International
Hong Kong:
Hong Kong security laws will apply to foreigners with 'no exceptions'.Nikkei, 2 June
China Gathers Supporters for Looming Hong Kong Security Law. Bloomberg, 24 June
Hong Kong Book Fair exhibitors urged to exercise ‘self-discipline’, avoid selling ‘unlawful’ books, SCMP, 23 June
Hong Kong protests: organisers ‘100 per cent expect’ traditional July 1 march to be banned. SCMP, 23 June
China surpasses western government African university scholarships. China’s government is offering more university scholarships to African students than the leading western governments combined, in a sign of Beijing’s use of “soft power” alongside economic investment. FT, 24 June
State media dismisses EU stance on human rights. Under the headline, “EU advised to refrain from 'politically correct' values for China ties” the state-run Global Times argues that, “so-called human rights issues and affairs of China's Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong always co-exist with bilateral cooperation, which has also become a form of "political correctness" which would have little impact on mainstream interaction between China and the EU”. Global Times, 23 June
Poll shows Europeans’ views on China have become more sceptical during the crisis. More than 60 per cent of French and Danish citizens say they have have cooled on Beijing, while almost half of Germans say the same thing. Europeans also became more sceptical about the US. ECFR, 23 June
Chinese Police Formally Arrest Dissident Who Told President to Step Down. RFA, 23 June
Political Donors Linked to China Won Access to Trump. WSJ, Business Insider, 23 June
U.S. chides China for not showing up to nuclear arms talks. Washington Times, 23 June
China conducting covert biological weapons research, State Department says. Washington Times, 23 June
Risk of military conflict between US and China higher than ever, experts say. SCMP, 23 June
‘Fake news’: China dismisses Indian media reports it lost 40 soldiers in border fighting. SCMP, 23 June
Chinese bomber approaches Taiwan in latest fly-by near island. Reuters, 23 June
Indian and Chinese military agree to disengage on disputed Himalayan border. Reuters, 23 June
State media attacks the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Xinhua, 24 June
Economy/tech
Trump denies China trade deal is over after comments by Navarro. Fox, NY Times, 23 June
China’s banking system begins to crack at its grass roots as two bank runs take place within a week. Local governments and police in both Baoding city in Hebei province and Yangquan, a coal mine town in Shanxi province, last week pleaded with customers not to withdraw cash from local banks. The local police force in Baoding issued a statement saying it had arrested two individuals for spreading rumours that led to “panic among the public”. SCMP, 23 June
Can Xi Jinping revive China’s dream of turning its poor west into an economic powerhouse? SCMP, 24 June
More chinese companies seek Hong Kong dual listings as US pressure rises. Yum China, the operator of Pizza Hut and KFC on the mainland, has confidentially filed for a $2 billion listing in Hong Kong while Alibaba-backed delivery company ZTO Express is also considering selling shares in the city, joining a line of U.S.-listed Chinese companies hoping to go public closer to home. Nikkei, 23 June
Longer reads & opinion
China and America Are Heading Toward Divorce. NY Times, 24 June
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