- James Millward on China's fruitless repression of the Uighurs.
- The SMH reports the Chinese embassy in Canberra tried to prevent the Australian ABC airing last night's Foreign Correspondent program on Uighurs.
- Beijing to deploy a live fish carrier to the South China Sea.
- Wu Jianmin argues China-US relations are basically in good shape, despite challenges. Meanwhile Orville Schell highlights the poor treatment Jimmy Carter received on a recent trip to China to exemplify what he sees as worsening bilateral relations.
- Stunning photo essay of the Yellow River’s source in Qinghai and Tibet
- William Wan contends that guns, which are being issued to many Chinese police for the first time in decades, combined with low police accountability, have led to a spate of suspicious shootings.
- The combination of economic reforms and corruption purges could threaten economic growth.
- The myth of a friendless China.
- Hong Kong: Pro-democracy protests in Tweets /Adam Minter: Police response suggests a government that lacks the competence to peacefully manage a student protest / Sinclaire Prowse: Protests in HK and Taiwan won't change Beijing's approach / Merriden Varrall: HK won't be the next Tiananmen / Julian Snelder: Things could get much worse in HK.
- One of James Fallows' readers give a personal insight into the Hong Kong protest experience:
There, a young girl cradled my head and poured water into my eyes. Some others wiped the chemicals off my arms and legs. When they went on to help the next injured person, an old woman kept watch over me, speaking soft Cantonese and plying me with all manner of snacks and drinks.
- Finally, the protests viewed from a drone: