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Issue: 2021/23

• Date range: July 29 - August 5, 2021
• Sources scanned: 86
• Content: 215 publications from 48 sources
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FULL LIST

Reading the China Dream:

• Yao Yang on Rebuilding China's Political Philosophy
• Yao Yang on China's Democratization
• Qing Qingzi on Yang Li

China Media Project:

• An Olympic Censorship Slip

War on the Rocks:

• Continuity and Change in China’s Strategy to Protect Overseas Interests
• Surveying China’s Digital Silk Road in the Western Balkans

Foreign Affairs:

• China’s Sputnik Moment?
• The Right Way to Split China and Russia

China Brief:

• Historic Chinese Flooding Highlights Outstanding Infrastructure Problems
• Early Warning Brief: Xi Jinping Issues Tough Warnings to Enemies Within the Party
• What the 2020 Chinese Census Tells Us About Progress in Hukou Reform
• Recent Trends in Sino-Israeli Relations Bely Lasting Warm Ties
• China’s Hypersonic Missiles: Methods and Motives

Project Syndicate:

• China’s Demographic Manipulation
• China’s Unavoidable Financial Rise
• Will China Kick Its Coal Habit?

The Economist:

• China is rapidly building new nuclear-missile silos
• Hong Kong’s draconian new security law claims its first scalp
• Amid extreme weather, China avoids mention of climate change

Monkey Cage:

• Commercial satellites — not U.S. intelligence — revealed China’s missile program

Australian Financial Review:

• Market jitters only underscore China’s importance to global economy
• Why the US is quietly outshining China

East Asia Forum:

• Global green finance needs China–EU cooperation
• Making Chinese IPOs a bit more private
• Towards a rigorous Code of Conduct for the South China Sea
• Asia is in a critical position to kick-start global trade reform
• The rise of China and India’s remote humanitarian aid

Pearls and Irritations:

• The usual China-thumping and sanctimonious censuring have continued as intensely as ever.
• THE PRICE OF PRIMACY: Can the United States stop China becoming the dominant regional power?
• China threatens the West’s primacy, not its democratic systems
• China grievances conflated into demands.

Asialink:

• America's new Great-Power strategy
• Is Pax Sinica possible?

The Strategist:

• America needs a new great-power strategy
• Does Australia have a ‘one China’, ‘two Chinas’ or ‘one China, one Taiwan’ policy—or all three?

ChinaFile:

• Will Beijing Invade Taiwan?

Sixth Tone:

• Confessions of a Trafficking Victim
• The Working Mothers Raising Children on the Assembly Line
• Why Young Chinese Are Embracing the Funeral Industry
• My Years as a Member of China’s Academic Underclass
• For Young Chinese Academics, It’s Either Get Promoted, Or Else
• For China’s Most Beloved Team, It’s the End of an Era
• Less Than Eden: China’s Rural Returnees Face an Uncertain Future
• Chinese Shoppers Complain Bagging a Hermès Was Never Harder

China Digital Times:

• Translation/Photo Essay: Remains of the Nanzha Leco Stationery Factory
• Translation Compilation: “My Husband, John Doe”; Camera Crimes; Zhengzhou’s Men in Black; “Our Media Was Brave Once”; Alternative Voices on Henan’s Floods
• Outspoken Tycoon Sun Dawu Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
• Translation: “The Country Has Gone Dark.” Li Huizhi’s Last Words

Quartz:

• Millions are again under lockdown in China because of the delta variant
• The IOC is investigating two Chinese medalists who wore Chairman Mao pins
• The Chinese internet is canceling Kris Wu after his #MeToo arrest
• Chinese battery giant CATL’s bet on sodium is a hedge against lithium
• Why China’s new ambassador to the US is unlikely to go full “wolf warrior”
• The Party’s assault on the private sector is roiling China’s billionaire ranks

Politico China Watcher:

• China’s fears increase as U.S. troops leave Afghanistan
• Lawmakers: NBA players profiting from ‘slave labor’ in China

Politico China Direct:

• Saber-rattling at sea — Delta scare — Climate stalemate
• Tianjin, Tahiti, Taliban — Finnish FM exclusive — Summer book list

The Wire China:

• China’s Animal Spirits Deficit
• Hoàng Nguyên Phong on How The Great Firewall Reflects Beijing’s Policy
• What If China Never Reopens?
• Facebook’s China Advertising
• The Lithium Liability

SupChina:

• Big Tech crackdown tracker
• TikTok brain drain as head of AI lab leaves ByteDance?
• The Nanchang Uprising and the birth of the PLA
• The Colors of Youth
• Delta outbreaks in Beijing and Wuhan prompt China’s strictest COVID-19 control measures since 2020
• Police arrest Kris Wu on suspicion of rape
• China’s ‘Big Tech crackdown’: A guide
• These six sports account for 70% of China’s gold in Tokyo so far
• ‘Scumbags’: Influencers caught stealing rescue boat to fake saving people in Henan floods
• Japanese gymnast targeted by Chinese trolls after Olympic win
• Delta variant fuels 171 COVID-19 cases in Nanjing, tests China’s zero tolerance virus policy
• What ‘lifting people out of poverty’ actually means in China

