The Crushing of Light

May 31, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Indianapolis Star" May 31, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3135198/china-heading-economic-perfect-storm Abacus |  China is heading into an economic perfect storm Neil Newman 31 May 2021 - 7:11AM   40

May 30, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Guardian" (London, England) May 30, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Hong Kong /  Politics At least four nationals ‘mistreated, tortured’ while detained in Hong Kong since 2019 amid surge in alleged cases: British government Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office lists cases in monthly consular data but does not elaborate or reveal outcome Criminal lawyers have pointed out, however, that it is not unheard of for defendants to claim mistreatment during detention At least four nationals ‘mistreated, tortured’ while detained in Hong Kong since 2019 amid surge in alleged cases: British government | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

May 29, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" May 29, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) My Take |  June 4 vigil is a symbol that must be allowed to return Permitting the event to again take place post-pandemic will be the best way for Beijing to counter criticism that Hong Kong’s free expression is being suppressed. SCMP Columnist Cliff Buddle https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3135347/june-4-vigil-symbol-must-be-allowed-return Xi seeks to rally China’s scientists for ‘unprecedented’ contest Chinese leader promises to boost investment and free scientists from bureaucracy as Joe Biden seeks heavy increase in US research budget Xi says country must seek breakthroughs in areas such as artificial intelligence and semiconductors as he warns of major battle between great powers https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3135328/chinese-president-xi-jinping-seeks-rally-countrys-sci

May 28, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" May 28, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3135272/coronavirus-pandemic-wont-be-over-until-70-cent-global-population Pandemic won’t be over until 70 per cent of people vaccinated: WHO WHO Europe director Hans Kluge also said that one of his main worries was the increased contagiousness of new variants of the coronavirus. 49 minutes ago  

May 27, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Honolulu Star-Bulletin" (Honolulu, Hawaii) I was having a problem inserting the jpg files on the computer that I had saved from newspapers.com so I am going to insert the link to a tweet I made with the article: https://twitter.com/suejeanne/status/1398041002200363014?s=20 May 27, 2021 except from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3134932/how-belarus-brazen-plane-diversion-reflects-eus-struggle-act-global Opinion |  How Belarus plane diversion reflects EU’s struggle to act as a global power Nicholas Ross Smith 3 hours ago

May 26, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Atlanta Constitution" (Atlanta, Georgia) May 26, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3134854/how-chinas-economic-heft-can-reshape-wto-and-global-trade-better

May 25, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "Rutland Daily Herald" (Rutland, Vermont) May 25, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3134833/chinas-foreign-minister-says-eu-parliament-wrong-tie?module=lead_hero_story_5&pgtype=homepage

May 24, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) May 24, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3134682/us-navys-fleet-woes-means-its-not-ready-meet-threat?module=lead_hero_story_7&pgtype=homepage

May 23, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "Cedar Rapids Gazette" (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) May 23, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Do fake Covid-19 vaccine arrests in China herald global crime wave? | South China Morning Post (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3134515/climbing-guide-says-least-100-people-infected-coronavirus

May 22, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) May 22, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) China positions itself as peace broker in Israel-Gaza crisis Beijing’s offer to host talks between Israelis and Palestinians is also a chance to seize moral high ground from the US, observers say. 22 May 2021 - 9:26PM   5 Will ‘self-reliant’ India’s second Covid-19 wave force rethink on China? Traditional industries such as garment manufacturing have taken a hit, and with unemployment rising and greater economic woes expected, some experts question if it is time to reconsider. 22 May 2021 - 6:26PM   37

May 21, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Miami Herald" (Miami, Florida) May 21, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3134432/coronavirus-china-pledges-us3-billion-aid-developing-nations?module=lead_hero_story_1&pgtype=homepage

May 20, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Boston Globe" (Boston, Massachusetts) May 20, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3134238/china-plans-hold-talks-israel-well-russia-eu-and-un-over?module=lead_hero_story_2&pgtype=homepage

May 19, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Wichita Eagle" (Wichita, Kansas) May 19, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Waning US must overcome fear of China’s inevitable rise to the top | South China Morning Post (scmp.com) Opinion |  Waning US must overcome fear of China’s inevitable rise to the top Andrew Leung 13 minutes ago   Why India’s coronavirus vaccine failure should humble its foreign policy | South China Morning Post (scmp.com) Opinion |  Why India’s coronavirus failure should humble its foreign policy Mohamed Zeeshan 19 May 2021 - 9:15AM   30