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| Xinjiang, South Korea, Queens: Your Monday Briefing | Xinjiang, South Korea, Queens: Your Monday Briefing |
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| Good morning. China’s mass internment campaign leads to the top, the Khashoggi case costs the Saudi crown prince, and the death of a Chinese woman in New York reveals the harsh realities of immigration. Here’s what you need to know: | Good morning. China’s mass internment campaign leads to the top, the Khashoggi case costs the Saudi crown prince, and the death of a Chinese woman in New York reveals the harsh realities of immigration. Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Lifting the veil on China’s internment campaign. | • Lifting the veil on China’s internment campaign. |
| We followed a trail of evidence, often found on obscure government websites, that unmasks the origins of the mass detention of Uighur Muslims in the western province of Xinjiang — and tracks the involvement of the topmost rungs of the Chinese government. | We followed a trail of evidence, often found on obscure government websites, that unmasks the origins of the mass detention of Uighur Muslims in the western province of Xinjiang — and tracks the involvement of the topmost rungs of the Chinese government. |
| In 2014, President Xi Jinping vowed to wield an “iron fist” against Uighurs who opposed Chinese rule during his first and only visit to the province, only to see a terrorist attack unfold in the regional capital of Urumqi hours after he left. Above, the aftermath. | In 2014, President Xi Jinping vowed to wield an “iron fist” against Uighurs who opposed Chinese rule during his first and only visit to the province, only to see a terrorist attack unfold in the regional capital of Urumqi hours after he left. Above, the aftermath. |
| The next year, the government started the vast “transformation through education” program that we wrote about last month — the most sweeping internment drive since the Mao era. | The next year, the government started the vast “transformation through education” program that we wrote about last month — the most sweeping internment drive since the Mao era. |
| China denied the existence of the camps, even as international condemnation mounted. But last week, the country legalized what it calls “vocational training centers.” | China denied the existence of the camps, even as international condemnation mounted. But last week, the country legalized what it calls “vocational training centers.” |
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| • A new focus in the Khashoggi case. | • A new focus in the Khashoggi case. |
| Questions abound about what happened to the dissident Saudi journalist. But this much is clear: Turkey’s assertion that Jamal Khashoggi was tortured, killed and dismembered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has created an international crisis. | Questions abound about what happened to the dissident Saudi journalist. But this much is clear: Turkey’s assertion that Jamal Khashoggi was tortured, killed and dismembered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has created an international crisis. |
| Britain, France and Germany issued a joint statement demanding a “credible investigation” and insisting that any found responsible in his disappearance be “held to account.” President Trump warned of “severe punishment” if the royal court was responsible. | |
| The Saudi Foreign Ministry responded with a blistering statement rejecting “false accusations” and noting its “influential and vital role in the global economy.” The country’s own stock market plunged as much as 7 percent on Sunday. | |
| And the Saudi crown prince’s glittering investor conference in Riyadh this month has lost backers and attendees (though the U.S. treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, still plans to go). | |
| In Opinion: Mr. Khashoggi’s fiancée writes of the journalist’s fierce patriotism, and his passion for democracy, human rights and freedom of expression. | In Opinion: Mr. Khashoggi’s fiancée writes of the journalist’s fierce patriotism, and his passion for democracy, human rights and freedom of expression. |
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| • The case of Jane Doe Ponytail. | • The case of Jane Doe Ponytail. |
| A Chinese sex worker fell to her death in New York. | A Chinese sex worker fell to her death in New York. |
| Song Yang’s journey — from Liaoning to Saipan to her last breath in the district of Queens — brings to the fore the lives of immigrants who come to the U.S. dreaming of opportunity, only to be confronted with harsh reality. | Song Yang’s journey — from Liaoning to Saipan to her last breath in the district of Queens — brings to the fore the lives of immigrants who come to the U.S. dreaming of opportunity, only to be confronted with harsh reality. |
| Our reporters pieced together the layers upon layers of her story. | Our reporters pieced together the layers upon layers of her story. |
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| • The U.S. embraces foreign aid to counter China. | • The U.S. embraces foreign aid to counter China. |
