• Britain concerned about consular employee missing in China
  
  The British are "extremely concerned" about an employee of its Hong Kong Consulate who has been missing since crossing into mainland China on a business trip.
  CBC News.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:39:14 EDT.
• ZK International to Benefit from New Green Building Standard That Went into Effect on August 1, 2019
  
  WENZHOU, China, Aug. 20, 2019 -- ZK International Group Co., Ltd. ...
  PR Newswire.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:30:00 +0000.
• Associated Press: Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests
  
  Twitter said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. Read more here. ...
  Helen Mukhina.  Kyiv Post.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:16:41 +0000.
• Staffer at Britain's Hong Kong Consulate Reportedly Detained in Southern China
  
  Hong Kong's local news website HK01 says the employee, identified as Simon Cheng, failed to return to the former British colony from the neighboring southern city of Shenzhen on August 9, where he had gone to attend a business meeting.
  Voice of America.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 06:16:41 -0400.
• How China Uses Twitter And Facebook To Share Disinformation About Hong Kong
  
  Russia gets most of the attention when it comes to malicious use of social media by state actors. The protests in Hong Kong have made clear China is using the same playbook.
  Emily Feng.  NPR.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 06:07:00 -0400.
• UK 'concerned' about missing Hong Kong consulate employee
  
  British Foreign Office seeks information from authorities amid UK-China tensions over Hong Kong protests.
  Al Jazeera.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 09:32:58 GMT.
• Huawei expects no relief from US sanctions but is confident
  
  SHENZHEN, China (AP) - The founder of Chinese tech giant Huawei said Tuesday he expects no relief from U.S. ...
  Joe Mcdonald.  Washington Times.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 04:06:17 -0400.
• Huawei founder says he expects no relief from U.S. sanctions but is confident it will thrive with it
  
  SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Huawei founder says he expects no relief from U.S. sanctions but is confident it will thrive with its own technology.
  Washington Times.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 04:04:04 -0400.
• Australia may bar China-backed firm from a mine it owns on a missile site
  
  Defence Department rejects China-linked bid to mine iron ore near key weapons testing site, raising possibility of taxpayer funded buy back.
  Richard Baker.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 18:00:00 +1000.
• Huawei chief confident over future despite US export curbs
  
  The founder of Chinese tech giant Huawei has said he expects no relief from US export curbs due to the political climate in Washington, but expressed confidence the company will thrive because it is developing its own technology.
  Irish Independent.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 08:14:27 +0100.
• Facebook, Twitter remove accounts they say China used to undermine Hong Kong protests
  
  Facebook and Twitter said the accounts were meant to undermine the protests in Hong Kong.
  ABC News.  Mon, 19 Aug 2019 21:43:32 -0400.
• Facebook, Twitter accuse China of disinformation campaign against Hong Kong protesters
  
  Twitter and Facebook together suspended hundreds of accounts that were tied to a Chinese disinformation campaign that targeted pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
  Christopher Carbone.  Fox News.  Mon, 19 Aug 2019 22:39:48 GMT.
• Should You Buy China ETFs Now?
  
  Here's what you need to know about investing in China and why you should not ignore China ETFs.
  Neena Mishra.  Zacks.  Mon, 19 Aug 2019 21:28:00 GMT.
• Hong Kong Residents Moving Money Amid Protests
  
  As political unrest affects the local currency, residents of Hong Kong are swapping their Hong Kong dollars for other currencies, according to The Wall Street Journal.
  Newsmax.  Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:57:25 EDT.
• Couple sue adoption agency after teenage boy they took in from China rapes their two younger kids
  
  The couple, of Terre Haute, Indiana, say that Chinese Children Adoption International did not inform them that the teenager had a 'long history of sexually abusing multiple children' while in China.
  Daily Mail.  Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:42:03 GMT.
• Greene King pub giant snapped up by Hong Kong firm CKA
  
  The Suffolk-based pub chain and brewer is the latest to be bought in a wave of consolidation in the sector.
  BBC News.  Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:11:49 GMT.
• Renegotiate prices now to cut China tariff impact
  
  Importers are being advised that they have just weeks to renegotiate prices with their vendors if they want to minimise the impact of new tariffs on imports from China.
  Just Style.  Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:58:00 GMT.
• Some furniture exempted from latest tariff round
  
  The Trump administration has removed some furniture items from additional 10% tariffs on Chinese goods set to go into effect in September and December according to reports on Friday. ...
  Furniture Today Staff.  Furniture Today.  Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:47:39 +0000.
• Qatar 2022 Or Bust: China Call Up Brazilian Striker Elkeson
  
  China have called up Brazilian striker Elkeson for their first World Cup 2022 qualifying match against the Maldives next month. ...
  By Steve Price, Contributor.  Forbes.  Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:55:19 +0000.
• Chinese K-Pop Stars Publicly Back Beijing on Hong Kong
  
  Some see the public pronouncements as the latest examples of how celebrities and companies feel pressured to toe the line politically.
  Voice of America.  Mon, 19 Aug 2019 03:32:24 -0400.

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