The Crushing of Light

June 30, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Boston Globe" (Boston, Massachusetts) June 30, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3139357/chinese-communist-party-centenary-president-xi-jinping-set-lead?module=lead_hero_story_1&pgtype=homepage Xi set to issue rallying cry for China’s future on party’s centenary Observers say the event will be an opportunity for Xi to cement his hold on power and status as heir to Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping Few details of the event in Tiananmen Square have been released, but it is expected to feature a parade and fly-past by warplanes 50 minutes ago  

 June 29, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Chicago Tribune" (Chicago, Illinois) June 29, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Japanese warning to ‘wake up’ to protect Taiwan hits a nerve in Beijing | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

June 28, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Salt Lake Tribune" (Salt Lake City, Utah) June 28, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3139070/china-one-step-closer-shining-worlds-brightest-light-atomic?module=lead_hero_story_4&pgtype=homepage China one step closer to shining Earth’s brightest light on the atomic world Scientists breathe a sigh of relief at the installation of an electron gun at the ambitious Heps facility on the outskirts of Beijing. 3 hours ago

June 27, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Age" (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) June 27, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3138937/china-welcomes-ukraine-u-turn-xinjiang-human-rights-call?module=lead_hero_story_3&pgtype=homepage China welcomes Ukraine U-turn on Xinjiang human rights call Beijing warned Kiev it would block vaccine shipments if it did not withdraw from joint statement urging a UN investigation into treatment of Uygurs, report says. 1 hour ago   61

June 26, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Chicago Tribune" (Chicago, Illinois) June 26, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3138770/chinas-leaders-turn-outspoken-true-believer-help-improve?module=lead_hero_story_3&pgtype=homepage

June 25, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Daily Journal" (Flat River, Missouri) June 25, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Vietnam to give Chinese nationals priority for Covid-19 jabs after complaint, embassy says | South China Morning Post (scmp.com) Chinese system is the ‘cat that catches most rats’, says Communist Party ahead of centenary celebrations | South China Morning Post (scmp.com) Vietnam to give Chinese vaccine priority after complaint, embassy says It says government broke its promise to put Chinese nationals in the country first after 500,000 doses donated, and ‘immediately expressed concerns’. 34 minutes ago   4 China ‘is the cat that catches most rats’, says CCP A white paper extolling the merits of the political system, which enshrines the CCP’s primacy, says it is a major contributor to humanity. 2 hours ago  

June 24, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" June 24, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Chinese Covid-19 genetic data in US archive was removed in June 2020, virologist finds | South China Morning Post (scmp.com) Chinese Covid-19 genetic data in US archive was removed in June 2020 The sequences, now recovered, add to the limited genetic data available from the early phase of the pandemic Data had been removed at the request of the scientist who submitted it, but details of the sequences are included in a published paper by Wuhan team 15 minutes ago  

 June 23, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Miami Herald" (Miami, Florida) June 23, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) ‘An ominous sentiment’: last moments of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily as latest arrest under national security law pulls plug on operations | South China Morning Post (scmp.com) Developing |  Apple Daily to close, printing 1 million copies for Thursday’s last edition Shutdown after 26 years follows morning arrest under national security law of its lead editorial writer, in the latest police swoop on the tabloid-style newspaper ‘We thank our readers for joining us. We have fought a good war,’ paper tells readers as it prepares to publish for the last time 25 minutes ago   301

 June 22, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Age" (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) June 22, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3138362/xi-jinping-calls-finland-china-us-compete-european-hearts?module=lead_hero_story_2&pgtype=homepage HSBC apologises after Hong Kong customers left worried they might not be able to use online banking services overseas | South China Morning Post (scmp.com) More than 40 countries call on China to give UN human rights chief access to Xinjiang | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

 June 21, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) June 21, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Final edition of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily could come on Saturday | South China Morning Post (scmp.com) Final edition of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily could come on Saturday Board of directors at operator Next Digital wants the Security Bureau to unfreeze assets so employees can be paid. Without funds, tabloid’s 26-year run could end on Saturday. 30 minutes ago   148