| In a sharp reversal on foreign aid, the Trump administration quietly signed a bill last week to provide $60 billion in loans, loan guarantees and insurance to companies willing to do business in Africa, Asia and the Americas. | In a sharp reversal on foreign aid, the Trump administration quietly signed a bill last week to provide $60 billion in loans, loan guarantees and insurance to companies willing to do business in Africa, Asia and the Americas. |
| Its top priority: Countering China’s infrastructure investments in those regions, often targeted to countries that can help Beijing expand its geopolitical clout. Above, a project in Sri Lanka financed by a Chinese company. | Its top priority: Countering China’s infrastructure investments in those regions, often targeted to countries that can help Beijing expand its geopolitical clout. Above, a project in Sri Lanka financed by a Chinese company. |
| The U.S. move comes a week after the administration put stricter controls on Chinese investments in American companies. | The U.S. move comes a week after the administration put stricter controls on Chinese investments in American companies. |
| And Reuters reports that the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing alliance — the U.S., Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand — has been sharing intelligence on China’s foreign activities with Germany and Japan since the start of the year. | And Reuters reports that the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing alliance — the U.S., Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand — has been sharing intelligence on China’s foreign activities with Germany and Japan since the start of the year. |
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| • President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, saw his net worth climb to $324 million over the past decade. Yet he paid close to no federal income taxes, according to a new Times investigation. Here’s how he did it. | • President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, saw his net worth climb to $324 million over the past decade. Yet he paid close to no federal income taxes, according to a new Times investigation. Here’s how he did it. |
| • Facebook said two Russian firms were “scraping” user data, some of which was used for facial recognition tools. | • Facebook said two Russian firms were “scraping” user data, some of which was used for facial recognition tools. |
| • Michimasa Fujino once wanted to be a professional at table tennis, a game that taught him “perseverance, strategy, speed, consistency and the value of hard work.” Now the chief of Honda’s business jet division, he uses a Ping-Pong table as his conference table. | • Michimasa Fujino once wanted to be a professional at table tennis, a game that taught him “perseverance, strategy, speed, consistency and the value of hard work.” Now the chief of Honda’s business jet division, he uses a Ping-Pong table as his conference table. |
| • Coming this week: a range of economic snapshots from major banks and China. | • Coming this week: a range of economic snapshots from major banks and China. |
| • Sony’s “Venom” had a second powerful weekend, as did Warner’s “A Star Is Born.” Universal’s “First Man,” about Neil Armstrong’s path to the 1969 moon landing, debuted to a softer showing. | • Sony’s “Venom” had a second powerful weekend, as did Warner’s “A Star Is Born.” Universal’s “First Man,” about Neil Armstrong’s path to the 1969 moon landing, debuted to a softer showing. |
| • Global stocks partly rebounded after falls last week; uncertainty about Saudi Arabia is a question this week. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Global stocks partly rebounded after falls last week; uncertainty about Saudi Arabia is a question this week. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • A top Indian official, M.J. Akbar who has been accused of sexual harassment by at least 10 women as the country’s #MeToo movement picks up steam, said that the allegations were “wild and baseless” and that he would take legal action against accusers. [The New York Times] | • A top Indian official, M.J. Akbar who has been accused of sexual harassment by at least 10 women as the country’s #MeToo movement picks up steam, said that the allegations were “wild and baseless” and that he would take legal action against accusers. [The New York Times] |
| • #MeToo in China: A female lawyer’s lengthy written account of being choked and beaten by a male police officer in Guangzhou and then forced to submit to a strip search reverberated across the internet. [The New York Times] | • #MeToo in China: A female lawyer’s lengthy written account of being choked and beaten by a male police officer in Guangzhou and then forced to submit to a strip search reverberated across the internet. [The New York Times] |
| • A snowstorm in the Himalayas killed at least eight climbers in Nepal, including a South Korean world-record holder. It was the deadliest accident to hit the country’s climbers since 2015. [The New York Times] | • A snowstorm in the Himalayas killed at least eight climbers in Nepal, including a South Korean world-record holder. It was the deadliest accident to hit the country’s climbers since 2015. [The New York Times] |
