TOP STORIES:

Taiwan Election Results Likely to Complicate Relations With China – Wall Street Journal reports that the drubbing Taiwan’s ruling party took in local elections looks set to complicate the island’s economically robust but politically fraught relations with China in the coming years… It strengthens the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, which has had difficult dealings with Beijing in the past, and it leaves China weighing its options on how to push forward its goal of eventual reunification with the island.

 

Hong Kong Police Use Batons, Water Hoses on Demonstrators – Bloomberg reports that police used batons, pepper spray and water hoses to beat back attempts by pro-democracy protesters to expand their hold on a swathe of central Hong Kong, with the city’s leader warning that tolerance for the two-month protest was fraying.

 

New Law May Authorize Chinese Military to Fight Terrorists Abroad – South China Morning Post reports that China is weighing up a proposal to let its troops head overseas on counterterrorism missions, analysts said, citing military officials attending a security forum in Beijing two weeks ago.

 

ECONOMICS AND TRADE:

China Drafts Bank Deposit Insurance in Move to Free Rates – Bloomberg

China’s Slowdown Hits Price of Iron Ore – Wall Street Journal

Miners ‘Covering Their Eyes’ on China’s Commodity Cliff – Bloomberg

Paths Diverge for China ETFs – Wall Street Journal

The Best Way to Play “Built in China” – Barron’s

Alibaba, Tencent chairmen buy Ping An shares – Financial Times (Subscription required)

Beijing to Step Up Tax Evasion Campaign After US Multinational Firm Caught – South China Morning Post

This Southern Chinese City Wants to Be China’s Detroit – Wall Street Journal

China’s NDRC Said to Consider Lifting Price Caps on Most Drugs – Bloomberg

'Globalisation 2.0’ - The Revolution That Will Change the World – Telegraph

China Fears US Republican Opposition in Climate Change Talks – Financial Times (Subscription required)

Outside Forces Drive China's Big Flip-Flop – Bloomberg View

Property, Manufacturing Woes Help Trim China's Shadow Banking – Reuters

The Globalization of China's Stock Market – Forbes

 

SECURITY:

China's CX-1 Missile Now Exportable – Defense News

Leader Asserts China’s Growing Importance on Global Stage – New York Times

Hand-In-Hand: India-China Military Exercise Ends on Friendly Note – Times of India

PLA Allows Civilian Firms to Supply Kit – South China Morning Post

East China Sea Island Dispute: Chinese Vessels Wade into Disputed Waters as Japan Protests – International Business Times

China Accuses West of Obstructing Graft Sweep – Financial Times (Subscription required)

PacNet #81 - Options for US policy toward the South China Sea – Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Dangerous U.S.-China Perception Gap – Wall Street Journal

Vietnam Warships Visit Philippines Amid South China Sea Dispute – Reuters

China, Russia and the Sinatra Doctrine – Financial Times (Subscription required)

 

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CHINESE SOCIETY:

Hong Kong warns protesters not to return after clashes close government HQ – Reuters

Uighur Refugees, China’s Power and What to Do about It? – Daily Sabah

China Coal Mine Fire Kills 24, Injures 52 – South China Morning Post

At China Online Coming-Out Party, Beijing Spells Out Internet Control Ambition – Reuters

China Central Television, Reviled at Home – Foreign Policy

Proposal for Circuit Courts 'A Step Forward for Greater Judicial Independence' – South China Morning Post

7 Students of Jailed Economist Are Put on Trial in Western China – New York Times

Police Fire Pepper Spray as 80 Protesters Arrested After Mong Kok Clearance – South China Morning Post

15 dead after attackers hack bystanders with knives on Xinjiang street – South China Morning Post

 

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT:

Wealthy Nations Must Lead Emissions Fight, Senior Chinese Climate Negotiator Says – AFP