International
Hong Kong
Boris Johnson op-ed in Times and SCMP: “We will meet our obligations, not walk away”. SCMP, The Times, Reuters, 3 June
Chairs of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and United Kingdom Foreign Affairs committees send united message on Hong Kong. Twitter, 3 June
Britain lobbies Five Eyes allies to ‘share burden’ of possible Hong Kong exodus. Dominic Raab says ,“If China follows through on this, the people of Hong Kong can come to the warm embrace of this country.” SCMP, 2 June
“The UK must give all Hongkongers a path to citizenship” - Alastair Carmichael, Times, 3 June
Why Hong Kong is worried about its digital freedom. FT, 3 June
Mainland critics of security law arrested for supporting Hong Kong. Radio Free Asia, 1 June
China unveils plan to make Hainan a free trade hub like Hong Kong. SCMP, 2 June"
Why Hong Kong could be the flashpoint for a new financial war. George Magnus - New Statesman, 2 June
Nomura reviews scale of operations in Hong Kong. FT, 3 June
UK debate on Hong Kong, Hansard, 2 June
UK helped train HK police. Independent, 2 June
China - India standoff to continue as troops dig in. Times of India, SCMP, Bloomberg, 2 June
Google removes viral Indian app that removes Chinese apps. “Remove China Apps” was downloaded 5 million times. SCMP, 2 June
Two of Canada’s biggest networks choose European suppliers, shut out Huawei. Edmonton Post, 2 June
German debate on Huawei and decoupling. The German Marshall Fund blog quotes a senior German government official. “To us it looks like the entire business model of Huawei is now in danger… If the U.S. follows through on this, we would see it as a major step towards decoupling. It points to a world where countries like Germany will have to decide whether they want to use U.S. or Chinese technology.” GMF blog, 3 June
China is using Huawei to drive a wedge in the UK-U.S. special relationship - U.S. senator, Tom Cotton. Reuters, 2 June
Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd accuses University of Queensland of appearing to 'bend the knee to Beijing.' Sydney morning herald, 3 June
Economy/Tech
EU seeks to curb state-backed foreign rivals. Brussels is seeking new powers to review and potentially block takeovers of European companies by rivals deemed to have received unfair support from a foreign government. The paper says, “The plans are likely to stoke tensions at an increasingly sensitive time in the EU’s relations with China, as Beijing cracks down in Hong Kong and Brussels pushes to seal an investment treaty the two powers. FT, 3 June
China’s services sector shows strong first growth since start of coronavirus outbreak as controls eased. SCMP, 3 June
Semiconductor Industry to Lobby for Billions to Boost U.S. Manufacturing. WSJ, 31 May
Beijing to punish people who slander traditional Chinese medicine. Sixth Tone, 2 June
Long reads / Opinion
RAND report on re-education schools for Uyghur children. RAND, 1 May
Katrina Manson: Washington looks to Five Eyes to build anti-China coalition. Financial Times, 3 June
Tom Mitchell: Hong Kong’s justice system is tried, tested and worth preserving. Financial Times, 3 June
In Hong Kong, Xi Jinping Takes a Page From Vladimir Putin’s Playbook. Bloomberg, 2 June
China has two paths to global domination. ForeignPolicy, 3 June
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