Gambling, cryptocurrency ship $145 billion out of China annually;
Quad tackles China's disinformation;
Pompeo urges Vatican to condemn China's human rights abuses;
G7 ministers press Beijing on debt relief for poor nations;
China holds simultaneous naval drills
Cheating, plagiarism to be punished under social credit system;
China's corn crisis continues;
China's fishing flotilla nears Peru's waters;
Kenya faces fiscal criss due to SGR loan;
Kenyan MPs urge China to renegotiate DEB
China's formidable fleet;
Climate and global labor;
North Korea's nuclear vulnerability...;
...and ours
Growing calls in Washington to end "One China" policy;
Senate Democrats announce $350 billion to confront China;
U.S., H&M cut trade ties with China over forced labor in Xinjiang;
Outgoing U.S. ambassador to China blasts Beijing on Covid-19;
U.S., UK warns travelers of arbitrary arrest in China
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.