National Security Day; Nine guidelines for capital markets; Scholz in China; PRC on Iran attack; TikTok
Summary of today’s Essential Eight:
National Security Day - April 15th is National Security Day in the PRC, and every year we get some examples of model espionage cases. This year the MSS produced a nearly hour long show exposing two such cases, including those of the “Two Michaels” and an old case from 2016 that resulted in the execution of a man convicted of providing secrets related to communications codes and technology. There is also a number of stories and commentaries in the propaganda organs about National Security, including an essay in the new issue of Qiushi by MSS head Chen Yixin. I look at that piece in item #2.
MSS head Chen Yixin on National Security - The latest issue of "Qiushi" has an article by MSS head Chen Yixin titled "Fully Implementing the Comprehensive National Security Concept". Chen reminds everyone that “a new security pattern has been established, coordinating high-quality development and high-level security. Taking "coordinating development and security" a…