Date,Source,Title,Author,Link,Subtitle
2021/08/13,China Story,The Chinese Civil War: the peril of mobilization,Mark Baker,https://www.thechinastory.org/the-chinese-civil-war-the-peril-of-mobilization/,
2021/08/06,China Story,Evolving Representations: The Development of Elected Workplace Trade Unions in China,Yunxue Deng,https://www.thechinastory.org/evolving-representations-the-development-of-elected-workplace-trade-unions-in-china/,
2021/08/11,China Heritage,In Memoriam — Pierre Ryckmans (Simon Leys),Geremie R. Barmé,https://chinaheritage.net/journal/in-memoriam-pierre-ryckmans-simon-leys/,"An Early Lesson in New Sinology Today, 11 August 2021, marks the seventh year since Pierre Ryckmans passed away. The following essay was composed to honour his memory and published in The China Story on 30 November 2015.… Read"
2021/08/12,Made in China Journal,"Revolution Offshore, Capitalism Onshore",Taomo Zhou,https://madeinchinajournal.com/2021/08/12/revolution-offshore-capitalism-onshore/,"This essay tells a backstory of the Belt and Road Initiative by tracing the voyages of the Minghua and two other ships managed by the China Ocean Shipping Bureau—both as mobile vessels at sea and as a permanent presence on land. When mobile at sea in the Mao period, these ships functioned as vessels not only for passengers and commodities, but also for Maoist ideology. The Minghua’s retirement to Shenzhen then coincided with China’s transition from the Mao to the Deng era. Having bid farewell to the sea, the ship became part of the city’s landscape and was turned into a dynamic experiment field for the market economy and a medium through which ideas travel and identities shift"
2021/08/08,China Media Project,Growling Back at the West,Lai Fu,https://chinamediaproject.org/2021/08/08/growling-back-at-the-west/,
2021/08/09,MacroPolo,Powerful Provinces: How Regional Political and Economic Power Correlate in China,,https://macropolo.org/analysis/powerful-provinces-regional-political-economic-china/,
2021/08/12,War on the Rocks,"China’s Silos: New Intelligence, Old Problems",James Cameron,https://warontherocks.com/2021/08/beijings-silos-new-intelligence-old-problems/,
2021/08/10,War on the Rocks,A Reluctant Embrace: China’s New Relationship with the Taliban,Yun Sun,https://warontherocks.com/2021/08/a-reluctant-embrace-chinas-new-relationship-with-the-taliban/,
2021/08/06,Foreign Affairs,Why the Quad Alarms China ,Kevin Rudd,https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-08-06/why-quad-alarms-china,The Quad's success poses a major threat to Beijing’s ambitions.
2021/08/10,Foreign Affairs,The Sexism Behind China’s Population Crisis,Ye Liu,https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2021-08-10/sexism-behind-chinas-population-crisis,"The demographic shift in China reflects the sexism in the party and in Chinese society more broadly; ""if the CCP wants to solve China's demographic puzzle, it should…"
2021/08/09,Foreign Affairs,China Isn’t Trying to Dominate the Middle East,Steven A. Cook James Green,https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-08-09/china-isnt-trying-dominate-middle-east,China's increasing dominance in the Middle East is primarily fueled by its economic interests and U.S. retrenchment. 
2021/08/06,Project Syndicate,The Great COVID Stonewall of China,Brahma Chellaney ,https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-obstructs-investigation-into-covid19-origins-by-brahma-chellaney-2021-08,Brahma Chellaney holds out little hope that a new US investigation into COVID-19's origins will produce a definitive explanation.        
2021/08/14,The Economist,How Chinese factory-workers express their views on life,,https://www.economist.com/china/2021/08/14/how-chinese-factory-workers-express-their-views-on-life,"Poems, videos and fashion all speak to migrants’ alienation"
2021/08/07,The Economist,China’s efforts to lift Xinjiang’s economy may smother it,,https://www.economist.com/china/2021/08/07/chinas-efforts-to-lift-xinjiangs-economy-may-smother-it,Prison camps and forced labour are unlikely to produce economic dynamism
2021/08/12,Lowy Institute,Economic diplomacy: Burning down the house,Greg Earl,https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/economic-diplomacy-burning-down-house,"Follow the money
Forget Extinction Rebellion, carbon border adjustment mechanisms and doctors’ wives in inner city Liberal seats. 
When Prime Minister Scott Morrison locked onto the existential message in this week’s United Nations climate change report it seems to have been about how foreign"
2021/08/11,Lowy Institute,How can Australia reset relations with China?,"Bec Strating, Kate Clayton",https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/how-can-australia-reset-relations-china,Australia-China relations appear caught in a well-charted downward spiral. In the past year alone both countries have lodged complaints against the other with the World Trade Organisation and a freeze on high-level diplomatic relations remains in place. China has slapped tariffs on key Australian
2021/08/06,Lowy Institute,Hong Kong security law flexes Beijing’s international muscle,Perry Q Wood,https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/hong-kong-security-law-flexes-beijing-s-international-muscle,"Last Friday, 24-year-old Tong Ying-kit was sentenced to nine years in prison under the so-called Hong Kong National Security Law (HKNSL), although its official title – The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region –"
2021/08/13,East Asia Forum,Beijing hasn’t sunk the Hong Kong financial ship yet,"Yew Chiew Ping, Singapore University of Social Sciences",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/08/13/beijing-hasnt-sunk-the-hong-kong-financial-ship-yet/,"To mark the one-year anniversary of the Hong Kong national security law, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Global Times ran a series of articles in June to hit back at ‘Western anti-China forces’ and their criticism of the law. They argued that Hong Kong’s status as a global financial hub has been ‘elevated’ now that the national security law is in place, contrary to views about its adverse impacts."
2021/08/07,East Asia Forum,Countering China and North Korea’s mad dash for missiles,"Jaganath Sankaran, University of Texas",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/08/07/countering-china-and-north-koreas-mad-dash-for-missiles/,China and North Korea have accumulated a significant arsenal of ballistic missiles. China is estimated to possess as many as 1500 short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) and 450 medium-range ballistic missiles. These missiles could target the United States and allied military bases in a Taiwan Strait confrontation. North Korea has close to 1000 SRBMs and approximately 300 medium-range ballistic missiles that can reach targets in South Korea and Japan.
2021/08/07,East Asia Forum,Reconciling China’s drive for global ascendency and its desire for state control,"Roselyn Hsueh, Temple University",https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/08/07/reconciling-chinas-drive-for-global-ascendency-and-its-desire-for-state-control/,"The Chinese government created the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR) market in 2019 to allow domestic science and technology companies that align with national sector-specific strategies to bypass government approval, raise money and list internationally. The STAR registry promised more relaxed requirements on profitability and pricing based on registration and disclosure in line with global stock markets."
