Very few people in India read Chinese news. Can be very inaccessible. So I'm starting something new. I'll do a daily thread on People's Daily, using translations. That might make it more accessible & better inform debate. So here goes Sunday's edition.
Feedback is welcome.
Feedback is welcome.
Page 1: A piece on HK’s natsec law. The argument is that US criticism shows double standards, i.e., it isn’t about HK but about “hegemonism.” Also natsec laws are mandates of national legislatures + when US could change laws after 9/11, why can’t China? paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2020…
Page 2 has draft budget details. So this is really useful to dig into. For ex: in pics are the specific expenditure by the central govt in 2019 and commitments in 2020. There’s a 11.8% dip in diplomatic expenditure this year. paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2020… 
Page 3: We’re back to Hong Kong largely. A piece with supportive foreign commentators and an oped about why US sanctions and attempts at the UNSC are all doomed to fail. paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2020…
Page 4: Mostly focussing on Taiwan, with the 15th anniversary of the anti-secession law. Ma Xiaoguang of the Taiwan affairs office terms the situation complicated & severe; but hey he mentions “peaceful reunification” too. paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2020… + paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2020…
Page 5 to 8 have more details on the national economic and social development plan and the budget. There’s another big story covered, i.e., the Civil Code, which I haven’t looked at.
