International
NATO chief warns on China power shift. Jens Stoltenberg calls for alliance against ‘bullying and coercion’. Financial Times, 8 June
Boris Johnson told to give legally-binding Huawei 5G exit date or face Commons defeat. Telegraph, 9 May
Denmark Wants 5G Suppliers From Closely Allied Countries, Says Defence Minister. NY Times, 8 June
State media says Beijing will strike back if U.K. steps “out of line”. The Global Times says “Beijing will likely seek to compartmentalize rising tensions with London by striking back in areas where the UK steps out of line while committing to maximize bilateral cooperation.” Global Times, 9 June
Chinese state media use Facebook adverts to champion Hong Kong crackdown. Ads point to Donald Trump’s support for strict measures against US protesters. Meanwhile state-run China Daily has spent $19 million on ads in the US. The Telegraph, Daily Caller, 8 June
China’s Xi Jinping is phoning EU friends rather than Donald Trump. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s phone calls with top European leaders have become far more regular than those with his United States counterpart. SCMP, 9 June
Chinese jets enter Taiwanese airspace as Taipei announces annual live-fire military drill. Reuters, The Telegraph, 9 June
China warns students to reconsider travel to Australia for study, citing racism. It follows moves against Australian barley, beef, ores and tourism. Guardian, 9 June
Hong Kong
“How Hong Kong caught fire.” Guardian special feature, 9 June
Senior FDP parliamentarian says Germany “must defend Hong Kong’s freedom like West Berlin’s in its day.” The Globalist, 8 June
Hong Kong hedge funds eye exit as national security law looms. Financial Times, 9 June
Could US sanctions over Hong Kong national security law worsen China’s US dollar shortage? SCMP, 8 June
Economy/Tech
AnKe project: Chinese government, telecoms & power grids being purged of of foreign hardware or software. Wall Street Journal journalists Bob Davis and Lingling Wei discuss the project in their new book. The Wire China, 7 June
China’s globalisation pioneer says it is now time to look closer to home amid US decoupling moves. SCMP, 8 June
The FT board: EU curbs on Chinese state aid are overdue. Financial Times, 8 June
Japan wants manufacturing back from China, but breaking up supply chains is hard to do. Reuters, 9 June
As factory jobs evaporate, China’s unemployment rate could be as high as 20%. NPR, 8 June
Chinese investments in Australia down by nearly 60% as Beijing focuses on developing nations part of BRI. The Guardian, 9 June
Trump plans to sign bill pressuring China over Uighur Muslim crackdown. Reuters, 8 June
Longer reads and opinions
The U.S.-China ‘cold war’ is here — and Beijing may start targeting Washington’s allies. CNBC, 9 June
Why does China have a space base in Argentina? Lowy institute, 9 June
Britain can ill afford to turn its back on China - James Sassoon, Telegraph 8 June
FT Lex: UK M&A/China: bamboo curtain call. The FT looks at the planned tightening the UK’s “unusually open takeover regime.” Financial Times, 8 June
ASPI report on CCP covert foreign interference through the united front system. Australian Strategic Policy Institute, June
Washington Needs a Bold Rethink of its China Strategy. War on the Rocks, 9 June
What Can Taiwan Do to Help Defend Hong Kong? The Diplomat, 8 June.
Events
Macdonald Laurier Institute: Fighting the spread of foreign disinformation in the COVID era. MLI, 11 June at 7pm BST
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