2021/08/13,Pearls and Irritations,The Dragon has been awakened!,Yu-Book Lim,https://johnmenadue.com/yu-book-lim-the-dragon-has-been-awakened/,There is a common denominator in the demonisation of China-news media…. 
2021/08/10,Pearls and Irritations,Three things West gets wrong about China,Nury Vittachi,https://johnmenadue.com/three-things-west-gets-wrong-about-china/,"China is woefully misrepresented, says a Harvard Business Review report. More people in China actively trade their shares than Americans, Europeans or Hongkongers; more than 93% of adults are homeowners; and citizens like their system and support their leadership…. "
2021/08/09,Pearls and Irritations,Western media is destroying its own credibility,Nury Vittachi,https://johnmenadue.com/eric-xun-li-is-not-worried-western-media-is-destroying-its-own-credibility/,Eric Xun Li has the answer to the problem of the relentlessly negative press that China is receiving. And it’s simpler than one might expect. … 
2021/08/08,Pearls and Irritations,Hong Kong can borrow from foreign security laws including Australia to combat foreign interference.,China Daily,https://johnmenadue.com/hk-can-borrow-from-foreign-security-laws-including-australia-to-combat-foreign-interference/,"The US government had invested lots of resources in building up an espionage base in Hong Kong, and made tremendous efforts to recruit their anti-China agents here and provided them with training and resources, hoping that they could successfully mount the 2019 riots to seize control over Hong Kong to hurt the central government in… "
2021/08/06,Pearls and Irritations,The usual China-thumping and sanctimonious censuring have continued as intensely as ever.,Richard Cullen,https://johnmenadue.com/the-usual-china-thumping-and-sanctimonious-censuring-have-continued-as-intensely-as-ever/,"Late 1989 is rightly regarded as a singular historical turning point when geopolitical business-as-usual was unambiguously interrupted: The Berlin Wall opened up and then came down. Major changes to previous regimes across Eastern Europe swiftly followed and by late 1991, the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics had become Russia, again…. "
2021/08/06,Pearls and Irritations,The price of primacy: Can the United States stop China becoming the dominant regional power?,Hugh White Mark Kenny,https://johnmenadue.com/the-price-of-primacy-can-the-united-states-stop-china-becoming-the-dominant-regional-power/,"In this episode of Democracy Sausage, eminent strategic studies expert Hugh White joins Mark Kenny to examine Australia’s strategy for dealing with rising tensions between the United States and China and the prospects for armed conflict in the region…. "
2021/08/09,Asialink,China's demographic manipulation,Yi Fuxian,https://asialink.unimelb.edu.au/insights/chinas-demographic-manipulation,"Official Chinese census data disguises a troubling demographic reality for Beijing – the population is already declining, writes Yi Fuxian. This poses a challenge to common narratives about China’s inexorable rise."
2021/08/11,The Strategist,The personal cost of protest in Hong Kong,Elena Yi-Ching Ho,https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-personal-cost-of-protest-in-hong-kong/,"On 9 June 2019, David* joined street protests, like other Hongkongers who feared for their future under plans to introduce extraditions to mainland China. He thought it was reasonable to hope that the government would …"
2021/08/06,The Strategist,China’s coal conundrum,David Uren,https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-coal-conundrum/,"In the lead-up to the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party last month, hundreds of Chinese coal mines were ordered to shut down to ensure the celebrations weren’t marred by any fatal accidents. There …"
2021/08/13,Sixth Tone,"The Long, Lonely Struggle with a Schizophrenic Son",Liang Ting,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008241/the-long%2C-lonely-struggle-with-a-schizophrenic-son,"For 30 years, they took care of him. Now in their late 70s, his parents are running out of options, ......"
2021/08/10,Sixth Tone,Resolving Human-Bear Conflict on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau,Guo Hui,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008218/resolving-human-bear-conflict-on-the-qinghai-tibetan-plateau,Bears on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau have learned to raid human settlements for food. NGOs and local......
2021/08/07,Sixth Tone,Sick of Hospital Queues? Let a Helper Stand in Your Stead,Yang Xiaotong,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008194/sick-of-hospital-queues%3F-let-a-helper-stand-in-your-stead,"For a small fee, unofficial hospital assistants help turn hospital visits from a troublesome affair ......"
2021/08/12,Sixth Tone,"For China’s ‘Traffic Stars,’ a Sudden Crash",Wang Shuaishuai,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008245/for-chinas-traffic-stars%2C-a-sudden-crash,The country’s culture industries have been warped by their reliance on tech platforms and online fan......
2021/08/10,Sixth Tone,How China’s Elderly Built an Internet of Their Own,Jiang Qiaolei,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008122/how-chinas-elderly-built-an-internet-of-their-own,It’s time to stop thinking of older internet users as outsiders in digital spaces.
2021/08/09,Sixth Tone,How ‘Why Women Kill’ Became an Unlikely Hit in China,Chen Caiwei,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008118/how-why-women-kill-became-an-unlikely-hit-in-china,The show’s embrace of female rage made its first season a surprise hit. Its failure to go beyond cat......
2021/08/07,Sixth Tone,Why Time’s Up for China’s ‘Shadow Education’ Industry,Xue Haiping,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008175/why-times-up-for-chinas-shadow-education-industry,"Last month, China announced strict new regulations on academic tutoring and training classes for you......"
2021/08/07,Sixth Tone,The Feminist Rapper Who Refuses to Be Silenced,Du Xinyu,http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008195/the-feminist-rapper-who-refuses-to-be-silenced,Hip-hop star Yang Yuzhen is striving to inspire China’s girls to stand up for gender equality. The p......
2021/08/06,Sixth Tone,Inside the Subway Disaster That Killed 14 in Central China,Yuan Ye,/news/1008196/inside-the-subway-disaster-that-killed-14-in-central-china,"As floods struck the city of Zhengzhou, hundreds of commuters were left trapped inside a subway trai......"
2021/08/12,China Digital Times,Translation: Imaginary Friends and the Fruitless Search for Wilson Edwards,Cindy Carter,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/08/translation-imaginary-friends-and-the-fruitless-search-for-wilson-edwards/,"These are trying times for imaginary friends, and for the media outlets who rely on them for timely, conveniently “on-message” quotes. A July 24 Facebook post by purported Swiss biologist Wilson Edwards cast doubt on the WHO..."
2021/08/11,China Digital Times,Canadian Michael Spavor Sentenced to 11 Years as Meng Wanzhou Extradition Decision Looms,Joseph Brouwer,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/08/canadian-michael-spavor-sentenced-to-11-years-as-meng-wanzhou-extradition-decision-looms/,"Michael Spavor, one of two Canadians arrested in 2018 after the detention of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for espionage and transferring state secrets overseas. Michael Kovrig,..."
