China ITK | Oct. 21

Bloomberg: China tech ETF balloons to record size as US cash floods in

+ Total assets in KraneShares China Tech ETF top $8 billion

+ Traders bet impact of China crackdown to be short-lived: CFRA


Milken Conference guests debate whether China is uninvestable
Bloomberg

US, trading partners urge China to liberalize further
Reuters

Chinese officials are trying to stamp out Uyghur identity: Uyghur artists and intellectuals are being rounded up, but some of their work escapes.
Economist

Axios: Biden's ambassador nominee: "China is not an Olympian power"

Biden ambassador pick dubs China 'aggressor'
: AFP reports speaking to the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, which is due to confirm his appointment, Nicholas Burns denounced recent Chinese warplane incursions into Taiwan's air defense zone, calling them "especially objectionable."

+ "We certainly cannot trust the Chinese" on the issue of Taiwan, Burns said. "Our responsibility is to make Taiwan a tough nut to crack."

+ Strategic ambiguity on Taiwan works: US envoy pick for China


+ Nicholas Burns says America is 'better off' sticking with current policies

Analysis: Xi Jinping's plan to rule for life is coming together: Third historical resolution and 2035 'common prosperity' target outline path forward.
Nikkei

Beijing should let China's economy stand on its own two feet: Competition and efficiency gains will only come if the system is allowed to change.
Joe Zhang

Evergrande isn’t China’s only economic worry
Arthur Kroeber

There is no Russia-China axis
Mark Galeotti

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