Property tax pilots; Outbreak; Carbon roadmap; 50 years at the UN; Taiwan

Today’s Essential Eight items:

1. New round of property tax pilots

2. Environment and food and energy security the themes of Xi’s Shandong inspection

3. Another Delta outbreak

4. Telling good stories about China’s democracy

5. Celebration of the PRC’s 50 years at the UN

6. Taiwan

7. Roadmap for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality

8. Hua Chunying promoted to assistant foreign minister

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