Congressional Research Service:

• R42784| U.S.-China Strategic Competition in South and East China Seas: Background and Issues for Congress
• RL33153| China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress

European Council on Foreign Relations:

• After the withdrawal: China’s interests in Afghanistan

Center for Advanced China Research:

• Party Watch Weekly Report 4|35 7.24.2021-7.30.2021

MERICS:

• EU-China Opinion Pool: The new EU connectivity initiative
• Technocratic mitigation – The European way of managing the China challenge
• MOFCOM five-year plan calls for greater diversification in trade
• EU-China climate policy – balancing cooperation and pressure
• The EU’s new connectivity agenda – What (not) to learn from the Belt and Road Initiative?
• MERICS EU-China Briefing: Europe's Connectivity Agenda + Semiconductor supply chains + Cyber weaknesses

Institut Montaigne:

• China Trends #9 - Questioning China’s Emission Pledges

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace:

• What’s Driving China’s Nuclear Buildup?
• What Railway Deals Taught Chinese and Brazilians in the Amazon
• Can the Yuan Ever Replace the Dollar for Russia?

Center for Security and Emerging Technology:

• China’s CyberAI Talent Pipeline
• The Huawei Moment
• National Power After AI
• China’s National Cybersecurity Center

Chicago Council on Global Affairs:

• US, Japan, and South Korea Coordination Key to Competing in Southeast Asia

Chatham House:

• Lessons from Trump’s assault on the World Trade Organization
• Trailblazing Beijing

Australia-China Relations Institute:

• Perspectives | The PRC’s fragmented political system: Implications for Australia

Observer Research Foundation:

• Xi’s masterclass: Edu-tech purge spooks markets and investors
• Road to BRICS Academic Forum
• The future of BRICS
• China sees both an opportunity and a threat in Afghanistan
• Geopolitics of global climate change: Aspects of a Chinese leadership
• Shaping the market economy with Chinese characteristics

The Conversation:

• What electric vehicle manufacturers can learn from China – their biggest market

The Diplomat:

• China’s Tech Sector Regulations Are Costly But Not Shocking
• Delta Variant Challenges China’s Costly Lockdown Strategy
• Why Did China Crack Down on Its Ed-Tech Industry?
• North Korea’s Public Security Gets Lessons From China
• Macau Orders Closure of Entertainment Venues, Mass Testing
• Taiwan – Sorry, ‘Chinese Taipei’ – Is Having a Fantastic Olympics
• The Biden Administration’s China Sanctions Dilemma
• A Tale of 2 Navies: India and China’s Current Carrier and Escort Procurement
• China’s Rise, South China Sea, and Rules-Based International Order: A View From the Philippines
• China Orders Mass Testing in Wuhan as COVID-19 Outbreak Spreads
• Repression by Any Other Name: Xinjiang and the Genocide Debate
• India Should Articulate a Clearer Commitment to Tibetans
• How China Helps the Cuban Regime Stay Afloat and Shut Down Protests
• Death Toll Triples to More Than 300 in Recent China Flooding
• China in Afghanistan: Trade and Terrorism
• Why Is Beijing Micromanaging Its Technology Sector?
• ‘Produce Camp 2021’ and the Chinese Dream
• Britain Returns to Asia, to China’s Dismay
• Authoritarianism Can’t Beat Climate Change
• Reasons for Optimism in Wake of Sherman’s Visit to China
• Who Is Qin Gang, China’s New US Ambassador?
• China Is Providing an Alternative Regional Framework for South Asia
• China Targets the Private Tutoring Sector
• Rhetoric Aside, America’s Asian Partners Are Giving Up on Their Own Defense
• The Living Legacy of the Flying Tigers
• How Taiwan’s Mayors Helped Lead the Fight Against COVID-19
• Why Taiwan Is Beating COVID-19 – Again

Foreign Policy:

• Taiwanese Are Sympathetic but Uncertain About Hong Kong Refugees
• Sherman’s China Visit Was a Quiet Disaster
• Taiwan Showed How to Prosecute an Ex-President
• Xi Jinping Is Using Party Outreach to Build an Anti-U.S. Bloc
• The IOC Should Stop Lying to Itself About the Beijing Olympics
• Be Wary of China Threat Inflation
• What in the World?
• How the U.S. Learned to Stop Worrying About the Pacific and Love the ‘Indo-Pacific’
• Beijing’s Attempts to Intimidate Taiwan Have Backfired
• The China Model Will Never Work in Iran
• Biden Isn’t Selling Out on Nord Stream 2. He’s Protecting U.S. Firms.
• Even a Short War Over Taiwan or the Baltics Would Be Devastating

ThinkChina:

• US and Southeast Asia need to cultivate common interests and understanding
• CCP’s mysterious summer retreat in Beidaihe: Teeing up appointments ahead of 20th Party Congress
• Chinese researcher: How to protect the BRI and keep Chinese enterprises overseas safe
• America’s negative turn against China: Role of the US Congress
• Tianjin meeting: China-US relations enter 'break-in period'
• What if China and Russia join forces?
• HK Stock Exchange to benefit from returning US-listed Chinese firms
• Taiwan's unequal status in US-Taiwan trade talks
• BRI projects in Cambodia and Laos roll on despite Covid-19
• The Yangtze River Delta region: Promoting economic integration amid provincial competition
• Kai-Fu Lee: Five ways artificial intelligence will put China ahead
• The Opium Wars: When China’s ‘century of shame’ began
• Can strict regulations save Chinese youths from gaming addiction?
• Does China still need Olympic gold medals to prove its worth?
• The Shanghai middle class: Embracing 'cosmopolitanism with Chinese characteristics'?
• Japan-bashing by Chinese netizens: A lack of sportsmanship during the Olympics?

