Increasing global discourse power; Fighting RMB speculation; Three child policy; "Lying flat 躺平"

Today’s Essential Eight items:

1. PBoC wants to slow if not stop RMB appreciation

2. Politburo Study Session on strengthening global discourse power

3. Xi’s remarks on science and technology

4. Guangdong outbreak

5. More babies wanted

6. Lying flat 躺平

7. Sinovac vaccine working

8. Xi and studying the “Four Histories”

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