China: Daily Scan, July 9, 2020

Satellite images show border provocations, CCTV reports: China Daily
July 9, 2020

India was completely responsible for the clash last month on the Sino-Indian border as its forces crossed the Line of Actual Control and built illegal structures on the Chinese side, according to images released by China Central Television. Click here to read.... [2]

China’s military is using spider excavators to build roads near Indian border: South China Morning Post
July 9, 2020

Chinese troops are using all-terrain walking excavators to speed up road-building and other construction work in the rugged Himalayas near the country’s disputed border with India, where tensions have been rising. Click here to read.... [3]

China's consumer price index up 2.5% in June: China Daily
July 9, 2020

China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.5 percent year-on-year in June, with the increase mainly driven by rising food prices, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. Click here to read.... [4]

China, Russia vow firm mutual support: Xinhuanet
July 9, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, held a phone conversation on Wednesday, vowing that the two countries will firmly support each other in safeguarding sovereignty. Xi noted that in late June Russia successfully held a military parade at the Red Square to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War, demonstrating to the world its firm resolve to remember history and safeguard peace. Click here to read.... [5]

Commentary: Major step in implementing national security law in HKSAR: Xinhuanet
July 9, 2020

The inauguration of the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has marked an important step in implementing the law on safeguarding national security in the HKSAR.

The office's inauguration embodies the overarching and ultimate responsibility of the central government to exercise its overall jurisdiction over the HKSAR, and safeguard national security in the region. It will help guarantee that the "one country, two systems" practice is steered in the right direction, and ensure the prosperity and stability in Hong Kong. Click here to read.... [6]