2021/08/10,China Digital Times,TikTok Parent ByteDance Plans Hong Kong IPO After Shelving New York Listing,Joseph Brouwer,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/08/tiktok-parent-bytedance-plans-hong-kong-ipo-after-shelving-new-york-listing/,"ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant behind TikTok, is reportedly planning a 2022 Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) just months after shelving a potential offshore listing in fear of punishment from Chinese regulators. The..."
2021/08/10,China Digital Times,"June 4 Museum Reopens Online, Defying Hong Kong Authorities’ Attempts To Close It",Joseph Brouwer,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/08/june-4-museum-reopens-online-defying-hong-kong-authorities-attempts-to-close-it/,A Hong Kong June 4 museum shuttered by authorities earlier this year has reopened online under new leadership based outside of Hong Kong. The museum first opened in 2014 on the 25th anniversary of People’s Daily’s infamous...
2021/08/07,China Digital Times,New Restrictions on Private Tutoring Industry: Motivations and Reactions,Cindy Carter,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/08/new-restrictions-on-private-tutoring-industry-motivations-and-reactions/,"The recent announcement of sweeping new restrictions on China’s over $100 billion private tutoring industry has sent education stocks tumbling and investors reeling, led private tutoring schools to curtail expansion and lay off..."
2021/08/06,China Digital Times,Translations: Struggling Medics and Conspiracy Theories Amid COVID Resurgence,Anne Henochowicz,https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/08/translations-struggling-medics-and-conspiracy-theories-amid-covid-resurgence/,"After many months virtually COVID-free, the highly contagious delta variant has now spread from Nanjing to more than a dozen Chinese cities, prompting local lockdowns, travel bans, and long lines for testing. As of Thursday, the..."
2021/08/12,Politico China Watcher,Adm. Faller: China exploiting corruption in Latin America,Phelim Kine,https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-china-watcher/2021/08/12/adm-faller-china-exploiting-corruption-in-latin-america-493948,
2021/08/08,The Wire China,China’s Nuclear Options,Eliot Chen,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/08/08/chinas-nuclear-options/,"China now has its own homegrown reactor technology, but some countries are growing wary of its nuclear power companies."
2021/08/08,The Wire China,China’s Unavoidable Financial Rise,Zhang Jun,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/08/08/chinas-unavoidable-financial-rise/,"While few expected China's financial markets to grow so big so quickly, there is still much more to come."
2021/08/08,The Wire China,Isabella Weber on How China Avoided Shock Therapy,David Barboza,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/08/08/isabella-weber-on-how-china-avoided-shock-therapy/,"The political economist explains the ideas and internal debates that lay behind China's market-based reforms in the 1980s, and how its approach then has set..."
2021/08/08,The Wire China,Making ‘Made in China’ Harder,Anastasiia Carrier,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/08/08/making-made-in-china-harder/,China's plans for greater self reliance are facing increased pushback from overseas.
2021/08/08,The Wire China,China’s New Nationalism,Alec Ash,https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/08/08/chinas-new-nationalism/,"Confident, vocal, and performative, China’s patriotic fervor has grown up a lot over the past decade. And with self-interest coexisting with sentiment, it will be..."
2021/08/12,SupChina,China affirms tech crackdown will continue with more regulations rolling out through 2025,Lucas Niewenhuis,https://supchina.com/2021/08/12/china-affirms-tech-crackdown-will-continue-with-more-regulations-rolling-out-through-2025/,China’s State Council and the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee released a document that confirms what was already pretty clear: Beijing intends to continue strengthening regulation on a wide range of sectors of the economy for years to come.
2021/08/12,SupChina,"Barred from tutoring children, Chinese test-prep giant wants to educate parents",Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/08/12/barred-from-tutoring-children-chinese-test-prep-giant-wants-to-educate-parents/,"Maybe the lesson we’ll learn about China’s great tech and education business crackdown of the summer of 2021 is that you can never put an entrepreneurial company down: New Oriental, China’s original scrappy education startup, is down but very far from out."
2021/08/12,SupChina,Peter Martin on what makes China’s diplomats tick — and so ticked off,Jeremy Goldkorn,https://supchina.com/2021/08/12/peter-martin-on-what-makes-chinas-diplomats-tick-and-so-ticked-off/,"“Their first, second, and third audiences are in Beijing, and the U.S. is somewhere way down the list.” Bloomberg correspondent Peter Martin appeared on the Sinica Podcast to discuss his book on the history and purpose of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
2021/08/11,SupChina,China sentences Canadian citizen Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison,Jeremy Goldkorn,https://supchina.com/2021/08/11/china-sentences-canadian-citizen-michael-spavor-to-11-years-in-prison/,"As the extradition trial of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou draws to a close in Canada, China has upheld the death sentence of one Canadian citizen, and sentenced another to 11 years behind bars."
2021/08/11,SupChina,What happens at Beidaihe? An explainer,Lizzi C. Lee,https://supchina.com/2021/08/11/what-happens-at-beidaihe-an-explainer/,A secretive annual gathering of China’s top leaders in a coastal resort is one of the most anticipated events in Beijing's political calendar every year. How might this year’s meeting go?
2021/08/11,SupChina,The start of modern Sino-Japanese relations,James Carter,https://supchina.com/2021/08/11/the-start-of-modern-sino-japanese-relations/,"Prior to 1862, there had been no formal relations between China and Japan since the 1500s. When Japan sent a delegation to stay in Shanghai for two months, the encounter between cultures was nearly as stark as the first encounters between Westerners and China."
2021/08/10,SupChina,Beijing recalls Lithuania ambassador in another shock to EU-China relations,Lucas Niewenhuis,https://supchina.com/2021/08/10/beijing-recalls-lithuania-ambassador-in-another-shock-to-eu-china-relations/,"In response to Lithuania establishing a “Taiwanese representative office,” China said it would withdraw its envoy to Vilnius, and demanded the Baltic nation recall its ambassador in Beijing. It was not the first time this year that the small EU member state had upset Beijing."
2021/08/10,SupChina,Woman sues hotel chain after fighting off naked stranger in room,Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/08/10/woman-sues-hotel-chain-after-fighting-off-naked-stranger-in-room/,A naked man forced his way into a woman’s hotel room in Shanghai. She’s suing the hotel for an apology and to compel the hotel chain to adopt new security policies.
2021/08/10,SupChina,The anaconda in the chandeliers: The Hong Kong National Security Law and its implications for middle powers,Tuvia Gering,https://supchina.com/2021/08/10/the-anaconda-in-the-chandeliers-the-hong-kong-national-security-law-and-its-implications-for-middle-powers/,"In May 2021, an Israeli company became the first documented case of China imposing free expression limitations on a foreign business under the 2020 Hong Kong National Security Law. Tuvia Gering argues that democracies must research the law and its implications to ensure that their citizens are not prosecuted for exercising their basic rights."
