://chinamediaproject.org/2021/07/22/trapped-2/,
2021/07/28,MacroPolo,Can Industrial Policy Work for Climate Technologies?  ,Ilaria Mazzocco,https://macropolo.org/can-industrial-policy-work-for-climate-technologies/,"In recent years, climate technology industries, including batteries, electric vehicles (EVs), and wind turbines, have benefitted significantly from industrial policy in numerous countries. And it now looks like US climate technology industries may benefit from…"
2021/07/29,Foreign Affairs,China’s Sputnik Moment?,Dan Wang,https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-07-29/chinas-sputnik-moment,How Washington boosted Beijing's quest for tech dominance.
2021/07/27,Project Syndicate,China's Animal Spirits Deficit,Stephen S. Roach ,https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/chinese-tech-crackdown-crushes-animal-spirits-by-stephen-s-roach-2021-07,Stephen S. Roach worries that the recent official crackdown on tech companies will strangle the economy's most dynamic sector.        
2021/07/28,The Atlantic,China Discovers the Limits of Its Power,,https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/07/china-australia-america/619544/,Beijing’s confrontation with Australia should have been an unequal contest. That’s not how it worked out in practice.
2021/07/27,The Atlantic,The End of Free Speech in Hong Kong,,https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/07/end-free-speech-hong-kong/619577/,The conviction of a pro-democracy activist is a watershed moment.
2021/07/24,The Economist,A deluge in China has killed more than 30 and caused terror,,https://www.economist.com/china/2021/07/24/a-deluge-in-china-has-killed-more-than-30-and-caused-terror,"In the city of Zhengzhou, many were trapped on flooded underground trains"
2021/07/24,The Economist,Female surfers ride the wave to China’s Hainan island,,https://www.economist.com/china/2021/07/24/female-surfers-ride-the-wave-to-chinas-hainan-island,For many the sport is a chance for good photo-opportunities. A few turn professional
2021/07/29,Lowy Institute,Bad news for Vietnam’s Mekong Delta,Milton Osborne,https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/bad-news-vietnam-s-mekong-delta,"The release of recent research from the Netherlands adds an additional insight into what is happening in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the country’s all-important food producing region that contributes some fifty per cent to its agricultural GDP. In a stark conclusion the research cites 2050 as the"
2021/07/28,Lowy Institute,Far more world leaders visit China than America,Neil Thomas,https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/far-more-world-leaders-visit-china-america,"In April, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga became the first foreign leader to meet US President Joe Biden at the White House. Suga’s trip marked the return of leader-level travel to Washington after the Covid-19 pandemic. Suga told reporters that his team was so excited to meet their"
2021/07/23,Lowy Institute,China’s numbers game harms us all,Elliott Zaagman,https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/china-s-numbers-game-harms-us-all,"Speaking before a crowd at Tiananmen Square that gathered in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi Jinping triumphantly declared that the goal of building China into a “moderately prosperous” society had been completed. 
Though without a clear measurable"
2021/07/22,Lowy Institute,US-China rivalries: What matters for ASEAN,Nurliana Kamaruddin,https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/us-china-rivalries-what-matters-asean,"An interesting discussion about how Australia should respond to US President Joe Biden’s call for closer alignment and cooperation among democratic states has featured in a recent series of articles on The Interpreter. Between them, Susannah Patton and Ashley Townshend,  Michael Green, Ben"
2021/07/26,East Asia Forum,The right reasons for saying no to nuclear first use,"Hugh White, ANU",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/07/26/the-right-reasons-for-saying-no-to-nuclear-first-use/,Washington is once again debating whether to declare that it will never be the first to use nuclear weapons. There are good reasons why it should. But it would not be right to suggest that a no-first use policy would cost the United States nothing strategically. Read more…
2021/07/24,East Asia Forum,Why China and the United States aren’t cooperating on COVID-19,"Xirui Li, NTU",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/07/24/why-china-and-the-united-states-arent-cooperating-on-covid-19/,Intergovernmental cooperation between the United States and China was an important part of the fight against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003. Yet serious collaboration to combat COVID-19 is yet to materialise. The state of US–China bilateral relations and the failure to cooperate has arguably worsened the pandemic.
2021/07/22,East Asia Forum,Clarifying US commitments to Taiwan,"Authors: Samuel Hui and Wang Kai-Chun, Taipei",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/07/22/clarifying-us-commitments-to-taiwan/,"On 7 July White House Asia tsar Kurt Campbell stated ‘we support a strong unofficial relationship with Taiwan; we do not support Taiwan independence’, drawing an even clearer line on the US position regarding Taiwan. This came after he affirmed in June that the Biden administration is confident in the current framework that governs relations between mainland China, Taiwan and the United States."
2021/07/28,Pearls and Irritations,"Between the lines with Tom Switzer: China, friend or foe?",Tom Switzer,https://johnmenadue.com/between-the-lines-with-tom-switzer-china-friend-or-foe/,"The western world’s relationships with Beijing are at their worst in more than half a century. How do we account for the rapid deterioration in Australia’s dealings with China? With Peter Hartcher,described by Tom Switzer as a ‘China scholar’ and David Brophy…. "
2021/07/23,Pearls and Irritations,China: A big threat to our future or misunderstood hegemon?,David Brophy Jocelyn Chey,https://johnmenadue.com/china-a-big-threat-to-our-future-or-misunderstood-hegemon/,David Brophy and Jocelyn Chey speaking at the Politics in the Pub Forum on relations with China…. 
2021/07/22,Asialink,What China’s Australia poll tells Aussie businesses about the Mainland Chinese market,Dr Dan Hu,https://asialink.unimelb.edu.au/insights/what-chinas-australia-poll-tells-aussie-businesses-about-the-mainland-chinese-market,"Beyond official trade restraints and embargoes penetrating the Chinese market is going to prove tougher for Australian exporters, writes Dan Hu. Chinese consumers have taken their lead from Beijing and cooled on brand Australia."
2021/07/26,The Strategist,China threatens Australia with missile attack,Paul Dibb,https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-threatens-australia-with-missile-attack/,"In the face of an increasing torrent of abuse from Beijing, Canberra should seek a much clearer commitment from Washington that its United States ally will retaliate if China launches a missile attack against Australia. …"
2021/07/22,The Strategist,Why is Australia talking about going back to Afghanistan when we only just left?,"John Coyne, Teagan Westendorf",https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/why-is-australia-talking-about-going-back-to-afghanistan-when-we-only-just-left/,"Last week, with little fanfare, Australia’s last six soldiers departed Kabul on a RAAF aircraft. Australia shut up its intelligence and diplomatic presence in Afghanistan. Incredibly, it’s now been reported that Foreign Affairs Minister Marise …"
2021/07/27,Sixth Tone,Flood Defense in Ancient Times,Aaron Hsueh,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008097/flood-defense-in-ancient-times,"How the 2,000-year-old Dujiangyan irrigation system solved flooding in Sichuan"
2021/07/24,Sixth Tone,The Mother and Laborer Dancing to Her Own Beat in Rural China,Xiong Huan,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008067/the-mother-and-laborer-dancing-to-her-own-beat-in-rural-china,"Juggling work, three young children, and elderly in-laws at home, Mumu still finds time to dance. It......"
2021/07/28,Sixth Tone,How Yunnan Became China’s Immigration Frontline,Zhou Bo,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008117/how-yunnan-became-chinas-immigration-frontline,"The foreign population of the southwestern Yunnan province has multiplied over the past decade, than......"