National People's Congress Observer:

• NPC Calendar: August 2021

What's on Weibo:

• Kris Wu Scandal: Chinese State Media Wants to ‘Raise the Bar’ for Becoming a Celebrity
• Japanese Gold Medalist Becomes a Meme in China after Controversial Men’s Gymnastics All-Around

ChinaTalk:

• Will China Hit Back on Chips?

Tracking People's Daily:

• Reform & Opening Up - Chinese Modernisation vs Western Capitalist Modernisation - Why China Still Enjoys Strategic Opportunities? - 7 Sins - Grievances over HK - Covid Control Must be 'Top Priority'
• Inner-Party Regulations - Services Trade - Patriotic Education in Tibet - China's Democracy - the 'Seven Deadly Sins' of the US Alliance System
• Supervising Procuratorial Organs - Commentary on H2 Priorities - Zhong Sheng: Biden's China Focus 'Misguided' & Owing to Domestic Compulsions - Xi Thought Series - China's 'Socialist Democracy'
• Xi's Fujian Years - Self-reliance in the New Era - Xi Thought Series: People are 'Heroes,' But it's the Party in Charge - Zhong Sheng: US Practicing 'Tracing Terrorism'
• New Xi Book - H2 Economic Priorities - Building a 'Public Health Protection Net' - US' '3 Sins' - China's Covid-19 Proposal - China-Russia Media Partnership & Military Drills - Persisting with Marxism
• 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

Eye on China:

• LAC Talks - Blinken Visit - Tech Shake-up - Politburo on Economy - Sherman-Wang Talks - COVID Outbreak - Taliban in Tianjin - Xi Thought Series - Foreign Journalists - Media Ties with Russia

Takshashila PLA Insight:

• China-India Brief, Corps Commander-level Meeting, Xi's Tibet Visit; China's Missile Silos; SCS; Taiwan;  How Party Commands Commands the Gun

Beijing to Britain:

• Recess roundup UK "is being a b*tch", Chinese Embassy, removing nuclear investment
• Hong Kong Business Advisory - USA v UK A bonus brief with analysis from Martin Purbrick

China Dialogue:

• Can climate collaboration overcome the China–US political stalemate?
• China poised for Thailand’s solar move
• How to strengthen China’s ecological redlines?

Hong Kong Free Press:

• Olympic skateboarding celebrates the sport’s fraternity and joy
• Attacks on foreign journalists in China cast shadow over Beijing’s upcoming Olympics
• The lesson from the education chief is clear – China’s state media runs Hong Kong
• Hong Kong’s obsession with the national security law ignores the real danger China faces
• Does China want the US to leave Afghanistan?

Taiwan Insight:

• The Entangled Histories of Taiwan’s Women’s Movements: A look at Two Pioneering Groups
• Retaining Vietnamese Talents in Taiwan
• The Good, the Bad and the Adaptive: Resilient Local Solutions to Tourism-Related System Shifts in Eastern Rural Taiwan
• How to Reduce Your Environmental Footprint as a Tourist in Taiwan

爱思想:

• “知识改变命运”还是“教育使人不被命运所摆布”
• “千里马”、“呆头鹅”与“山居猪”
• 中国法西斯主义思潮辨析
• 转型东北
• 中国东北转型通论·前言
• 做一个诗意的人
• 德国的历史教训与文化警示
• 教育失败者究竟遭遇了什么
• 文章写作十二题
• 周敦颐为什么写《爱莲说》？
• “西方的没落”与中国的新生
• 中国文化转型中的青年马克思
• 西方现代画派的哲学
• 说理与对话
• 大数据背景下的秘密监控与公民个人信息保护
• 知在红楼第几层——三种红学观的评论
• 走向市场经济的开拓者
• “韦伯命题”与中国资本主义问题
• 美国同盟体系“七宗罪”
• 哲人虽去，教泽长存 ——深切缅怀衣凌恩师

中央党史和文献研究院

• 关于构建党的政治建设研究学术体系的若干思考
• 党的百年奋斗历史是中国哲学社会科学研究的富矿
• 生动诠释大党形象大国担当
• 新的赶考路上坚持全面从严治党
• 新征程上：广大青年怎样当好先锋力量
• 深刻理解把握新发展理念的由来、内涵和要义
• 让长征精神照亮“第二个百年”新征程
• 换了人间：百年来我们党推进民族伟大复兴的历史伟业

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