2021/08/09,SupChina,The largest Chinese investors you’ve never heard of,Miles Schachner,https://supchina.com/2021/08/09/the-largest-chinese-investors-youve-never-heard-of/,"Global private equity firms like Carlyle and Blackstone have long been the engines of innovation in the Asia-Pacific. But now, Chinese PEs are catching up."
2021/08/09,SupChina,Alibaba fires manager accused of rape after social media outcry,Jiayun Feng,https://supchina.com/2021/08/09/alibaba-fires-manager-accused-of-rape-after-social-media-outcry/,"Public awareness of sexual misconduct is at an all-time high in China after the arrest of pop star Kris Wu last week. Now, after a female employee documented her alleged assault in an 11-page document, China's biggest ecommerce company is facing a reckoning."
2021/08/09,SupChina,U.S. edges out China in Olympic gold medals,Gerry Harker,https://supchina.com/2021/08/09/u-s-just-beat-china-in-olympic-medal-count/,"China brought home 38 gold medals from the Tokyo Olympics, while the U.S. pulled ahead at the last minute with 39. Here’s a review of the intense final day of competition, and a preview of the next Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024."
2021/08/08,SupChina,China will raise the age of retirement. What do people in Shanghai think?,The editors,https://supchina.com/2021/08/08/china-will-raise-the-age-of-retirement-what-do-people-in-shanghai-think/,We went to the streets of Shanghai to find out what citizens thought about the prospect of China raising retirement ages.
2021/08/06,SupChina,Hong Kong celebrates a record Olympic run amid political controversy,Mithil Aggarwal,https://supchina.com/2021/08/06/hong-kong-celebrates-a-record-olympic-run-amid-political-controversy/,"Hong Kong, which competes in the Olympics as a separate team from China but plays the P.R.C. anthem at award ceremonies, has won more medals in Tokyo than at any previous Games. While much of the attention was on the impeccable display of talent, the city’s moments of triumph were also marked by political controversy."
2021/08/12,Center for Strategic and International Studies,The Gender Gap in China’s Belt and Road,,https://www.csis.org/blogs/new-perspectives-asia/gender-gap-chinas-belt-and-road,
2021/08/12,Center for Strategic and International Studies,The United States Needs a Solar Manufacturing Strategy,Nikos Tsafos,https://www.csis.org/analysis/united-states-needs-solar-manufacturing-strategy,
2021/08/12,Center for Strategic and International Studies,Whither the Journey to Self-Reliance?,Daniel F. Runde,https://www.csis.org/analysis/whither-journey-self-reliance,
2021/08/06,Center for Advanced China Research,Weekly Report 4|36 7.31.2021-8.6.2021,,https://www.ccpwatch.org/single-post/weekly-report-4-36-7-31-2021-8-6-2021,
2021/08/13,MERICS,China’s digital paradox,,https://merics.org/en/opinion/chinas-digital-paradox,
2021/08/12,MERICS,Jane Duckett on China handling the pandemic,,https://merics.org/en/interview/jane-duckett-china-handling-pandemic,
2021/08/12,MERICS,Beijing increasingly tolerant of economic damage for political gain,,https://merics.org/en/short-analysis/beijing-increasingly-tolerant-economic-damage-political-gain,
2021/08/12,MERICS,MERICS China Briefing: Regulatory crackdown + Afghanistan + Delta outbreak,,https://merics.org/en/briefing/merics-china-briefing-regulatory-crackdown-afghanistan-delta-outbreak,
2021/08/11,MERICS,EU and China stand to gain from a ‘greener’ blockchain,Kai von Carnap,https://merics.org/en/short-analysis/eu-and-china-stand-gain-greener-blockchain,
2021/08/10,MERICS,Executive Memo on the current momentum in transatlantic China policy,Jan Weidenfeld,https://merics.org/en/executive-memo-current-momentum-transatlantic-china-policy,
2021/08/10,MERICS,Executive Memo: Blast or Bluff? Gauging the momentum of transatlantic China policy,Jan Weidenfeld,https://merics.org/en/executive-memo/executive-memo-blast-or-bluff-gauging-momentum-transatlantic-china-policy,
2021/08/13,National Bureau of Asian Research,"China’s Data Ambitions: Strategy, Emerging Technologies, and Implications for Democracies",by	 Lindsay Gorman,https://www.nbr.org/publication/chinas-data-ambitions-strategy-emerging-technologies-and-implications-for-democracies/,
2021/08/10,Brookings Institution,Will China ever become a fully developed economy?,David Dollar,https://www.brookings.edu/on-the-record/will-china-ever-become-a-fully-developed-economy/,
2021/08/06,Australia-China Relations Institute,Australia-China monthly wrap-up: July 2021,"James Laurenceson, Elena Collinson",https://www.australiachinarelations.org/content/australia-china-monthly-wrap-july-2021,
2021/08/11,Observer Research Foundation, Will China get embroiled in the graveyard of empires?,Velina Tchakarova,https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/will-china-get-embroiled-in-the-graveyard-of-empires/?amp, Afghanistan is a complex geopolitical playground and remains one of the world’s fiercest battlegrounds. After... 
2021/08/10,Observer Research Foundation, The Rajapaksa triumvirate and the CCP backdoor in Sri Lanka,Asanga Abeyagoonasekera,https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/rajapaksa-triumvirate-and-ccp-backdoor-in-sri-lanka/?amp, The current Sri Lankan regime has further moved away from democratic norms. There is a... 
2021/08/09,Observer Research Foundation, Re-envisioning Northeast for India’s ‘Act East’,"Pratnashree Basu, Soumya Bhowmick",https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/re-envisioning-northeast-for-indias-act-east/?amp," The Northeastern Region (NER) in India, comprising eight states, are often identified as having been... "
2021/08/07,Observer Research Foundation, Can a China-Russia-Pakistan-Turkey-Iran arrangement counter the Quad?,Don McLain Gill,https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/can-a-china-russia-pakistan-turkey-iran-arrangement-counter-the-quad/?amp," On July 28, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who was on a two-day visit... "
2021/08/13,The Conversation,The coal price has skyrocketed in 2021 – what does it mean for net zero?,Michael Tamvakis,https://theconversation.com/the-coal-price-has-skyrocketed-in-2021-what-does-it-mean-for-net-zero-166117,At the bottom of our carbon fears is a big black problem.
2021/08/06,The Conversation,There’s a religious revival going on in China – under the constant watch of the Communist Party,Mario Poceski,https://theconversation.com/theres-a-religious-revival-going-on-in-china-under-the-constant-watch-of-the-communist-party-164211,President Xi Jinping’s nationalist agenda includes supporting traditional Chinese religious beliefs and practices – as long as their leaders support the Chinese Communist Party.
2021/08/13,The Diplomat,Water With Your Chips? Semiconductors and Water Scarcity in China,Elizabeth Wishnick,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/water-with-your-chips-semiconductors-and-water-scarcity-in-china/,Semiconductors are particularly thirsty.
