Russia Reform Monitor No. 2415
Russia's space chief: Venus a "Russian planet";
Spy chief announces destruction of Novichok stockpiles;
Navalny team sheds light on Tomsk poisoning;
Facial recognition expanding on Moscow metro
Russia's space chief: Venus a "Russian planet";
Spy chief announces destruction of Novichok stockpiles;
Navalny team sheds light on Tomsk poisoning;
Facial recognition expanding on Moscow metro
Understanding the logic of China’s atrocities in Xinjiang is impossible apart from accounting for the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) needs Xinjiang to function as a critical OBOR hub, and is cracking down on Uyghurs and other minority groups to establish total control over the territory. U.S. policymakers should exploit this logic and consider sanctioning commerce passing through Xinjiang.
China is fast transforming into the global epicenter of totalitarian terror.
Lukashenko secures Russian funding in Sochi;
No proof of russian bounties on U.S. troops;
Side effects of Sputnik V emerging in small testing pools;
Navalny plans to return to Russia;
U.S. lawmakers push for Trevor Reed's release
New CPC guidelines expand Party control over private firms;
"Dual circulation" policy to be enshrined in 14th five-year plan;
Global Times: PLA seeking "a political reason" to attack Taiwan;
China picks up asylum seekers fleeing Hong Kong for Taiwan
Disney's new "Mulan" faces boycott