2021/07/27,Sixth Tone,How China’s Pick-Up Artists Fell Victim to Their Own Mind Games,Liu Haiping,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008103/how-chinas-pick-up-artists-fell-victim-to-their-own-mind-games,"For members of the much-criticized subculture, wealth isn’t enough anymore. You need to have class."
2021/07/26,Sixth Tone,Why China’s Boys Are Being Left Behind,Gu Xiaorong,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008094/why-chinas-boys-are-being-left-behind,"China has a long history of both test-based education and putting boys first, so what does it mean f......"
2021/07/23,Sixth Tone,How China’s Underground Building Spree Became a Flood Risk,Kong Feng,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008074/how-chinas-underground-building-spree-became-a-flood-risk,Unbridled underground development is exacerbating natural disasters like the flooding seen in Henan ......
2021/07/23,Sixth Tone,Why Are More Chinese Inheriting Their Mother’s Surname?,Xu Qi,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008063/why-are-more-chinese-inheriting-their-mothers-surname%3F,A small but growing number of women are challenging the country’s patriarchal naming conventions — a......
2021/07/27,Sixth Tone,"Poorly Prepared for Floods, Rural Henan Faces Slow Recovery",Yuan Ye,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008092/poorly-prepared-for-floods%2C-rural-henan-faces-slow-recovery,Usually parched northern China is ill-equipped to face extreme downpours.
2021/07/24,Sixth Tone,The Patriotic Illustrators Trying to Paint the Internet Red,Sixth Tone,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008050/the-patriotic-illustrators-trying-to-paint-the-internet-red,"As China turns to new media to promote patriotic values, the country’s digital artists are gaining p......"
2021/07/23,Sixth Tone,Team China Aims to Conquer an Unfamiliar New Sport: Skateboarding,Du Xinyu,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008029/team-china-aims-to-conquer-an-unfamiliar-new-sport-skateboarding,Skateboarding has long been associated with freewheeling self-expression. But China is approaching t......
2021/07/27,China Digital Times,"Coming Forward Against Singer, Young Woman Resparks China’s #MeToo Movement",Joseph Brouwer,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/07/coming-forward-against-singer-young-woman-resparks-chinas-metoo-movement/,"China’s entertainment world has been shaken by a young woman’s accusation that singer-actor-model Kris Wu date raped her and other unnamed teenage girls. By coming forward, Du Meizhu, the 18-year-old accuser, may have..."
2021/07/27,China Digital Times,"Cartoons and Commentary: Flood Victims and Rescuers “Are Human Beings, Not Bowls of Soup”",Joseph Brouwer,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/07/cartoons-and-commentary-flood-victims-and-rescuers-are-human-beings-not-bowls-of-soup/,"At least 63 are dead after intense flooding in Henan. Over 160,000 first responders have been sent to Henan to aid rescue and recovery efforts. Although the crisis is not yet over, the machinery of the state is already..."
2021/07/26,China Digital Times,Minitrue: Warn Vendors Against Foreign Media Interviews on Henan Floods,Samuel Wade,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/07/minitrue-warn-vendors-against-foreign-media-interviews-on-henan-floods/,"The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Currently many foreign media are..."
2021/07/23,China Digital Times,Minitrue: Focus on Henan Flood Recovery; Do Not Report on Celebrity Tax Case or COVID Origins Press Conference,Samuel Wade,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/07/minitrue-focus-on-henan-flood-recovery-do-not-report-on-celebrity-tax-case-or-covid-origins-press-conference/,"The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Regarding the heavy rain..."
2021/07/23,China Digital Times,Inside Xinjiang’s Growing Carceral State,Joseph Brouwer,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/07/inside-xinjiangs-growing-carceral-state/,New reporting from the Associated Press and Buzzfeed News has revealed the inner workings of massive detention centers in Xinjiang. State repression targeted at Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang is complex and...
2021/07/22,China Digital Times,Floods Bring Disaster to Henan,Joseph Brouwer,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/07/floods-bring-disaster-to-henan/,"At least 33 people have died due to flooding in Henan province. Hundreds of thousands more have been displaced, millions otherwise affected, and many remain missing. 24 inches of rain fell in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on..."
2021/07/29,Quartz,The Party’s assault on the private sector is roiling China’s billionaire ranks,Jane Li,https://qz.com/2038432/the-party-is-roiling-chinas-billionaire-ranks/,
2021/07/28,Quartz,Hong Kong’s first national security law verdict shows Beijing’s “red line” has become a red net,Mary Hui,https://qz.com/2039186/hong-kongs-first-national-security-verdict-destroys-free-speech/,
2021/07/22,Quartz,A legendary Chinese dissident blogger has suddenly fallen silent,Jane Li,https://qz.com/2036685/a-legendary-chinese-dissident-blogger-has-suddenly-fallen-silent/,
2021/07/22,Politico China Watcher,Hong Kong refugee hopes are no match for U.S. bureaucracy,Phelim Kine,https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-china-watcher/2021/07/22/hong-kong-refugee-hopes-are-no-match-for-us-bureaucracy-493682,
2021/07/22,Politico China Direct,"POLITICO China Direct: EU’s mixed messaging — First Assad, next Wendy — Deadly flood",Stuart Lau,https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/china-direct/politico-china-direct-eus-mixed-messaging-first-assad-next-wendy-deadly-flood/,
2021/07/25,The Wire China,Marketing Games,Eliot Chen,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/07/25/marketing-games/,"With the Beijing Games around the corner, more Chinese companies are sponsoring the Olympics than ever before, and are paying record sums to do so."
2021/07/25,The Wire China,China and Myanmar After the Coup,Yun Sun,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/07/25/china-and-myanmar-after-the-coup/,"China has made the pragmatic decision to accept the coup, but that position is not without consequences."
2021/07/25,The Wire China,The Climate Contest,Katrina Northrop,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/07/25/the-climate-contest/,"The Kigali Treaty is a reminder that, when it comes to climate change, competition — rather than cooperation — between the U.S. and China may..."
2021/07/25,The Wire China,Stapleton Roy Asks What the U.S. Wants from the China Relationship,David Barboza,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/07/25/stapleton-roy-asks-what-the-u-s-wants-from-the-china-relationship/,"The career American diplomat talks about growing up in China, taking a longterm perspective, and the purpose of foreign policy."
2021/07/25,The Wire China,Facebook’s Super Spreaders,Katrina Northrop,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/07/25/facebooks-super-spreaders/,China provides a large chunk of Facebook’s revenue and its state media outlets are some of the platform’s most popular accounts — even though Facebook...
2021/07/28,SupChina,China makes a deal with the Taliban,Jeremy Goldkorn,https://supchina.com/2021/07/28/china-makes-a-deal-with-the-taliban/,"As the U.S. completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Chinese Foreign Minister met a high-level delegation from the Taliban seeking reassurances of stability."
2021/07/28,SupChina,"Who is Qin Gang, China’s new ambassador to the U.S.?",Lizzi C. Lee,https://supchina.com/2021/07/28/who-is-qin-gang-chinas-new-ambassador-to-the-u-s/,"China’s new ambassador to the United States seems to have the ear of top leader Xi Jinping. While he has not (yet) earned the sobriquet “wolf warrior” in press reports, he’s no shrinking violet."
2021/07/28,SupChina,The sinking of the Kowshing and China’s catastrophic first war with Japan,James Carter,https://supchina.com/2021/07/28/the-sinking-of-the-kowshing-and-chinas-catastrophic-first-war-with-japan/,"At the end of the 19th century, Qing China and the Empire of Japan collided in Korea when the sinking of a steamboat marked the descent into the First Sino-Japanese War."
