Frozen imports and COVID-19; PLA conference; Hong Kong arrests and US sanctions; Le Yucheng’s speech

Today’s Essential Eight items:

1. The campaign to muddy the COVID-19 origin question

2. Ideological and political education work in the PLA

3. Le Yucheng’s speech to PRC think tank officials

4. Hong Kong arrests and US sanctions

5. US-China

6. Taiwan

7. More on the Danke mess

8. Five year outline for building a law-based society

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