Today’s Essential Eight:

1. Xi and the Standing Committee declare victory in war on poverty

2. Did corruption delay testing in Wuhan in January?

3. Australia-China

4. Steel production surges, air quality worsens

5. They just can’t quit real estate

6. US-China - “China Is National Security Threat No. 1”

7. Report on US firms and PRC defense-related universities

8. Chinese money launderers for Mexican drug dealers

I hope to see many of you in tomorrow’s weekly open discussion.

Thanks for reading.