China Articles - August 29, 2021
Friends,
Below is this week’s newsletter on the malign activities of the Chinese Communist Party.
Thanks for reading!
Matt
MUST READ
1. AUDIO - The Experiment Podcast: A Uyghur Teen’s Life After Escaping Genocide
Julia Longoria, The Atlantic, August 19, 2021
2. Beijing’s American Hustle
Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs, August 25, 2021
3. A detainee says China has a secret jail in Dubai. China’s repression may be spreading.
Editorial Board, Washington Post, August 22, 2021
4. Japan and Taiwan to hold talks to counter Chinese aggression
Robin Harding, Financial Times, August 25, 2021
5. Rejecting Covid Inquiry, China Peddles Conspiracy Theories Blaming the U.S.
Austin Ramzy and Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, August 25, 2021
6. 24 new coal-fired power projects approved in China in first half of 2021: Greenpeace
August Rick, Greenpeace, August 25, 2021
Authoritarianism
7. China Closes U.S. Auditor as Tensions Mount Over Forced Labor Allegations
Lingling Wei, Eva Xiao and Trefor Moss, Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2021
8. Canadian Jailed in China Files Appeal Against 11-Year Sentence
Bloomberg, August 25, 2021
9. Hong Kong Law Society members with establishment ties now dominate its council after liberals suffer election defeat
Selina Cheng, Hong Kong Free Press, August 25, 2021
10. Lawyers backing professionalism win Law Society poll
RTHK, August 25, 2021
11. China will teach Xi Jinping Thought to schoolchildren
Jane Li, Quartz, August 25, 2021
12. Hong Kong censorship law to check old films for national security breaches
AFP, August 24, 2021
13. Cantopop star Denise Ho flagged by law enforcement agencies: Sing Tao
The Standard, August 24, 2021
14. China labels Nancy Pelosi ‘full of lies’ after call for Winter Olympics boycott
Vincent Ni, The Guardian, May 19, 2021
15. China’s Communist Party Goes Back to Basics: Less for the Rich, More for the Poor
Keith Zhai and Stella Yifan Xie, Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2021
16. Hong Kong police probe June 4 vigil organizer for foreign collusion
Kenji Kawase, Nikkei Asia, August 25, 2021
17. Jack Ma’s Costliest Business Lesson: China Has Only One Leader
Keith Zhai, Lingling Wei and Jing Yang, Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2021
18. New U.S. Intelligence Report Doesn’t Provide Definitive Conclusion on Covid-19 Origins
Michael R. Gordon and Warren P. Strobel, Wall Street Journal, August 25, 2021
19. Apple censors political content in product engravings across Greater China
Xinmei Shen, South China Morning Post, August 19, 2021
20. Exodus of Hong Kong residents not linked to security law, Beijing official says
Natalie Wong, South China Morning Post, August 25, 2021
21. University of Hong Kong asks student leaders to report their role and votes during controversial council meeting
Kelly Ho, Hong Kong Free Press, August 25, 2021
22. Chinese Citizen Who Documented Wuhan Outbreak Falls Ill in Prison Hunger Strike
Amy Chang Chien and Austin Ramzy, New York Times, August 25, 2021
23. Hong Kong Police Arrest Students Over ‘Advocating Terrorism’
Tiffany May, New York Times, August 18, 2021
24. Hong Kong's former chief judge says upholding rule of law not political
James Pomfret and Greg Torode, Reuters, August 25, 2021
Environmental Harms
25. China Coal Approvals Seen Adding to Confusion on Climate Change
Dan Murtaugh, Bloomberg, August 24, 2021
26. China's Sinopec flags new oil and gas find in Xinjiang
Tom Daly, Reuters, August 25, 2021
27. Conservationists Concerned Over Wetland Park Construction in Beijing
Yuan Ye and Nie Yiming, Sixth Tone, August 25, 2021
Foreign Interference and Coercion
28. No, CGTN is not really back on the air in the UK
Safeguard Defenders, August 24, 2021
29. China kills almost 300 partnerships with foreign universities after tutoring ban
Phoebe Zhang, South China Morning Post, August 16, 2021
30. Hollywood's China romance withers faster
Robyn Mak, Reuters, August 23, 2021
31. Wuhan lab leak theory: How Fort Detrick became a centre for Chinese conspiracies
BBC, August 23, 2021
32. Beijing Tightens Grip on ByteDance by Quietly Taking Stake, China Board Seat
Juro Osawa and Shai Oster, The Information, August 16, 2021
33. Rubio reiterates calls for Tik Tok ban after China's reported ownership stake
Chris Mills Rodrigo, The Hill, August 17, 2021
34. Xinjiang: Interpol cancels alert for Uygur man sought by China
Linda Lew, South China Morning Post, August 24, 2021
35. A Pricey Drive Down Montenegro’s Highway ‘From Nowhere to Nowhere’
Andrew Higgins, New York Times, August 14, 2021
36. BlackRock calls for investors to lift allocations to China’s markets
Steve Johnson, Financial Times, August 17, 2021
37. Illicit Fentanyl from China: An Evolving Global Operation
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, August 24, 2021
38. Limited Chinese cooperation hindering U.S. fentanyl fight -congress report
Drazen Jorgic, Reuters, August 24, 2021
