No commentary today, a bit under the weather, should be back to normal tomorrow.

Today’s Essential Eight:

1. Beijing outbreak

2. Hong Kong

3. EU-China

4. US-China

5. India-China deescalating?

6. Poll shows Australia’s growing gap with China

7. Letters from a Canadian hostage in China

8. RIP Li Zhengsheng 李振盛

Thanks for reading.