“Regulating development is to promote healthy development, and China's long-term economic policy remains unchanged”- People’s Daily commentary

Today’s Essential Eight items:

1. People’s Daily commentary tries to explain the regulatory moves

2. Trade data better than expected

3. Australia guilty of “economic coercion” against China

4. Evergrande’s days are numbered

5. Real estate crackdown real this time, property tax trial by year end?

6. Is the regulatory storm really over for gaming?

7. More reports on work at Wuhan labs

8. Universities need more Party control

Thanks for reading.