2021/07/27,SupChina,Flood-relief donation lifts struggling Chinese brand out of financial funk,Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/07/27/flood-relief-donation-lifts-struggling-chinese-brand-out-of-financial-funk/,"Erke is an also-ran sneaker and sportswear brand, but a low-key donation for emergency aid to flood-struck Henan Province was noticed by online shoppers and social media users who started a buying frenzy."
2021/07/27,SupChina,Has China quit overseas coal financing?,Lucas Niewenhuis,https://supchina.com/2021/07/27/has-china-quit-overseas-coal-financing/,"China did not fund any overseas coal projects in the first half of 2021, the International Institute of Green Finance said. This marks a milestone in the greening of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which since its inception in 2013 had included generous funding of coal every year."
2021/07/27,SupChina,Hong Kong’s first national security trial ends in guilty verdict,Mithil Aggarwal,https://supchina.com/2021/07/27/hong-kongs-first-national-security-trial-ends-in-guilty-verdict/,"Today saw the first verdict from a trial under Hong Kong’s National Security Law. Promoters of the draconian law say the defendant committed a violent criminal act, but his conviction hinged on the interpretation of language, not on the nature of his acts."
2021/07/26,SupChina,Shares plunge as Beijing pushes ahead with new rules for education and tech companies,Chang Che,https://supchina.com/2021/07/26/shares-plunge-as-beijing-pushes-ahead-with-new-rules-for-education-and-tech-companies/,Investors are fleeing Chinese education stocks and pricing in risks across a range of industries as Beijing heats up a long-brewing regulatory storm.
2021/07/26,SupChina,Chinese social media reacts to shocking losses and historic wins at Tokyo Olympics,Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/07/26/chinese-social-media-reacts-to-shocking-losses-and-historic-wins-at-tokyo-olympics/,"There are no Chinese (or any other fans) in the stadiums, but there is a very rowdy crowd watching the Olympics in China, and they’re letting the world know what they think on social media."
2021/07/26,SupChina,A scientist’s future hangs in the balance after another failure of the China Initiative,Yiwen Lu,https://supchina.com/2021/07/26/a-scientists-future-hangs-in-the-balance-after-another-failure-of-the-china-initiative/,"Launched by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2018, the China Initiative is a government program gone rogue. Will it be shut down after the suspensions of half a dozen investigations ended without prosecution or any evidence of wrongdoing?"
2021/07/26,SupChina,China tops medal count as Tokyo Olympics gets into full swing,Gerry Harker,https://supchina.com/2021/07/26/china-tops-medal-count-as-tokyo-olympics-gets-into-full-swing/,"A trio of gold medals in weightlifting, plus victories in fencing and shooting, marked a solid start for China in the first days of the Tokyo Olympics — even as the soccer team disappointed, and Japan upset China in tennis table doubles."
2021/07/23,SupChina,Electric vehicle startup Faraday Future debuts on Nasdaq valued at $5 billion,Chang Che,https://supchina.com/2021/07/23/electric-vehicle-startup-faraday-future-debuts-on-nasdaq-valued-at-5-billion/,"Its loudmouth founder is a deadbeat debtor in China, but his American electric car company has just raised a boatload of cash."
2021/07/23,SupChina,China’s after-school tutoring crackdown goes nuclear,Chang Che,https://supchina.com/2021/07/23/chinas-after-school-tutoring-crackdown-goes-nuclear/,"New draft rules circulated today would force China’s private education companies to turn nonprofit. Share prices of tutoring companies plummeted, and some see the end of a highly lucrative industry."
2021/07/23,SupChina,The Chinese Communist Party: Made (partly) in Japan,John Darwin Van Fleet,https://supchina.com/2021/07/23/the-chinese-communist-party-made-partly-in-japan/,"One underappreciated aspect of the Chinese Communist Party's history, particularly its early history, is how much of it was influenced by Japan."
2021/07/22,SupChina,"China rejects WHO plan for Wuhan lab audits, suggests COVID origins study continue in other countries",Lucas Niewenhuis,https://supchina.com/2021/07/22/china-rejects-who-plan-for-wuhan-lab-audits-suggests-covid-origins-study-continue-in-other-countries/,Beijing put the kibosh on any hopes the World Health Organization had for further research in China on how the pandemic began.
2021/07/22,SupChina,The extraordinary rise of China’s pet industry,Chris Miller,https://supchina.com/2021/07/22/the-extraordinary-rise-of-chinas-pet-industry/,"Young Chinese love pets, and serving their cats, dogs, and alpacas is on track to become an $80 billion market."
2021/07/22,SupChina,"On a dry spreadsheet, lives to be saved: How a collaborative document helped flood rescue efforts in Zhengzhou",Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/07/22/on-a-dry-spreadsheet-lives-to-be-saved-how-a-collaborative-document-helped-flood-rescue-efforts-in-zhengzhou/,"As floodwaters in Henan Province recede, China’s tech giants are doing their best to do their civic duty with large aid donations and online tools to help victims."
2021/07/22,SupChina,How to understand Chinese politics through data,Kaiser Kuo,https://supchina.com/2021/07/22/how-to-understand-chinese-politics-through-data/,"The political scientist Yiqing Xu explains his “new-ish” methods for studying the dynamics of politics in China, including ways to map public sentiment and public opinion in authoritarian states."
2021/07/22,SupChina,China’s complicated relationship with LGBTQ+ rights,Brian Wong,https://supchina.com/2021/07/22/chinas-complicated-relationship-with-lgbtq-rights/,"Earlier this month, China's do-everything app (which is also a leading social media platform) WeChat permanently suspended the official accounts of more than a dozen LGBTQ+ campus advocacy groups. The move was part of the Chinese state's tightening grip over civil society, but also indicative of a rising backlash toward LGBTQ+ rights within the general population."
2021/07/23,Congressional Research Service,"IF11885|
                        De-Dollarization Efforts in China and Russia","Rebecca M. Nelson,Karen M. Sutter",https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11885,
2021/07/22,Congressional Research Service,"LSB10553|
                        Section 301 Tariffs on Goods from China: International and Domestic Legal Challenges","Nina M. Hart,Brandon J. Murrill",https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10553,
2021/07/23,Center for Strategic and International Studies,The Real National Security Concerns over Data Localization,Lindsey R. Sheppard,https://www.csis.org/analysis/real-national-security-concerns-over-data-localization,
2021/07/23,Center for Strategic and International Studies,China’s New National Carbon Trading Market: Between Promise and Pessimism,Jane Nakano,https://www.csis.org/analysis/chinas-new-national-carbon-trading-market-between-promise-and-pessimism,
2021/07/23,Center for Advanced China Research,Weekly Report 4|34 7.17.2021-7.23.2021,,https://www.ccpwatch.org/single-post/weekly-report-4-34-7-17-2021-7-23-2021,
2021/07/29,MERICS,China’s rule and standard-setting ambitions for global trade,,https://merics.org/en/report/chinas-rule-and-standard-setting-ambitions-global-trade,
2021/07/23,MERICS,China’s evolving data governance regime,,https://merics.org/en/podcast/chinas-evolving-data-governance-regime,
2021/07/23,MERICS,Xi’s worrying tech curriculum,Kai von Carnap,https://merics.org/en/short-analysis/xis-worrying-tech-curriculum,
2021/07/22,MERICS,GDP growth slows and finds solid footing,"Max J. Zenglein, François Chimits",https://merics.org/en/tracker/gdp-growth-slows-and-finds-solid-footing,
2021/07/22,MERICS,China’s economy performed well in Q2 though slower growth triggered policy responses,"Max J. Zenglein, François Chimits",https://merics.org/en/tracker/chinas-economy-performed-well-q2-though-slower-growth-triggered-policy-responses,
2021/07/23,Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,"To Condemn Chinese Hacks, Hate the Game Not Just the Players",Nick Beecroft,https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/07/23/to-condemn-chinese-hacks-hate-game-not-just-players-pub-85025,"In calling out China’s involvement in cyber attacks on Microsoft email servers, the United States and its allies missed a chance to preempt Beijing’s tit-for-tat response. Here’s how they could regroup. "
2021/07/22,Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,What Makes This Attribution of Chinese Hacking Different,Erica Borghard,https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/07/22/what-makes-this-attribution-of-chinese-hacking-different-pub-85023,U.S. allies have joined Washington in voicing concerns about Chinese cyber behavior after the Microsoft Exchange hack. But lingering differences between the partners could still blunt an effective response.
