Yang Jiechi's speech; Local officials told to behave in upcoming elections; Population growth

Today’s Essential Eight items:

1. Yang Jiechi’s speech

2. WHO

3. US-China

4. Reuters says PRC behind another hack of US government systems

5. The “ten strictly prohibited” in upcoming local CCP elections

6. What was the PRC population growth rate in 2020?

7. Alibaba earnings, Jack Ma left off a list of outstanding entrepreneurs

8. “Crossing the Yalu River”

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