Iran and China draft economic and military agreement — Trump signs Hong Kong Autonomy Act — UK bans Huawei from its 5G networks — Flights cancelled after coronavirus outbreak in Xinjiang

Coronavirus

China coronavirus: Most flights cut to Xinjiang after outbreak — BBC

Almost all flights in and out of Urumqi, capital of China's far-western Xinjiang region, have been cancelled because of a coronavirus outbreak.

In Coronavirus Vaccine Race, China Strays From the Official Paths — The New York Times

Beijing is offering several vaccine candidates to employees of state-owned companies and the armed forces, while also conducting clinical trials in other countries.

Xinjiang

The World’s Most Technologically Sophisticated Genocide Is Happening in Xinjiang — Foreign Policy

With Uighur men detained and women sterilized, the government has laid the groundwork for the physical destruction of the Uighur people. At least half a million of the remaining Uighur children have been separated from their families and are being raised by the state at so-called “children shelters.”

China’s Xinjiang Policy: Less About Births, More About Control — The Atlantic

Imagine if eminent scholars today argued tha…