Today, there are a few things worth your time:. Gao, 53, was found guilty by a court in Baiyin, Gansu Province. He was arrested in at a grocery store that he ran. For more on serial killers in China , please scroll to the bottom of this email, where we have reproduced a long-form article on the subject by Robert Foyle Hunwick.
The article is no longer online, but we present it here for our Access members. Li Ao was a renowned and controversial Taiwanese writer who died at age 83 on March Or at least not yet. We really appreciate your support as Access members and we want to do more.
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Also, check out our archive of expert guest chats. Ask us on Slack if you need help setting it up on your podcast reader. Petroyuan: China seeks to break dollar dominance in oil trading Oil futures began trading in Shanghai this week, but that is just the beginning of a long process that China has in mind toward greater use of Chinese currency in international trading. The fearsome foursome: Xi and Peng dine with Kim and Ri Chinese and North Korean state media confirmed that the mystery visitor who arrived in Beijing by armored train was, in fact, Kim Jong-un.
The visit was covered heavily β and in glowing terms β in government media in both countries. He was there for barely 24 hours, but his presence caused traffic jams in Beijing, sparked heightened internet censorship in China, and led to an explosion of punditry across the globe. Chinese officials scramble to avert trade war U. Meanwhile, the economic policy leader Liu He is leading discussions to avert a trade war with the U.
