A slow summer day so the newsletter is a bit thin.

Today’s Essential Eight items:

1. US-China

2. John Lee on vetting patriots in Hong Kong

3. Carbon trading market launching this month

4. Rectifying real estate prices in good school districts

5. What caused a fatal bush crash in Pakistan?

6. Xinjiang

7. Ramping up vaccinations

8. Greenpeace report on extreme weather risk in China

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