2021/08/13,The Diplomat,What’s Behind Lithuania’s Outreach to Taiwan?,Brian Hioe,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/whats-behind-lithuanias-outreach-to-taiwan/,"After Taiwan announced plans to open a new representative office in Lithuania, China responded by ordering Lithuania to withdraw its ambassador to Beijing."
2021/08/12,The Diplomat,China’s Insurtech Crackdown: Tech Saga Continues,Sara Hsu,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/chinas-insurtech-crackdown-tech-saga-continues/,"As if the existing tech crackdown wasn’t sufficient, China just rolled out new regulations for internet insurance companies."
2021/08/12,The Diplomat,Japan’s Military Role in the Indo-Pacific,Mercy A. Kuo,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/japans-military-role-in-the-indo-pacific/,Insights from Robert Ward.
2021/08/11,The Diplomat,A Struggle for Information Control Between China’s Government and the Tech Giants,Canghao Chen,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/a-struggle-for-information-control-between-chinas-government-and-the-tech-giants/,The Chinese government risks becoming the primary obstacle to the advancement of the internet industry in China.
2021/08/11,The Diplomat,China’s Presence in Africa Is at Heart Political,Thierry Pairault,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/chinas-presence-in-africa-is-at-heart-political/,Beijing’s outreach to Africa is largely driven by the desire for support on the international stage from the continent’s 54 countries.
2021/08/11,The Diplomat,Can the US Isolate the Taliban?,Catherine Putz,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/can-the-us-isolate-the-taliban/,"The answer is less clear now, in 2021, than it was in 1996. "
2021/08/10,The Diplomat,Canadian Faces Spy Ruling as Huawei Decision Looms,Joe McDonald,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/canadian-faces-spy-ruling-as-huawei-decision-looms/,"Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were detained in China in what critics labeled ""hostage politics"" in 2018. "
2021/08/10,The Diplomat,"Despite COVID-19, Indonesia-China Relations Continue to Develop",Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/despite-covid-19-indonesia-china-relations-continue-to-develop/,Bilateral cooperation is slowly beginning to move beyond the economic realm that has long been its foundation.
2021/08/10,The Diplomat,Dam in Cambodia a ‘Disaster’ for Local Communities: Rights Group,Sebastian Strangio,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/dam-in-cambodia-a-disaster-for-local-communities-rights-group/,The Chinese-financed Lower Sesan 2 dam has had a range of deleterious consequences – just what activists were warning a decade ago.
2021/08/10,The Diplomat,China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in Latin America,Lucie Kneip,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/chinas-vaccine-diplomacy-in-latin-america/,Beijing’s vaccines are just one aspect of its increased presence in the region. It’s time for Washington to start paying attention.
2021/08/10,The Diplomat,"Eswatini, Taiwan’s Last Partner in Africa",Carien du Plessis,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/eswatini-taiwans-last-partner-in-africa/,The relationship hinges on proudly democratic Taiwan befriending an absolute monarch. Will pro-democracy protests spell the end of King Mswati’s rule – and relations with Taipei?
2021/08/09,The Diplomat,Alibaba Fires Manager Over Suspected Sexual Assault,Associated Press,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/alibaba-fires-manager-over-suspected-sexual-assault/,"Close on the heels of the Kris Wu scandal, charges of sexual assault and harassment at Alibaba emerged."
2021/08/08,The Diplomat,Indian and Chinese Troops Disengage from Gogra,Sudha Ramachandran,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/indian-and-chinese-troops-disengage-from-gogra/,The establishment of buffer zones in areas of disengagement is eating into territory formerly under Indian control.
2021/08/06,The Diplomat,Europe Faces the Tricky Task of Policing Chinese Investments,Bruce Shen,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/europe-faces-the-tricky-task-of-policing-chinese-investments/,The Chinese acquisition of the U.K.’s largest chip maker underlines the difficulty of implementing investment screenings.
2021/08/06,The Diplomat,Japan Confirms New Missile Deployments to Ryukyu Islands,Steven Stashwick,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/japan-confirms-new-missile-deployments-to-ryukyu-islands/,Anti-air and anti-ship missiles will be sent to Ishigaki-jima in 2022.
2021/08/06,The Diplomat,The China-US Arms Trade Arms Race,Jacob Parakilas,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/the-china-us-arms-trade-arms-race/,"For all its military technology advances, China remains far behind the U.S. in arms exports. The example of Nigeria helps explain why."
2021/08/06,The Diplomat,How a German Frigate in the South China Sea May Upend Beijing-Berlin Relations,Larissa Stünkel,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/how-a-german-frigate-in-the-south-china-sea-may-upend-beijing-berlin-relations/,"As Merkel’s lengthy term comes to an end, the frigate deployment may be the beginning of a sea change in Germany’s China approach."
2021/08/06,The Diplomat,How Do Sexual Harassment Claims Fare in China’s Courts?,"Darius Longarino, Yixin (Claire) Ren,",https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/how-do-sexual-harassment-claims-fare-in-chinas-courts/,"Without changes to how courts handle sexual harassment claims, the law is likely to continue to work in alleged harassers’ favor."
2021/08/06,The Diplomat,Zapad/Interaction Military Exercise 2021: Growing China-Russia Bonhomie?,Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/zapad-interaction-military-exercise-2021-growing-china-russia-bonhomie/,"In the face of isolation from the West, Russia feels that it has no choice but buttress this strategic partnership with China."
2021/08/06,The Diplomat,China’s Tech Sector Regulations Are Costly But Not Shocking,Sara Hsu,https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/chinas-tech-sector-regulations-are-costly-but-not-shocking/,The flurry of tech industry regulations follows China’s typical pattern of regulatory crackdown on a sector that has been allowed to grow over time.
2021/08/13,Foreign Policy,China Is Repeating U.S. Mistakes With Its Own Global Arrogance,Charles Dunst,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/13/china-arrogance-reputation-racism-united-states-mistakes/,Racism and hubris are marring Beijing’s image globally.
2021/08/13,Foreign Policy,Belarus and Hong Kong Are Building the 21st Century’s Berlin Walls,Elisabeth Braw,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/13/belarus-and-hong-kong-are-building-the-21st-centurys-berlin-walls/,"Sixty years ago, a barrier in Berlin transformed Europe overnight. Today, authoritarian regimes are following in East Germany’s footsteps by barring their citizens from leaving."
2021/08/12,Foreign Policy,Hong Kong’s Liberties Are Dying but Business Lives On,Hilton Yip,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/12/hong-kong-liberties-business-hub/,The territory’s role as a major financial hub remains despite the crackdown.
2021/08/11,Foreign Policy,Independence Is the Only Way Forward for East Turkestan,"Mamtimin Ala, Salih Hudayar",https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/11/independence-east-turkistan-china-uyghurs-xinjiang/,Chinese colonization is the root of the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs.