2021/07/22,Brookings Institution,Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — July 2021,,https://www.brookings.edu/research/trans-atlantic-scorecard-july-2021/,
2021/07/22,Chatham House,South Korean foreign policy innovation amid Sino-US rivalry,"Dr John Nilsson-Wright, Dr Yu Jie",https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/07/south-korean-foreign-policy-innovation-amid-sino-us-rivalry,This paper takes a closer look at how South Korea manages its economic and security relations with the US and China in the context of increased rivalry.
2021/07/23,Australia-China Relations Institute,Perspectives | The Australia-PRC relationship: What do Australians think?,Elena Collinson,https://www.australiachinarelations.org/content/perspectives-australia-prc-relationship-what-do-australians-think,
2021/07/28,Observer Research Foundation, Biden’s China policy: Continuing Trump’s policies to rectify Obama’s approach,Kashish Parpiani,https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/bidens-china-policy-continuing-trumps-policies-to-rectify-obamas-approach/?amp," Last month, the Joe Biden administration oversaw the inaugural meeting of the Blue Dot Network’s (BDN) Executive Consultation Group, as... "
2021/07/28,Observer Research Foundation, Cyber offence in the context of military operations,Kartik Bommakanti,https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/cyber-offence-in-the-context-of-military-operations/?amp," In an earlier commentary, this author drew attention to the importance of offence as much... "
2021/07/28,Observer Research Foundation, Southeast Asia forming the lynchpin in the US’ Indo-Pacific strategy,Premesha Saha,https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/southeast-asia-forming-the-lynchpin-in-the-us-indo-pacific-strategy/?amp," United States Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, is currently on a three-nation tour... "
2021/07/28,The Conversation,The invasive spotted lanternfly is spreading across the eastern US – here’s what you need to know about this voracious pest,Frank A. Hale,https://theconversation.com/the-invasive-spotted-lanternfly-is-spreading-across-the-eastern-us-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-this-voracious-pest-162919,"The spotted lanternfly, native to Asia, is spreading fast since arriving in the United States seven years ago. An entomologist explains why this is a big problem."
2021/07/27,The Conversation,How the Bui Dam set up China’s future engagement strategy with Ghana,Kwame Adovor Tsikudo,https://theconversation.com/how-the-bui-dam-set-up-chinas-future-engagement-strategy-with-ghana-164970,China’s engagement with Ghana was solidified by its willingness to undertake an expensive project Western partners had run away from.
2021/07/23,The Conversation,"CoronaVac vaccine: its results are patchy, but the world can’t ignore its usefulness",Michael Head,https://theconversation.com/coronavac-vaccine-its-results-are-patchy-but-the-world-cant-ignore-its-usefulness-164577,"With cases increasing worldwide, any vaccine that could stop people from getting ill is highly valuable."
2021/07/22,The Conversation,Japan signals a ‘sense of crisis’ over Taiwan — this is why it is worried about China’s military aims,Thomas Wilkins,https://theconversation.com/japan-signals-a-sense-of-crisis-over-taiwan-this-is-why-it-is-worried-about-chinas-military-aims-164562,Japan is showing increased support for Taiwan in the face of relentless pressure from China. Here’s why Taiwan matters so much to Tokyo and what it’s prepared to do about it.
2021/07/28,The Diplomat,Can the Taliban Play China and Russia Off the United States?,Catherine Putz,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/can-the-taliban-play-china-and-russia-off-the-united-states/,"The consensus is that negotiation is the only way out of the conflict for Afghanistan, but that only holds true if the international community is united. It’s not."
2021/07/28,The Diplomat,Nepal’s Cautious Approach to the Tibetan Question,Arun Budhathoki,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/nepals-cautious-approach-to-the-tibetan-question/,The presence of Tibetan refugees on its soil makes Nepal vulnerable to Chinese pressure.
2021/07/28,The Diplomat,China’s Growing Ties With Indonesian Provinces,Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/chinas-growing-ties-with-indonesian-provinces/,Getting close to Indonesian provinces is a key goal of Chinese diplomacy and crucial for the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative.
2021/07/27,The Diplomat,"After Massive Floods, Zhengzhou’s Subway Becomes a Public Mourning Site",Dake Kang,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/after-massive-floods-zhengzhous-subway-becomes-a-public-mourning-site/,"At least 71 people perished in last week’s floods in Henan Province, including 14 who were trapped on the flooded subway in Zhengzhou."
2021/07/27,The Diplomat,How China Missed Its COVID-19 Opportunity,Ben Moeller ,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/how-china-missed-its-covid-19-opportunity/,"After initial missteps, Beijing had the chance to be the envy of the world for its pandemic management. What went wrong?"
2021/07/27,The Diplomat,General Ju Qiansheng Takes Command of the PLA Strategic Support Force,Marcus Clay,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/general-ju-qiansheng-takes-command-of-the-pla-strategic-support-force/,The former commander of the People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force Network Systems Department is taking over the entire force.
2021/07/26,The Diplomat,"During Latest Exchange, China Presents US With 2 Lists of Grievances",Shannon Tiezzi,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/during-latest-exchange-china-presents-us-with-2-lists-of-grievances/,"Based on the official read-outs from both sides, it seems Wendy Sherman’s trip to China didn’t go much beyond repeating lengthy lists of concern."
2021/07/26,The Diplomat,The Difficulty of Sino-American Economic Disentanglement,Robert Farley,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/the-difficulty-of-sino-american-economic-disentanglement/,"Disentanglement may hurt China more than the United States, but that doesn’t mean the U.S. would benefit. "
2021/07/24,The Diplomat,North Korean Oil Tanker Stops in Chinese Port in the First Recorded Visit Since 2017,Leo Byrne,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/north-korean-oil-tanker-stops-in-chinese-port-in-the-first-recorded-visit-since-2017/,It’s the first time since tight U.N. sanctions on the North’s oil imports went into effect that Pyongyang has openly sent a tanker to China.
2021/07/24,The Diplomat,Innovation Offense vs. Defense,Robert Farley,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/innovation-offense-vs-defense/,Should the U.S. focus on enhancing innovation or protecting the products of innovation from theft?
2021/07/23,The Diplomat,Can China’s Economy Overtake the United States?,Robert Farley,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/can-chinas-economy-overtake-the-united-states/,"Chinese economic growth has been the dominant fact of 21st century international relations, and will continue to shape global politics for the rest of the century."
2021/07/23,The Diplomat,Cooling Off China-US Technological Competition: A Blueprint in Shared Purpose,Kangkyu Lee,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/cooling-off-china-us-technological-competition-a-blueprint-in-shared-purpose/,Shared leadership on technological matters is crucial and cooler heads must prevail.
