Clues to scale of Xinjiang labour operation emerge — US pushes arms sale to Taiwan — EU presses China on market access, human rights — China’s Communist Party wants bigger role in private sector

Coronavirus

Global First as Potential Nasal Spray Covid-19 Vaccine Proceeds to Clinical Trial Phase — Caixin

China has begun human trials of a nasal spray Covid-19 candidate vaccine that could serve as an alternative to injections.

China’s Epic Dash for PPE Left the World Short on Masks — Bloomberg

The humanitarian campaign saved lives but has made foreign governments wary of the long reach of the organizer, the Communist Party’s United Front.

Xinjiang

Clues to scale of Xinjiang labour operation emerge as China defends camps — The Guardian

The Chinese Communist party government has defended its system of internment camps for Uighur and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, in a white paper that also revealed some details of the breadth of its labour program.

Hong Kong

Veteran Australian judge James Spigelman resigns from Hong Kong’s top court, citing national security law — SCMP

A veteran Australian judge has resigned from Hong Kong’s top court citing unspecified reasons related to the Beijing-i…