Xi in Chongqing; Blinken in Shanghai; TikTok; EU-PRC stress; People's Armed Forces Department
Summary of today’s Essential Eight:
Xi in Chongqing - According to the CCTV package on his inspection Xi “emphasized that Chongqing should benchmark the central tasks of the Party in the new era and new journey, as well as the mission entrusted by the Party Central Committee. It should give full play to its comparative advantages and latecomer advantages, further comprehensively deepen reform and opening up, actively serve and integrate into the new development pattern, focus on promoting high-quality development, and strive to build an important strategic fulcrum for the development of the western region in the new era and a comprehensive hub for inland opening up.“ There was no mention in the readout of Chongqing’s debt problems but those probably came up.
Li Qiang inspects Guizhou, talks up Village BA - Premier Li made an inspection tour to Guizhou. Consolidating the success of the poverty alleviation campaign and ensuring people do not return to poverty were key themes. The readout…