2021/07/24,The Diplomat,"As China Rolled Out Its COVID-19 Shots, Victims of Earlier Vaccine Scandals Vanished",Renee Xia ,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/as-china-rolled-out-its-covid-19-shots-victims-of-earlier-vaccine-scandals-vanished/,China’s habit of disappearing and censoring critics is not the way to win trust in its vaccine industry.
2021/07/23,The Diplomat,"Ghost in the Machine: A Faceless, Famous Chinese Blogger Goes Silent",Jesse Turland,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/ghost-in-the-machine-a-faceless-famous-chinese-blogger-goes-silent/,"An anonymous Chinese tech and political blogger called “Program-Think” stopped posting in May, and rumors are swirling as to why."
2021/07/23,The Diplomat,US Deputy Secretary of State to Visit China After All,Shannon Tiezzi,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/us-deputy-secretary-of-state-to-visit-china-after-all/,"With Sherman already in the region, the U.S. confirmed she is adding China to her itinerary. "
2021/07/22,The Diplomat,Introducing China’s Carbon Market,Eleanor Albert,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/introducing-chinas-carbon-market/,What to know about Beijing’s latest step to combat climate change.
2021/07/22,The Diplomat,New Zealand’s Statement on China’s Cyberattacks: A Shot Across the Bow,Geoffrey Miller,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/new-zealands-statement-on-chinas-cyberattacks-a-shot-across-the-bow/,"A statement issued by the New Zealand government alleging Chinese state involvement in hacking goes much further than a simple, pro forma endorsement of the views of New Zealand’s allies."
2021/07/22,The Diplomat,Teen With US Ties Again on the Run From China With Fiancee,Associated Press,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/teen-with-us-ties-again-on-the-run-from-china-with-fiancee/,"Wang Jingyu has been on the run from Chinese police since July 2019, after he posted comments in support of mass demonstrations in Hong Kong."
2021/07/29,The Diplomat,Why Taiwan Is Beating COVID-19 – Again,Wayne Soon,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/why-taiwan-is-beating-covid-19-again/,"How did Taiwan suppress this wave, even as Australia, Vietnam, and Singapore are struggling with an uptick of the virus?"
2021/07/22,The Diplomat,Connecting the Vertices: Prospects for Australia-Taiwan Relations,Jung-Ming Chang,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/connecting-the-vertices-prospects-for-australia-taiwan-relations/,"As the U.S. tightens ties with both Taiwan and Australia, it's time for Canberra and Taipei to do the same."
2021/07/22,The Diplomat,A Taiwan Contingency and Japan’s Counterstrike Debate,Scott W. Harold,https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/a-taiwan-contingency-and-japans-counterstrike-debate/,Japan’s increasing recognition that Taiwan is crucial to its own security has implications for Japan’s domestic defense debates and the Japan-U.S. alliance.
2021/07/28,Foreign Policy,China Is Using Tibetans as Agents of Empire in the Himalayas,Robert Barnett,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/28/china-tibet-bhutan-empire-borders-villages/,What life is like for the quarter-million residents of fortress villages in Tibet.
2021/07/27,Foreign Policy,Calls for Independence May Not Help the Uyghur Cause,Yehan,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/27/uyghur-independence-hurting-case-xinjiang/,Stopping the atrocities in Xinjiang requires reaching the Chinese public.
2021/07/26,Foreign Policy,Hong Kong Has Gotten Seriously Risky for International Business,"Thomas Kellogg, Kaylee Morrison",https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/26/hong-kong-risky-international-business-national-security-law/,The national security law is a direct threat to foreign firms. 
2021/07/23,Foreign Policy,Vaccines Are Japan’s New Tool to Counter China,Samuel Ramani,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/23/vaccine-diplomacy-covid-japan-china-competition/,"Despite its worsening pandemic, Tokyo’s vaccine diplomacy has gained traction."
2021/07/22,Foreign Policy,Time to End the U.S. Justice Department’s China Initiative,Margaret K. Lewis,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/22/china-initiative-espionage-mistrial-hu/,A misguided effort at countering espionage needs a serious rethink.
2021/07/22,Foreign Policy,The U.S.-China Data Fight Is Only Getting Started,Samantha Hoffman,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/22/data-tiktok-china-us-privacy-policies/,Beijing is looking to build a unified legal and security system.
2021/07/22,Foreign Policy,"To Win Friends and Influence People, America Should Learn From the CCP",Jim Richardson,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/22/china-belt-road-development-projects-usaid-state-department-foreign-aid-assistance-budget/,"Beijing’s development projects are flashy, fast, and relevant. Why aren’t Washington’s?"
2021/07/27,ThinkChina,'Mini' Shangri-La Dialogue: The US needs to provide tangible deliverables in Southeast Asia ,William Choong,https://www.thinkchina.sg/mini-shangri-la-dialogue-us-needs-provide-tangible-deliverables-southeast-asia,"When Lloyd Austin, the US Secretary of Defense, speaks at the 40th Fullerton Lecture in Singapore tonight, he will need to go beyond speaking about esoteric concepts such as the “rules-based international order” and promise that Washington will provide tangible deliverables in the form of pandemic assistance, economic growth and trade."
2021/07/26,ThinkChina,China to impose strict measures on tuition centres to allay anxiety over education,Yu Zeyuan,https://www.thinkchina.sg/china-impose-strict-measures-tuition-centres-allay-anxiety-over-education,"In recent years, Chinese children have been sacrificing their playtime to shuttle through various tuition centres after school and during the holidays so that they can become more powerful “examination machines”. Now, China has released a set of guidelines that aims at easing such anxiety over education. It details requirements in reducing homework and improving the quality of education and after-class services provided by schools. It will also impose unprecedented strict measures on tuition centres and their activities. Zaobao correspondent Yu Zeyuan discusses the impetus behind these measures and the challenges of its implementation."
2021/07/22,ThinkChina,'Red peril' or benign power: How different is China's CCP from USSR's CPSU?  ,Lance Gore,https://www.thinkchina.sg/red-peril-or-benign-power-how-different-chinas-ccp-ussrs-cpsu,Whether the Communist Party of China will escape the fate of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union depends greatly on the extent to which it has rooted out the six major ills that plagued the Soviet system. Only then can it rise smoothly and peacefully to the benefit of the world.
2021/07/22,ThinkChina,Washington threatening Portugal to choose between China and the US? ,Loro Horta,https://www.thinkchina.sg/washington-threatening-portugal-choose-between-china-and-us,"Portugal has in the past decade developed very lucrative relations with China. Chinese investment significantly assisted its recovery from the 2008 global economic crisis. However, Lisbon’s increasingly close ties with Beijing have raised serious concerns in Washington."
2021/07/28,ThinkChina,Escalating China-US confrontation will accelerate RMB internationalisation,Xiong Lan,https://www.thinkchina.sg/escalating-china-us-confrontation-will-accelerate-rmb-internationalisation,"Peking University PhD student Xiong Lan believes that as US-China tensions ratchet up from competition to confrontation, it is likely that the process of internationalising the renminbi (RMB) will be accelerated. The next ten years will be crucial, if China is to reach targets such as for the RMB to exceed 10% market share of international currencies by 2029 and account for 30% of global reserves in the long run. What obstacles stand in the way?"
