Xi in Liaoning; Heat, drought and power shortages; Culture plan; UN on Xinjiang forced laborSummary of today’s Essential Eight: Xi on an inspection tour in Liaoning - Xi Jinping reappeared today, on an inspection tour in Liaoning Province. The full propaganda package is not yet released. Flood control, ecological civilization, revitalization of the northeast region and…
Li Keqiang goes to Guangdong; Putin on Pelosi's visit; Drought and heat; Helmsman 舵手Summary of today’s Essential Eight: Li Keqiang goes to Guangdong - Li Keqiang is the first standing committee member to reappear after the Beidaihe sojourn. He went to Guangdong. Job creation and economic stabilization are on his mind. Official coverage of his visited was a bit…
Xi in Liaoning; Power outages; Taiwan-US trade talks; Hong Kong guilty pleasXi’s Liaoning tour - The full propaganda package hit the Thursday CCTV Evening News. In addition to the signal he seems to have sent about Taiwan with his visit to the Liaoshen Campaign Memorial, I thought the most interest messaging, even if not new, was around Common Prosperity…
Beidaihe; Rate cuts and bad economic data; Sun Chunlan visits Hainan; Common prosperityXi Jinping and the top leadership still have not reappeared in public from the assumed Beidaihe sojourn. I expect them to start reappearing imminently, and for the rumors about what may have gone on there to start flying. Please be very skeptical of any claims that the makeup of…
