Cheng Lei case; More US export controls, Covid-19 origins; Financial risk

Today’s Essential Eight items:

1. Economic coercion not really working against Australia?

2. Cheng Lei case

3. Worries about risks in local financial institutions

4. Seven PRC entities added to US export control list

5. US-China

6. A new open letter about Covid origins

7. LGBT rights advocacy

8. Too crazy a story not to read

Thanks for reading, hope to see many of you in tomorrow’s weekly open discussion.