Party procreation targets?; Evergrande; Hypersonics; WTO; EU starting to cast aside illusions?

I hope to see many of you in tomorrow’s weekly discussion.

Today’s Essential Eight items:

1. Party members should have three kids?

2. EU firms in China pressured to drop Lithuanian business

3. 20 years in the WTO

4. EU envoy to China concerned about Xi Jinping Diplomatic Thought

5. Evergrande defaults, world doesn’t end

6. Uyghur Tribunal concludes

7. US tech and talent and PRC hypersonics

8. Report on AP and Reuters’ distribution of CCTV content globally

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