2021/07/26,ThinkChina,Overcoming uneven growth in China's poorer western provinces: Potential and challenges,Kong Tuan Yuen,https://www.thinkchina.sg/overcoming-uneven-growth-chinas-poorer-western-provinces-potential-and-challenges,"High-speed rail and other infrastructure development have been proceeding apace under China’s Western Region Development Strategy. However, in trying to catch up with the eastern region, the gap between provinces in the western region may have inadvertently been widened. Without an effective division of labour, wasted resources and unnecessary competition are likely."
2021/07/27,ThinkChina,"If not the US, can the Chinese government provide better IPO choices for internet companies?",Zheng Weibin,https://www.thinkchina.sg/if-not-us-can-chinese-government-provide-better-ipo-choices-internet-companies,"Analyst Zheng Weibin notes that the clampdown on Didi shows that the competitive relationship between China and the US has affected the global interactions of tech giants, and political factors will matter more in global investments of startups in China. In the aftermath, will technological innovations such as digital manufacturing through artificial intelligence be straitjacketed?"
2021/07/23,ThinkChina,China’s cloud war: Tencent and Alibaba up their game as cloud giants eye world markets [Part 2] ,Caixin Global,https://www.thinkchina.sg/chinas-cloud-war-tencent-and-alibaba-their-game-cloud-giants-eye-world-markets-part-2,"In recent years and since the pandemic led to the surge in live streaming, e-learning and other online activities, the demand for cloud computing and related services has increased significantly. Chinese companies led by frontrunners Huawei, Tencent and Alibaba are launching into all-out competition in the cloud services sector. While Huawei has been fiercely climbing the ranks with the injection of talent and funding,  Alibaba and Tencent are not resting on their laurels either. What could be their winning war chests? And are they ready to take on the world? Caixin journalist Zhang Erchi finds out."
2021/07/23,ThinkChina,China’s cloud war: Huawei leading the three-cornered fight? [Part 1],Caixin Global,https://www.thinkchina.sg/chinas-cloud-war-huawei-leading-three-cornered-fight-part-1,"In recent years and since the pandemic led to the surge in live streaming, e-learning and other online activities, the demand for cloud computing and related services has increased significantly. Chinese companies led by frontrunners Huawei, Tencent and Alibaba are launching into all-out competition in the cloud services sector.  In particular, Huawei Cloud experienced a surge in year-on-year earnings of 168%, despite US sanctions. Huawei Cloud is also aiming to clinch the top spot in the sector, erstwhile occupied by Alibaba Cloud. Caixin journalist Zhang Erchi takes a deep dive into the issue to get a sense of who's really leading the fight. In part one of the story, he focuses on Huawei."
2021/07/23,ThinkChina,Why platform companies seek monopoly and what happens when governments rein them in ,Yin Ruizhi,https://www.thinkchina.sg/why-platform-companies-seek-monopoly-and-what-happens-when-governments-rein-them,"Leaked data from one platform company may not pose a major national security threat, but data from multiple platforms combined might, warns technology specialist Yin Ruizhi. As countries become more wary of internet security risks, it will be increasingly difficult for platform companies to get listed overseas.  What is the alternative then?"
2021/07/28,ThinkChina,Chinese butting heads with Western media: Irrational nationalism or deeds of justice? ,Yang Danxu,https://www.thinkchina.sg/chinese-butting-heads-western-media-irrational-nationalism-or-deeds-justice,"Yang Danxu observes that the Chinese are becoming more confident about refuting Western media reports they deem erroneous or biased. This stems from recent events such as growing US-China antagonism, China’s rise and even some goading on by the authorities. But if unleashed in a vacuum, nationalist sentiment can be a dangerous sword that ends up hurting the one who wields it."
2021/07/22,ThinkChina,Zhengzhou floods: Netizens berate local government and media for inadequate response,Edwin Ong,https://www.thinkchina.sg/zhengzhou-floods-netizens-berate-local-government-and-media-inadequate-response,"Zaobao correspondent Edwin Ong notes that even as disaster relief continues after massive floods in Zhengzhou, people are pointing fingers at the authorities, saying that early alert systems and coordination between agencies can be improved. As natural disasters increase due to climate change, will governments be forced to pay greater attention to preparing for unforeseen events?"
2021/07/28,National People's Congress Observer,"NPCSC Session Watch: Three-Child Policy, Data Privacy, Innovation Policy, Court Reform & New National Law in Hong Kong & Macau",Changhao Wei,https://npcobserver.com/2021/07/28/npcsc-session-watch-three-child-policy-data-privacy-court-reform-new-national-law-for-hong-kong-macau/,
2021/07/28,What's on Weibo,Weibo’s Keyboard Warrior Olympics: Online Attacks against Chinese Athletes,Manya Koetse,https://www.whatsonweibo.com/weibos-keyboard-warrior-olympics-online-attacks-against-chinese-athletes/,These Chinese female athletes particularly suffered cyberbullying on Weibo this week.
2021/07/24,What's on Weibo,Devastating Rain and Floods in Henan – A Hashtag Timeline,Manya Koetse,https://www.whatsonweibo.com/devastating-rain-and-floods-in-henan-a-hashtag-timeline/,"Chinese social media are speeding up local rescue efforts after Zhengzhou saw the heaviest rain in 1,000 years."
2021/07/24,Pekingnology,"Wuhan University researcher, at the center of COVID data withdrawal controversy, speaks up",Zichen Wang,https://pekingnology.substack.com/p/the-chinese-side-of-the-covid-data,"Much ado about nothing, it turns out."
