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With autocrats on defensive, US has opportunity

August 4, 2019 Lawrence J. Haas The Hill

Moscow detains nearly 1,400 protesters after a bloody crackdown and returns its most prominent opposition figure to jail after what he suspects was a state-ordered poisoning that put him in the hospital. Beijing hints that it will send its army to quell protests against Hong Kong's China-backed government.

China Reform Monitor No. 1378

July 31, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

China places emphasis on patriotic names;
PLA navy not building a base in Cambodia: Defense Minister;
A rare recognition of Tiananmen;
Twitter apologizes for blocked anti-China accounts;
Military ties a linchpin of Sino-Russian relations

China Reform Monitor No. 1377

July 29, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

Chinese Foreign Minister: West's "black hand" behind Hong Kong protests;
Amid U.S.-China tensions, Beijing issues travel alerts;
China rolls out export controls;
China targets U.S. military base in Djibouti