2021/08/10,Foreign Policy,Is China’s New U.S. Ambassador a ‘Wolf Warrior’—or a Fox?,Melinda Liu,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/10/qin-gang-china-ambassador-us-xi-jinping-biden/,"Although close to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Qin Gang doesn’t quite fit the mold of hostile Chinese diplomacy."
2021/08/08,Foreign Policy,China’s Growing Censorship Is Training the Public to Be Online Snitches,Tracy Wen Liu,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/08/china-online-censorship-snitches/,Everyone from feminists to nationalists is a potential target.
2021/08/06,Foreign Policy,Ideological Competition With China Is Inevitable—Like It or Not,Nathan Levine,https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/06/china-us-liberalism-democracy-authoritarianism-ideology-competition-cold-war/,Beijing recognizes promoting human rights and democracy is an ideological challenge. So should Washington.
2021/08/12,ThinkChina,Can the West's infrastructure plans rival China's BRI?,Bu Shaoying,https://www.thinkchina.sg/can-wests-infrastructure-plans-rival-chinas-bri,"Recently, the West has proposed infrastructure plans in developing countries in a clear bid to rival China’s BRI. Chinese academic Bu Shaoying thinks that while it may be difficult for the West to succeed in achieving their ambitious plans, China and the West should consider working together, and turn competition into a win-win situation."
2021/08/12,ThinkChina,Will the US’s ‘integrated deterrence’ keep China in check?,Xiang Lanxin,https://www.thinkchina.sg/will-uss-integrated-deterrence-keep-china-check,"US Defence Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has recently stressed the importance of “integrated deterrence”, ostensibly against China. This involves all-around coordination with allies and preparation across fields such that the opponent will think twice or thrice before making rash moves. Xiang Lanxin assesses, however, that the conditions for integrated deterrence to work are lacking and there is a high chance that various parties will misjudge the Taiwan Strait issue."
2021/08/10,ThinkChina,US defence chief Lloyd Austin in Southeast Asia: Did the US strike the right notes?,"William Choong, Hoang Thi Ha, Le Hong Hiep, Ian Storey",https://www.thinkchina.sg/us-defence-chief-lloyd-austin-southeast-asia-did-us-strike-right-notes,"Lloyd Austin’s visit to three Southeast Asian countries in July 2021 was aimed at reaffirming America’s commitment to regional alliances and partnerships amid concerns of US neglect of the region in the first six months of the Biden administration. The messages delivered during his trip, particularly in his Fullerton Lecture in Singapore, outlined the broad contours of the Biden administration’s Southeast Asia policy that goes beyond the dynamics of US-China strategic rivalry and seeks to provide a more holistic and positive agenda of US engagement with the region."
2021/08/06,ThinkChina,Why China is cracking down on big capital ,Han Yong Hong,https://www.thinkchina.sg/why-china-cracking-down-big-capital,"It is not new for the evils of capitalism to be criticised in China. But the recent crackdowns on whole sectors, be it tech, tuition centres, or online gaming, has businesses wondering what just hit them. Is this the state’s way of showing who’s boss, and how will China’s economic vibrance be affected?"
2021/08/06,ThinkChina,China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies: Trade-offs between stability and innovation ,"Ben Charoenwong, Zhang Weina",https://www.thinkchina.sg/chinas-crackdown-cryptocurrencies-trade-offs-between-stability-and-innovation,"China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies has increased the volatility of the market, not least with bitcoin miners fleeing and the price of bitcoin plummeting. What are the reasons behind China’s regulatory clampdowns and will other countries follow suit?"
2021/08/06,ThinkChina,China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin miners eyeing overseas ventures,Caixin Global,https://www.thinkchina.sg/chinas-crackdown-cryptocurrencies-bitcoin-miners-eyeing-overseas-ventures,"Bitcoin mining has been a huge money spinner for many people in China, not least in the less developed areas where it can be a lifeline out of poverty. While some Bitcoin miners have been put in a very difficult position with the Chinese government's recent clampdown on Bitcoin mining farms, they are not giving up yet."
2021/08/13,ThinkChina,China's tutoring crackdown: It is not a random act by the Chinese government ,Yin Ruizhi,https://www.thinkchina.sg/chinas-tutoring-crackdown-it-not-random-act-chinese-government,"The Chinese government’s recent crackdown on the tutoring industry is not a random act, says Chinese technology specialist Yin Ruizhi. If one has paid attention to media reports and government work reports, education has been an area of concern since 2013. Hence the ""double reduction"" policy is necessary and should not be a surprise if you have done your homework."
2021/08/13,ThinkChina,China’s tutoring crackdown: Is the Chinese government prepared for its consequences? ,Lu Xi,https://www.thinkchina.sg/chinas-tutoring-crackdown-chinese-government-prepared-its-consequences,"NUS academic Lu Xi notes the recent actions of the Chinese government in regulating the private tutoring industry, and how it has damaged market confidence, leading to an exodus of funds in China concept stocks. He asks if this seemingly ill-considered policy is again the result of extreme rigidity in the Chinese bureaucratic system, allowing no communication between those above and those on the ground. Is the government prepared for its consequences?"
2021/08/13,ThinkChina,Chinese economics professor: Why we should not profit from natural disasters,"Caixin Global, Li Jingkui",https://www.thinkchina.sg/chinese-economics-professor-why-we-should-not-profit-natural-disasters,"In the wake of floods in Henan and the case of a hotel that raised its prices sky-high, Henan native and economics professor Li Jingkui gives a rejoinder to purists who swear by market-based resource allocation. He says sometimes, special circumstances warrant intervention to ensure an orderly distribution of resources. Profiting from the misfortune of others is certainly not a virtue according to Confucius or any good economist."
2021/08/12,ThinkChina,Alibaba sexual assault case: China’s ugly drinking culture is a show of power,"China Desk, Lianhe Zaobao",https://www.thinkchina.sg/alibaba-sexual-assault-case-chinas-ugly-drinking-culture-show-power,A recent case of sexual assault involving an Alibaba employee has once again turned the spotlight on the business drinking culture in China. Zaobao’s China Desk looks into the prevalent issue that does not seem likely to change anytime soon.
2021/08/11,ThinkChina,Singapore health experts: China the best positioned country to aim for zero-Covid,Chen Jing,https://www.thinkchina.sg/singapore-health-experts-china-best-positioned-country-aim-zero-covid,"The world seems divided on whether to aim for zero Covid-19 infections, or to treat it as endemic and live with it. Zaobao’s Shanghai correspondent Chen Jing notes that amid a resurgence of infections, experts believe that China is well-placed to aim for zero cases, albeit with some trade-offs."