2021/07/22,Pekingnology,Why did Wuhan University researchers delete COVID-19 data at NIH?,Zichen Wang,https://pekingnology.substack.com/p/why-did-wuhan-university-researchers,"It was NOT a cover-up and the data was NOT very valuable either, says Chinese official"
2021/07/27,Beijing Channel,Full-text translation of China's new rules on off-campus tutoring,Beijing Channel,https://beijingchannel.substack.com/p/full-text-translation-of-chinas-new,And how China got here
2021/07/24,Beijing Channel,"Exclusive: Chinese researcher, at the center of COVID data withdrawal controversy, speaks up",Beijing Channel,https://beijingchannel.substack.com/p/exclusive-chinese-researcher-at-the,And he made a sensational story much more boring
2021/07/29,Tracking People's Daily,Manufacturing's Digital Transformation - New Measures to Support R&D - Wang Meets Taliban - SCO Defense Ministers' Meeting - Xi Thought Series: Expect More Ideological and Political Tests,Manoj Kewalramani,https://trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/manufacturings-digital-transformation,"Here are the stories and pieces that I found noteworthy from the July 29, 2021, edition of the People’s Daily. Page 1: The series on the Chinese econom…"
2021/07/28,Tracking People's Daily,Xiaokang Timeline - Population Policy of 'Strategic Importance' - Zhong Sheng: Biden's Policy = Trump's Policy - Persisting in Social Revolution,Manoj Kewalramani,https://trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/xiaokang-timeline-population-policy,"Here are the stories and pieces from the July 28, 2021, edition of the People’s Daily that I found noteworthy. Page 1: Today’s front page carries what …"
2021/07/27,Tracking People's Daily,Li on Flood Control - Services Negative List - US-China Talks - China's Two Lists for US - Zhong Sheng Commentary: America is Back = America First - Four Self-Confidences - Marxist Party Building,Manoj Kewalramani,https://trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/li-on-flood-control-services-negative,"Here are the stories and pieces from the July 27, 2021, People’s Daily that I found noteworthy. Page 1: Let’s begin with Xi Jinping sending a congratul…"
2021/07/26,Tracking People's Daily,Scientific Socialism - Soviet-era Spirit - Zhong Sheng Commentary on 'Political Virus' - Mobilising Grassroots Organisations in Henan,Manoj Kewalramani,https://trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/scientific-socialism-soviet-era-spirit,"Here are the stories and pieces from the July 26, 2021, edition of the People’s Daily that I found noteworthy. Page 1: It’s a slow news day on the fron…"
2021/07/23,Tracking People's Daily,Xi's Tibet Visit - Central Regions Development - China's Latin American Diplomacy - Telling the Party's Story - Understanding the Principal Contradiction ,Manoj Kewalramani,https://trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/xis-tibet-visit-central-regions-development,"Here are the stories and pieces from the People’s Daily’s July 23, 2021, edition that I found noteworthy. Page 1: The big story of the day, of course, …"
2021/07/22,Tracking People's Daily,Ending the 'End of History' - CCP Success a 'Reference Point' for Others - Henan Floods - Financial Sector Opening - Wang's Mideast Tour,Manoj Kewalramani,https://trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/ending-the-end-of-history-ccp-success,"Here are the stories and pieces from the People’s Daily’s July 22, 2021, edition that I found noteworthy. Page 1: On the top left-hand corner of the pa…"
2021/07/24,The India China Newsletter,"Floods in Henan, Xi in Tibet, State media revisits Galwan, and on surveillance in India and China",Ananth Krishnan,https://indiachina.substack.com/p/floods-in-henan-xi-in-tibet-state,"Welcome to today's The India China Newsletter. In this issue, I'll be looking back at some of the big stories of the past week, including:- The massive…"
2021/07/25,Eye on China,Tibet Visit - Xi Thought Series - China-Pak FMs Meet - Henan Floods - PD Piece on Galwan - Wang Criticises the EU - 3-Child Policy - HK Sedition Arrests - China-US Talks - India's Military Rebalancing,Manoj Kewalramani,https://manojkewalramani.substack.com/p/tibet-visit-xi-thought-series-china,"Dear subscribers, I hope this finds you all well. It’s a busy Sunday at home this week, with babysitting being my primary task. So I’m doing a shorter …"
2021/07/24,Takshashila PLA Insight,Xi's Tibet Visit;  China's Defence Acquisition; Russia-China Military Exercises;  SCS; Taiwan; Henan Floods and the PLA,,http://eepurl.com/hEw6yX,
2021/07/27,Beijing to Britain,A  update We're making some changes ahead of Parliament's return in September,,https://beijingtobritain.substack.com/p/a-beijing-to-britain-update,
2021/07/25,Beijing to Britain,"Cyber statements, Chinese investment in gaming, Hong Kong A  Briefing",,https://beijingtobritain.substack.com/p/chinese-hacking-corporate-takeovers,
2021/07/28,China Dialogue,China’s commitment on HFCs sends key signal,Kevin Rudd,https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/chinas-commitment-hfcs-sends-key-signal/,The country's ratification of the Kigali Amendment is hugely important not only for reducing HFC gases but as a signal on climate action
2021/07/29,Hong Kong Free Press,Does China want the US to leave Afghanistan?,Guest Contributor,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/07/29/does-china-want-the-us-to-leave-afghanistan/,"By Georgia Leatherdale-Gilholy After an almost 20-year war – the US’s longest – President Biden has announced that US and NATO troops will complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan by August 31st. America’s war may be almost over, but Afghanistan’s conflict won’t be. The cycle of violence and humanitarian crises that have recently characterised the so-called […]"
2021/07/27,Hong Kong Free Press,Sensitive souls: the map that supposedly hurt the feelings of 1.4 billion Chinese,Paul Stapleton,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/07/27/sensitive-souls-the-map-that-supposedly-hurt-the-feelings-of-1-4-billion-chinese/,
2021/07/25,Hong Kong Free Press,Can Beijing find some docile democrats before Hong Kong’s election season kicks off?,Suzanne Pepper,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/07/25/can-beijing-find-some-docile-democrats-before-hong-kongs-election-season-kicks-off/,"Is Beijing trying to say something to the remnants of Hong Kong’s beleaguered democracy movement? Readers might well draw such a conclusion from the timing and content of a white paper published in late June by the central government on the subject of China’s own little-known multi-party tradition. There are eight such parties, all dating back […]"
2021/07/25,Hong Kong Free Press,Hong Kong’s press freedom clampdown echoes around the world,Robert Gerhardt,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/07/25/hong-kongs-press-freedom-clampdown-echoes-around-the-world/,"Since my last press freedom round-up in early June, much has happened in Hong Kong. Apple Daily closed, the trial of the first person arrested under the National Security Law began, more democratic politicians have resigned their posts and others wait in jail for their court date. RTHK continues to cancel programming and scrubbing its […]"
2021/07/24,Hong Kong Free Press,"Sheep, wolves, and the Hong Kong government’s epidemic of ‘so called’",Tim Hamlett,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/07/24/sheep-wolves-and-the-hong-kong-governments-epidemic-of-so-called/,"We are in an official epidemic of the “so-called”. Readers with a taste for statistics will find the figures here. This article reports the results of an unusual academic pursuit, whose output for our purposes includes the fact that “so-called” appeared in no less than 80 Hong Kong government press releases and speech transcripts last year, compared […]"
2021/07/29,Taiwan Insight,How to Reduce Your Environmental Footprint as a Tourist in Taiwan,Viola van Onselen,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/07/29/how-to-reduce-your-environmental-footprint-as-a-tourist-in-taiwan/,"Written by Viola van Onselen. Tourism can significantly burden the natural environment, such as developing hotels or campsites in fragile ecosystems, pollution, or noise disturbance. The fact that tourism leads to environmental degradation has led to sustainable or eco-tourism, a concept that aims to minimise the impact on the natural environment and maintain tourism over a long period in one area while educating tourists and benefitting the social, economic and natural environment."
2021/07/28,Taiwan Insight,Mountain Hiking as Taiwan’s New National Pastime,Ming-sho Ho,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/07/28/mountain-hiking-as-taiwans-new-national-pastime/,"Written by Ming-sho Ho. Sitting right at the fracture zone between Eurasian Plate and Philippine Sea Plate, Taiwan is an outgrowth of their incessant continental collision, thus making this island mountainous and ecologically rich. The Japanese archipelago shares a similar geological location. Still, Taiwan has ten times more peaks over 3,000 meters above sea level (268) than Japan, although the land size is only the latter’s one-tenth. From the tropical fluvial plain, one can drive through the temperate-zone mountain and reach the highest point of Taiwan’s highway (3,275 meters) in few hours, where flora and fauna are analogous to that in the frigid zone. Yet, until recently, most of the island residents did not have the opportunity to enjoy this natural heritage."
2021/07/27,Taiwan Insight,Intergenerational Bonds in Indigenous Communities: Lessons From My Grandparents,Ljius Rakuljivu (徐嘉榮),https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/07/27/intergenerational-bonds-in-indigenous-communities-lessons-from-my-grandparents/,"Written by Ljius Rakuljivu (徐嘉榮). During my schooling time away from my grandparents and hometown, I received many questions about my culture and mother tongue, and I answered them. Thankfully, because of my grandparents, I was deeply immersed in the Paiwan culture and language. So, I have an easier time later in life in dealing with my identity. Also, I learn English better than my Han-Taiwanese contemporaries since Paiwan and English share phonetical similarities."
