Politburo study session on the digital economy; property tax still too hard; Mearsheimer on US-China

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Today’s Essential Eight items:

1. Politburo study session on the digital economy

2. Guo Shuqing interview

3. A real property tax still too hard

4. Price controls for coal, crackdown on speculation

5. New outbreak

6. Fujian tragedy

7. Mearsheimer on US-China

8. Another disturbing Xinjiang report

Thanks for reading.