The Crushing of Light

July 31, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Chicago Tribune" July 31, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3143254/sherman-talks-signal-firm-us-support-taiwan-no-blank-cheque?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

July 30, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Age" (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) July 30, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) 9 years’ jail for first person convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law Leon Tong sentenced to eight years in prison for terrorism and 6 ½ on secession charge, with 5 ½ years of the latter term to run concurrently with the first. 50 minutes ago   151

July 29, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) July 29, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) China steps up vaccine diplomacy with forum to promote ‘fairness’ Those attending the online event will include vaccine manufacturers, the UN and representatives from other countries. 5 hours ago   50 Chinese embassy blasts US defence chief for ‘attack’ in Singapore lecture Lloyd Austin’s comments in the island nation defied the one-China policy and Three Communiques that underpin Sino-US ties, embassy says. 29 Jul 2021 - 7:14PM 34 Hong Kong police launch probe into booing of national anthem in mall Hundreds of Hongkongers had gathered on different levels of APM mall in Kwun Tong on Monday night to watch fencer Edgar Cheung win gold in Tokyo. 2 hours ago   12

July 28, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Chicago Tribune" (Chicago, Illinois) article about Mongolia by Uli Schmetzer July 28, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Outspoken Chinese tycoon Sun Dawu jailed for 18 years | South China Morning Post (scmp.com) Outspoken Chinese tycoon jailed for 18 years 4 hours ago   9

 July 27, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Miami Herald" (Miami, Florida) July 27, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Plunging regional births drive home China’s ‘severe population crisis’ New local government data has offered fresh insight into China’s declining fertility rate, a demographic challenge experts say will affect its global competitiveness. 3 hours ago   19 Nanjing Covid-19 cluster jumps to China’s highest daily total in months The Nanjing cluster – now at 106 cases – is the second most serious outbreak in China since February, with most cases Delta variant infections. 1 hour ago   24 First person tried under Hong Kong national security law guilty of secession, terrorism Leon Tong, 24, rammed his motorcycle into three police officers while carrying flag calling for city’s liberation during a July 1 rally in Wan Chai. 11 minutes ago  

July 26, 1991 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Fresno Bee" (Fresno, California) July 26, 2021 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) In unprecedented move, China tells US what it must do to repair relations Chinese foreign vice-minister Xie Feng tells his US counterpart that the two countries are in ‘stalemate’. 26 minutes ago 351 Hong Kong stocks plunge as China tramples on technology, education firms Hong Kong stocks tumbled by the most in 14 months as a sell-off in Chinese technology stocks deepened after China clamped down private education companies and punished Tencent for its music-licensing deals. 26 Jul 2021 - 4:59PM 48