39. Swiss propose tighter rules for company takeovers by foreign interests
Michael Shields, Reuters, August 25, 2021
40. South Koreans Now Dislike China More Than They Dislike Japan
Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, August 20, 2021
41. AUDIO – Lithuania's Ties with China Sour, and Warm with Taiwan
Bonnie Glaser, German Marshall Fund, August 17, 2021
Human Rights and Religious Persecution
42. Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs
Associated Press, August 16, 2021
Tibi Puiu, ZME Science, August 25, 2021
44. Genetic papers containing data from China’s ethnic minorities draw fire
Dennis Normile, Science, August 10, 2021
45. Download Falun Gong Books, Get Five Years in Jail
Yang Feng, Bitter Winter, August 25, 2021
46. Uyghurs in Afghanistan Fear Deportation to China or Persecution Under the Taliban
Gulchehra Hoja, Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2021
47. Rights activists urge Morocco not to extradite Uyghur man to China
Ahmed Eljechtimi, Reuters, August 3, 2021
48. China Stands Firm Against EU Bid to Meet Jailed Uyghur Scholar
Bloomberg, July 30, 2021
49. ‘They Have My Sister’: As Uyghurs Speak Out, China Targets Their Families
Austin Ramzy, New York Times, July 27, 2021
50. An 18-Year-Old Uyghur Girl Started a Mass Protest Movement
Ruth Ingram, Bitter Winter, August 19, 2021
Industrial Policies and Economic Espionage
51. EXCLUSIVE SEC gives Chinese companies new requirements for U.S. IPO disclosures
Echo Wang, Reuters, August 23, 2021
52. Xi’s Data Clampdown Spurs Novel Solution From Tim Hortons China
Bloomberg, August 24, 2021
53. German exports to China fall for first time in nearly a year
Rene Wagner, Reuters, August 25, 2021
54. Didi suspends UK launch plans amid China crackdown on tech firms - Telegraph
Eva Mathews, Reuters, August 23, 2021
55. Selling Luxury Goods in a More Socialist China Becomes a Problem
Carol Ryan, Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2021
56. Americans Turn Against China Stocks as Crackdown Angst Deepens
Sofia Horta e Costa, Bloomberg, August 18, 2021
Cyber & Information Technology
57. China Passes One of the World’s Strictest Data-Privacy Laws
Eva Xiao, Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2021
58. The Art of Cyberwarfare: Chinese APTs attack Russia
Anastasia Tikhonovaand Dmitry Kupin, Group-IB, August 3, 2021
59. Report: China Is Hacking Russia, Too
Patrick Tucker, Defense One, August 10, 2021
60. Evanina: Combating China’s ‘Existential’ Cyber, Influence Threats Requires Post-9/11 Intensity
Bridget Johnson, Homeland Security Today, August 18, 2021
61. Unpacking China’s game-changing data law
Shen Lu, Protocol, August 24, 2021
62. Beijing has a plan for automated governance
Dave Yin, Protocol, August 19, 2021
Military and Security Threats
63. How China is Militarizing Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology
Ryan Fedasiuk, Maritime Executive, August 22, 2021
64. China holds assault drills near Taiwan after 'provocations'
Nikkei Asia, August 17, 2021
65. As US ‘interferes with China’s affairs’, Beijing pumps money into nuclear orders
Amber Wang, South China Morning Post, August 20, 2021
66. Modi government’s politics with China is evolving. Gogra disengagement is proof
Lt Gen H.S. Panag (Ret), The Print, August 12, 2021
One Belt, One Road Strategy
67. Rare earth trillions lure China to Afghanistan's new Great Game
James Stavridis, Nikkei Asia, August 21, 2021
68. In Sierra Leone, a Chinese port-building plan raises ire
The Economist, August 19, 2021
69. A Chinese airport project in Zanzibar floundered. Here’s what the new G-7 infrastructure plan can learn.
Veda Vaidyanathan, Washington Post, August 18, 2021
70. China Is the Biggest Winner From Africa’s New Free Trade Bloc
Oluwatosin Adeshokan, Foreign Policy, August 26, 2021
71. Protests in Pakistan erupt against China’s belt and road plan
Shah Meer Baloch, The Guardian, August 20, 2021
Opinion Pieces
72. Liberal Democracy Is Worth a Fight
Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, August 20, 2021
73. Four years ago today we had a China policy
Derek Scissors, American Enterprise Institute, August 18, 2021
74. The world needs a proper investigation into how covid-19 started
The Economist, August 21, 2021
75. The United States and China are locked in a Cold Peace
Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, August 5, 2021
76. Wall Street is failing to protect American investors from the Chinese Communist Party
Josh Rogin, Washington Post, August 10, 2021
77. Independence Is the Only Way Forward for East Turkestan
Mamtimin Ala, Salih Hudayar, Foreign Policy, August 26, 2021
78. VIDEO – Office Hours with Gary Gensler: The SEC, China & Offshore Shell Companies
Gary Gensler, Securities and Exchange Commission, August 16, 2021
79. Quad Economy & Technology Task Force: A Time for Concerted Action
Gateway House, August 25, 2021
80. The Afghan crisis through the prism of Chinese media
Panda Paw Dragon Claw, August 23, 2021