2021/08/11,ThinkChina,Why China is determined to achieve 'zero-Covid',"China Desk, Lianhe Zaobao",https://www.thinkchina.sg/why-china-determined-achieve-zero-covid,"Chinese society is facing the debate of whether to aim for ""zero-Covid"" or to ""live with the virus"", with its former health minister Gao Qiang and top infectious diseases expert Zhang Wenhong offering opposing views. While the West believes that the world needs to live with an endemic Covid-19, China is still adopting a zero-Covid stance. Lianhe Zaobao’s China Desk puts together the arguments and concludes that for China, the zero-Covid stance is here to stay. Why is China determined to achieve zero-Covid?"
2021/08/10,ThinkChina,Kris Wu’s downfall and the dark side of big capital,"China Desk, Lianhe Zaobao",https://www.thinkchina.sg/kris-wus-downfall-and-dark-side-big-capital,"Kris Wu has been detained by the police in Beijing. His social media accounts are deleted from Chinese social media platforms, wiping out the star's online presence. While this is not the first time Wu is embroiled in sex scandals, it is the first time he is detained. Who are the benefactors and financial powers behind China's top celebrities like Wu? And what does this mean for China's crackdown on big capital?"
2021/08/10,ThinkChina,China is far from being affluent,Chen Hongbin,https://www.thinkchina.sg/china-far-being-affluent,"Despite slogans and sayings about how China has progressed and become “amazing” or “self-sufficient”, making strides in eradicating absolute poverty does not equate to rising affluence on the whole. Looking at GDP per capita figures, China still has some way to go, says researcher Chen Hongbin. He notes that the Chinese people should not get caught up in their own rhetoric, but keep a clear head and be aware of the actual situation."
2021/08/13,What's on Weibo,“I Deeply Love My Motherland!” – Chinese Actor Zhang Zhehan Under Fire for Yasukuni and Nogi Shrine Photos,Manya Koetse,https://www.whatsonweibo.com/i-deeply-love-my-motherland-chinese-actor-zhang-zhehan-under-fire-for-yasukuni-and-nogi-shrine-photos/,Chinese celebrity Zhang Zhehan is facing Chinese “cancel culture” after his historically insensitive social media posts. 
2021/08/13,What's on Weibo,Zhang Xifeng’s “Countryside Pig” Speech Still Lingers on Social Media,What's on Weibo Team,https://www.whatsonweibo.com/zhang-xifengs-countryside-pig-speech-still-lingers-on-social-media/,"“I was born to be a rural pig, but I’m determined to snatch cabbages in the city.”"
2021/08/12,What's on Weibo,China’s Crackdown on Tutoring Schools: Concerned Parents and Teachers on Weibo,What's on Weibo Team,https://www.whatsonweibo.com/chinas-crackdown-on-tutoring-schools-concerned-parents-and-teachers-on-weibo/,The unprecedented crackdown on China’s private education has generated many online discussions.
2021/08/08,What's on Weibo,"Humans Fight at Beijing Wildlife Park, “Setting the Wrong Example” for the Animals",Manya Koetse,https://www.whatsonweibo.com/humans-fight-at-beijing-wildlife-park-setting-the-wrong-example-for-the-animals/,"When the humans started fighting at this Beijing zoo, the animals followed suit. "
2021/08/07,What's on Weibo,"Social Media in Times of China’s Flood Disaster: Participation, Profits, and Propaganda",Manya Koetse,https://www.whatsonweibo.com/social-media-in-times-of-chinas-flood-disaster-participation-profits-and-propaganda/,The unprecedented crackdown on China’s private education has generated many online discussions.
2021/08/06,Chaoyang Trap House,Season 1 Epilogue: Chaoyang Trap Reacts to Chaoyang Trap,,https://chaoyang.substack.com/p/powerpoint-reveal,Reflections on Season 1 + New PowerPoint Reveal + The Joys of Shared Pessimism + Attack and Dethrone this Substack + Dayyta Sienssss
2021/08/07,Pekingnology,Wuhan Institute of Virology was under cyberattack. Three WIV employees allegedly being sick?,Zichen Wang,https://pekingnology.substack.com/p/wuhan-institute-of-virology-was-under,"What's the ""Wuhan lab"" after all?"
2021/08/10,Beijing Channel,"Before he governed China, how did Xi Jinping govern Zhejiang?",Beijing Channel,https://beijingchannel.substack.com/p/before-he-governed-china-how-did,We poured over his collection of 232 political essays for clues
2021/08/13,Tracking People's Daily,Xiaokang & Human Rights - Endorsing Pak Terror Attack Probe - Party & Rule of Law - Governing by Constitution vs Constitutionalism - Frontier Work Assessment - Heilongjiang Flood,Manoj Kewalramani,https://trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/xiaokang-and-human-rights-endorsing,"Before we begin, I was part of a discussion today morning on India Ahead News, focusing on the India-China relationship, the LAC disengagement and the …"
2021/08/12,Tracking People's Daily,Rule of Law Guideline - SCS Commentary - Xi Thought on Socialist Rule of Law - Beijing's High-speed Test Zone for Autonomous Vehicles - XPCC Spirit - One-China Principle,Manoj Kewalramani,https://trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/rule-of-law-guideline-scs-commentary,"Here are the stories and pieces from the People’s Daily’s August 12, 2021, edition that I found noteworthy. Page 1: Let’s begin with Xi’s letter to you…"
2021/08/11,Tracking People's Daily,First Secretaries - Lithuania Tensions - US' 'Underlying Diseases' - Xi Thought on Economic Globalisation & Rule of Law,Manoj Kewalramani,https://trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/first-secretaries-lithuania-tensions,"Here are the stories and pieces from the People’s Daily’s August 11, 2021, edition that I found noteworthy. Page 1: Today’s front page is really thin o…"
2021/08/10,Tracking People's Daily,Korean War Spirit - Pudong's Innovation Development - Reform 'Promoters & Doers' & the Three Distinctions - 热地Essay on Tibet's Future,Manoj Kewalramani,https://trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/korean-war-spirit-pudongs-innovation,"Here are the stories and pieces from the August 10, 2021, edition of the People’s Daily that I found noteworthy. Page 1: Let’s begin with a commentary …"
2021/08/09,Tracking People's Daily,Olympics Success - Zhong Sheng: Asia Doesn't Need a 'Teacher’ or ‘Saviour’ - New Era Reform Needs Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones & Top-Level Design,Manoj Kewalramani,https://trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/olympics-success-zhong-sheng-asia,"Here are the stories and pieces from the August 9, 2021, edition of the People’s Daily that I found noteworthy. Page 1: An interesting front page today…"
2021/08/06,Tracking People's Daily,Origin-Tracing Propaganda - Taiwan Arms Sales - Reform and Opening Up - Pandemic Containment - Vaccine Diplomacy - H1 Economic Situation - Preparing for Struggles,Manoj Kewalramani,https://trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/origin-tracing-propaganda-taiwan,"Here are the stories and pieces from the August 6, 2021, edition of the People’s Daily that I found noteworthy. Page 1: Two noteworthy pieces on the fr…"
2021/08/09,The India China Newsletter,"A buffer zone at Gogra, an India China public opinion 'struggle', and Chinese investments in India decline",Ananth Krishnan,https://indiachina.substack.com/p/a-buffer-zone-at-gogra-an-india-china,"Welcome to this issue of The India China Newsletter, which has been on a two week-hiatus since the July 24 issue. I hope this detailed issue will try a…"
2021/08/08,Eye on China,Gogra Disengagement - South China Sea - CPEC Changes - Afghanistan - Tech Shake-Up Analysis - Inner-Party Regulations - Covid Propaganda - Xi Thought Series - Taiwan Arms Sales - USCBC Survey,Manoj Kewalramani,https://manojkewalramani.substack.com/p/gogra-disengagement-south-china-sea,"I am pleased to invite you to this upcoming event discussing Mr. Madhav Godbole’s book being hosted by Takshashila. Date and Time: August 13, 18:00, In…"
2021/08/07,Takshashila PLA Insight,"China-India: Gogra, Xinjiang Military Commander, 军事夏令营 (Jūnshì xiàlìngyíng); SCS; Silos: Departure from  Minimalist Policy; Taiwan Ports and PLA",,http://eepurl.com/hFxmef,
2021/08/08,Beijing to Britain,"HSBC, Hikvision, UK-China links A  roundup",,https://beijingtobritain.substack.com/p/hsbc-hikvision-uk-china-links,
2021/08/06,Lausan,What the Olympic podium means for Hongkonger identity,WF,https://lausan.hk/2021/what-olympic-podium-means-for-hongkongers/,"Despite government repression of fan expressions of sports nationalism, Hongkonger local cultural identity continues to evolve."