2021/07/26,Taiwan Insight,Queer Passion Between Generations: The view from Martial Law-era Literature,Ta-wei Chi,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/07/26/queer-passion-between-generations-the-view-from-martial-law-era-literature/,"Written by Ta-wei Chi. It is rewarding to revisit history. I am motivated to reread the martial-law-period queer literature often, for it reminds me that the members of sexual minorities back then were imagined leveraging their survival despite their minimalised resources. Maybe it is precisely because of their precarious lives that they had to empower themselves with intergenerational articulations, in which queer seniors were indispensable.  "
2021/07/23,Taiwan Insight,Studying Aging Chinese Nationalists in Modern Taiwan: A Lesson for Young Voters,Ashley Deng-Yu Chen,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/07/23/studying-aging-chinese-nationalists-in-modern-taiwan-a-lesson-for-young-voters/,"Written by Ashley Deng-Yu Chen. During my interview sessions and participant-observation activities in Southern Taiwan, many findings struck me, even as a “local anthropologist”. Firstly, most of my interlocutors who had lived through the authoritarian decades under the KMT almost unanimously claimed that the current form of “democracy” and “liberal society” was not any better than the “social order” that was safeguarded by the rigid martial law order. Moreover, with the KMT losing the last general election in 2016 to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), many supporters subsequently believed that Taiwan had since sunk into a dark ditch of “political correctness” with obsessions of LGBTQ+ rights and naive revolutionist values."
2021/07/22,Taiwan Insight,Do Young People Actually Matter in Taiwanese Politics?,Brian Hioe,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/07/22/do-young-people-actually-matter-in-taiwanese-politics/,"Written by Brian Hioe. It is not out of the question that such young people will eventually take the reins of power. Indeed, they will once older politicians depart the political scene. But all appearances to the contrary, this may be a premature assessment. It may not be, in fact, that young people have come of age in Taiwanese politics, and instead of that, they remain subject to the larger established forces that have remained dominant for decades in politics. Whether this changes is to be seen."
2021/07/25,爱思想,胡耀邦最后的两年,满妹,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127692.html,
2021/07/22,爱思想,走出唯一真理观,陈嘉映,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127641.html,
2021/07/26,爱思想,2020 西方思想年度述评,刘擎,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127699.html,
2021/07/23,爱思想,从制度环境看中国企业成长的极限,张维迎,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127660.html,
2021/07/22,爱思想,人性的改造——中华民族的人性特征及改造之五,刘北平,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127629.html,
2021/07/22,爱思想,“百年未有之大变局”是历史的结论,张海鹏,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127646.html,
2021/07/27,爱思想,相逢一笑在梅州,陶斯亮,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127740.html,
2021/07/22,爱思想,《水浒》人物的绰号,汪曾祺,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127640.html,
2021/07/22,爱思想,读懂一两个大哲学家,陈嘉映,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127643.html,
2021/07/24,爱思想,官僚体制的悖论、 机制及应对,何 哲,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127671.html,
2021/07/23,爱思想,时间的暴政——移动互联时代青年劳动审视,廉思,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127665.html,
2021/07/24,爱思想,中国需要“仰望星空”的人,郑永年,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127673.html,
2021/07/23,爱思想,中共中央 国务院关于新时代推动中部地区高质量发展的意见,,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127662.html,
2021/07/26,爱思想,功利主义扼杀了创造性思维,钱颖一,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127719.html,
2021/07/24,爱思想,关于进一步减轻义务教育阶段学生作业负担和校外培训负担的意见,,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127675.html,
2021/07/26,爱思想,社会保障体制改革的重点问题,楼继伟,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127705.html,
2021/07/23,爱思想,端方与“丁未政潮”,张建斌,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127664.html,
2021/07/25,爱思想,与偷读禁书有关的日子,戴建业,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127690.html,
2021/07/26,爱思想,现代社会往何处去,金观涛,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127697.html,
2021/07/22,爱思想,如何完成金融市场化改革,黄益平,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127631.html,
2021/07/22,中国现代国际关系研究院,东京奥运的“经济账”与“政治账”,颜泽洋,http://www.cicir.ac.cn/NEW/opinion.html?id=4cdb03c0-de60-4942-9ac4-9efe2ed04692,
2021/07/26,中央党史和文献研究院,《随军西行见闻录》：党第一次讲述长征的文献,史全伟,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0726/c219000-32169550.html,
2021/07/23,中央党史和文献研究院,集中教育是推进自我革命的一大法宝,魏芬,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0723/c427167-32167373.html,
2021/07/29,中央党史和文献研究院,让长征精神照亮“第二个百年”新征程,王颖,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0729/c428053-32173975.html,
2021/07/29,中央党史和文献研究院,换了人间：百年来我们党推进民族伟大复兴的历史伟业,胡昌勇,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0729/c428053-32174017.html,
2021/07/27,中央党史和文献研究院,百年来我们党推进马克思主义中国化的经验启示,王德蓉 王达阳,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0727/c428053-32171101.html,
2021/07/27,中央党史和文献研究院,推动民族复兴 促进人类进步：百年大党的外交成就,李兆杰,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0727/c428053-32171049.html,
2021/07/26,中央党史和文献研究院,大历史观视野中的百年党史,黄一兵,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0726/c428053-32169502.html,
2021/07/26,中央党史和文献研究院,在把握历史发展规律中掌握历史主动,吴德刚,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0726/c428053-32169400.html,
2021/07/26,中央党史和文献研究院,中国共产党人精神谱系的构建,王相坤,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0726/c428053-32169506.html,
2021/07/26,中央党史和文献研究院,百年大党政治建设的经验与启示,穆兆勇,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0726/c428053-32169826.html,
2021/07/26,中央党史和文献研究院,弘扬伟大建党精神 做新时代先锋力量,刘荣刚,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0726/c428053-32169452.html,
2021/07/24,中央党史和文献研究院,伟大实践孕育井冈山精神,史全伟,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0724/c428053-32168662.html,
2021/07/24,中央党史和文献研究院,赓续红色血脉，弘扬伟大精神,陈 晋,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0724/c428053-32168660.html,
2021/07/23,中央党史和文献研究院,继承发扬伟大建党精神（深入学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想）,熊亮华,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0723/c428053-32167307.html,
2021/07/22,中央党史和文献研究院,党的百年奋斗主题：实现中华民族伟大复兴,曲青山,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0722/c428053-32166019.html,
2021/07/29,习近平系列重要讲话数据库,习近平同塞拉利昂总统比奥就中塞建交50周年互致贺电,习近平,http://jhsjk.people.cn/article/32174543,
2021/07/27,习近平系列重要讲话数据库,习近平致电祝贺阮春福当选连任越南国家主席,习近平,http://jhsjk.people.cn/article/32170820,
2021/07/24,习近平系列重要讲话数据库,习近平在西藏考察调研,习近平,http://jhsjk.people.cn/article/32168443,
2021/07/24,习近平系列重要讲话数据库,"全面贯彻新时代党的治藏方略
谱写雪域高原长治久安和高质量发展新篇章",习近平,http://jhsjk.people.cn/article/32168440,
2021/07/24,习近平系列重要讲话数据库,"坚持数量服从质量 进度服从实效
真正把这件好事办好实事办实",习近平,http://jhsjk.people.cn/article/32168441,
2021/07/23,习近平系列重要讲话数据库,习近平对深入推进农村厕所革命作出重要指示,习近平,http://jhsjk.people.cn/article/32167750,
2021/07/22,习近平系列重要讲话数据库,始终把保障人民群众生命财产安全放在第一位  抓细抓实各项防汛救灾措施,习近平,http://jhsjk.people.cn/article/32165621,