China's demographic crisis — Hong Kong police repeatedly broke their own rules — Xi turns to financial experts to tame economic risks — China 2019 in review and what to expect in 2020

Hello everyone.

For those of you who celebrate Christmas, I hope you had a wonderful holiday. This is the last issue of 2019. As I’m taking a well deserved week off, you can expect to receive the next issue of ★ What's Happening in China ★ on the 11th of January.

Until then, my sincere wishes of a peaceful 2020.

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