Xi in Hunan; Xi to meet US CEOs; Local governments fishing for cash; Steel overcapacity mess; 3 Body Problem
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I am testing including audio of me reading the Essential Eight section. Please let me know if you find it useful. Today’s is a little rough at the end, but I don’t have time to edit it.
Summary of today’s Essential Eight:
Xi’s Hunan inspection tour - Xi has completed his tour of Hunan that ran from Monday to Thursday. The abridged Xinhua English readout hits some of the key themes. It says “Xi urged Hunan to build itself into a national hub for important and advanced manufacturing industries and a sci-tech and innovation center with core competitiveness, and continue to be a pacesetter for reform and opening-up of China's inland…