MUST READS OF THE WEEK

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit 2014

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To Impress APEC Leaders, China Cracks Down on Beijing Life | Determined to show a cleaner version of Beijing, the Chinese authorities have ordered dozens of temporary changes that are upending people’s lives, Didi Kirsten Tatlow reports.
NYT Sinosphere

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An agreement reached by senior Chinese and Japanese officials in Beijing on Friday acknowledged the need to address the tensions over a contested group of East China Sea islands.
Multimedia story by Chun Han Wong and Yuka Hayashi
The Wall Street Journal

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The risks facing China's economy are not "scary", President Xi Jinping has told global business leaders.
BBC News

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Uighur Reforms in China

Photo credit: World Bulletin
Title: Uighur Muslims struggle under Chinese Prosecution


Chinese Officials Issue Rules for Employing Uighurs in the South
By Edward Wong and Patrick Zuo

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To Quell Unrest, Beijing Moves to Scatter Uighurs Across China
NYT Sinosphere
By Edward Wong

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong's city of 7.2 million is dominated by a handful of tycoons that control everything from supermarkets to real estate.
CNN Money

Multimedia piece from Sophia Yan

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