Lula and Xi; National security cases; US indictments of PRC police officers; Yi Gang on the RMB; Spy balloon disclosures
Summary of the Essential Eight:
Lula in the PRC - Brazil’s President Lula has completed his visit to the PRC. While the two sides signed lots of deals and agreed on the need for a multipolar world,it does not sound like Lula fully aligned with the PRC on Ukraine, nor does it sound like much progress was made in getting Brazil to join the BRI.