2021/08/11,Hong Kong Free Press,Patriot games: it’s not the job of Hong Kong’s Chief Secretary to help vet candidates,Tim Hamlett,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/08/11/patriot-games-its-not-the-job-of-hong-kongs-chief-secretary-to-help-vet-candidates/,"The Chief Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region used to be a person of some consequence: a framer and explainer of government policy, a senior voice in the Legislative Council (LegCo), an international defender and explainer of Hong Kong’s point of view. Well, we were warned that the office would face some changes with the appointment […]"
2021/08/08,Hong Kong Free Press,Money for nothing: overpaid officials don’t even run Hong Kong any more,Kent Ewing,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/08/08/money-for-nothing-overpaid-officials-dont-even-run-hong-kong-any-more/,
2021/08/07,Hong Kong Free Press,Hong Kong district councils: The rule of law and the rule of Carrie Lam,Tim Hamlett,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/08/07/hong-kong-district-councils-the-rule-of-law-and-the-rule-of-carrie-lam/,"The rule of law, says the relevant government information sheet, is one of Hong Kong’s greatest strengths and the cornerstone of its success. “Any perceived threats to the integrity of Hong Kong’s legal system have been vigorously debated and analysed,” it says. OK. Analyse this. Come with me, gentle reader, to a minor by-way in the great web […]"
2021/08/06,Hong Kong Free Press,"Steve Vines: Loving Hong Kong has become a suspect activity – why, at last, it was time to leave",Stephen Vines,https://hongkongfp.com/2021/08/06/steve-vines-loving-hong-kong-has-become-a-suspect-activity-why-at-last-it-was-time-to-leave/,"When I arrived in Hong Kong some 35 years ago, what impressed me most after I sped through immigration at the old Kai Tak airport was the sight of a great many school students sitting in the Arrivals Hall hunched over their homework. I later discovered that they were escaping their cramped homes and taking […]"
2021/08/13,Taiwan Insight,The Taiwan-Australia Partnership: An Observation,Ek-hong Ljavakaw Sia,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/08/13/the-taiwan-australia-partnership-an-observation/,"Written by Ek-hong Ljavakaw Sia. Few bilateral relationships between any other two countries in the world can be as balanced, reciprocal, and complementary as the Taiwan-Australia partnership. Located in the southernmost and westernmost parts of the Pacific, Australia and Taiwan have many features in common: nearly the exact size of the population, an equally prosperous economy, a vibrant civil society, and a healthy democratic polity."
2021/08/11,Taiwan Insight,A Place for Homeless People? :The Pandemic and Homelessness in Taipei,"Huang Yi-Ching, Translated by Sam Robbins",https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/08/11/a-place-for-homeless-people-the-pandemic-and-homelessness-in-taipei/,"Written by Huang Yi-Ching, Translated by Sam Robbins. Although everyone is at risk of catching COVID-19, the impact of the disease and preventative measures fall most harshly on already marginalised communities. Wanhua district of Taipei, which has a relatively high proportion of such disadvantaged groups, was also one of the first places to experience community transmission. This outbreak has dramatically increased the stigma attached to Wanhua, and many shipping companies, food delivery services and other recourses stopped servicing Wanhua. In the face of these pressures, communities in Wanhua have had to rely on their collaboration and communal work to help provide the recourses that are no longer present."
2021/08/09,Taiwan Insight,Why Is the Revitalisation of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy So Pressing?,Huynh Tam Sang,https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/08/09/why-is-the-revitalisation-of-taiwans-new-southbound-policy-so-pressing/,"Written by Huynh Tam Sang. Adopted by President Tsai Ing-wen in 2016, the New Southbound Policy (NSP) has helped fortify Taiwan’s international standing and promoted the spirit of “Taiwan helps Asia, and Asia helps Taiwan.” In recent years, the NSP has facilitated Taiwan’s participation in the Indo-Pacific society. At the same time, they ensure that Taiwan could get on board with other regional and middle powers, like China, Japan, South Korea, India, and Australia, which have been forging their ties with Southeast Asian countries. "
2021/08/09,爱思想,我在深圳的社交生活,陈纯,http://www.aisixiang.com/data/127969.html,
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2021/08/10,中央党史和文献研究院,“七七决议”——东北解放战争中的重要篇章,迟爱萍,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0810/c219021-32188201.html,
2021/08/13,中央党史和文献研究院,杨明伟：共同富裕何以成为中国全面小康后的“中心课题”？,安英昭,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0813/c427152-32192529.html,
2021/08/13,中央党史和文献研究院,发扬抗美援朝精神 做有骨气的中国人,单伟,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0813/c428053-32192587.html,
2021/08/11,中央党史和文献研究院,让发展成果更多更公平惠及全体人民（思想纵横）,熊若愚,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0811/c428053-32189848.html,
2021/08/11,中央党史和文献研究院,建党精神与建党伟业,欧阳淞,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0811/c427152-32188824.html,
2021/08/06,中央党史和文献研究院,中国共产党的伟大精神力量,吴德刚,http://www.dswxyjy.org.cn/n1/2021/0806/c428053-32183776.html,
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