Xinhua posts Li Keqiang's official obituary. Last two paragraphs are quite interesting (and downplayed in shorter English version), via Apple Translate: www.news.cn/politics/202...

2023 China military report released (pdf) media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/19/...

Also, delighted that the article Open Access

New article in The Washington Quarterly (@TWQgw) on the diplomatic, military, and economic lessons China may be learning from the war in Ukraine for a potential conflict over Taiwan. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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