| • Also in Nepal: The government banned pornography to try to curb anger over a rise in sexual assaults. Critics question the strategy. [The New York Times] | • Also in Nepal: The government banned pornography to try to curb anger over a rise in sexual assaults. Critics question the strategy. [The New York Times] |
| • Hong Kong banned a democracy advocate, Lau Siu-lai, from running for office, the latest in a series of moves that critics worry undermine the political freedoms of the semiautonomous Chinese city. [The New York Times] | • Hong Kong banned a democracy advocate, Lau Siu-lai, from running for office, the latest in a series of moves that critics worry undermine the political freedoms of the semiautonomous Chinese city. [The New York Times] |
| • A Chinese property developer, Longwei Xu, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison in Australia in a notorious case: sexually assaulting a woman in 2015 after a party at the luxury penthouse of the billionaire founder of JD.com, Richard Liu. [The New York Times] | • A Chinese property developer, Longwei Xu, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison in Australia in a notorious case: sexually assaulting a woman in 2015 after a party at the luxury penthouse of the billionaire founder of JD.com, Richard Liu. [The New York Times] |
| • Greece banned “overweight” tourists from riding donkeys up the steep slopes of Santorini after activists complained that the burdened creatures were suffering spinal injuries. [CNN] | • Greece banned “overweight” tourists from riding donkeys up the steep slopes of Santorini after activists complained that the burdened creatures were suffering spinal injuries. [CNN] |
| Tips for a more fulfilling life. | Tips for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Our best decorating tips — whether it’s your first home, or a new one. | • Our best decorating tips — whether it’s your first home, or a new one. |
| • 5 cheap(ish) things for a long commute. | • 5 cheap(ish) things for a long commute. |
| • Recipe of the day: Try braised tofu in caramel sauce, a vegetarian take on a Vietnamese classic. | • Recipe of the day: Try braised tofu in caramel sauce, a vegetarian take on a Vietnamese classic. |
| • Chinese and South Korean tourists are flocking to the Seven Sisters — a cluster of stark, white cliffs that trim England’s southern coast — to seek out the perfect shot for social media. | • Chinese and South Korean tourists are flocking to the Seven Sisters — a cluster of stark, white cliffs that trim England’s southern coast — to seek out the perfect shot for social media. |
| • South Korean K-Pop stars and the draft: Except for athletes who spread “national prestige” abroad, South Korean men must spend almost two years in the armed forces Now, many young citizens are questioning the fairness of the practice — and whether their own favorite prestige-spreaders should be exempt. | • South Korean K-Pop stars and the draft: Except for athletes who spread “national prestige” abroad, South Korean men must spend almost two years in the armed forces Now, many young citizens are questioning the fairness of the practice — and whether their own favorite prestige-spreaders should be exempt. |
| • What if masculinity were literally toxic? That’s the question a new novel — “The Water Cure” — tries to answer, joining a growing wave of dystopian feminist fiction. | • What if masculinity were literally toxic? That’s the question a new novel — “The Water Cure” — tries to answer, joining a growing wave of dystopian feminist fiction. |
| In October 1990, the United States was fretting about an invasion across the Mexico border — but it was one that no wall could stop. | In October 1990, the United States was fretting about an invasion across the Mexico border — but it was one that no wall could stop. |
| The interlopers? “Killer bees,” a particularly aggressive honeybee whose arrival in the United States was first recorded near the border town of Hidalgo, Texas. | The interlopers? “Killer bees,” a particularly aggressive honeybee whose arrival in the United States was first recorded near the border town of Hidalgo, Texas. |
| The bees, bred in Brazil from African and European stock in hopes of boosting honey production, had escaped decades before and had been breeding and moving northward ever since. | The bees, bred in Brazil from African and European stock in hopes of boosting honey production, had escaped decades before and had been breeding and moving northward ever since. |
| While swarms occasionally attack people, with gruesome and even fatal results, one place has embraced them: Hidalgo. | While swarms occasionally attack people, with gruesome and even fatal results, one place has embraced them: Hidalgo. |
| The town celebrates its brush with fame with an enormous killer bee statue, and is getting a local hockey team known as the Killer Bees. (It has had other Killer Bees teams in the past, but they left the hive.) | The town celebrates its brush with fame with an enormous killer bee statue, and is getting a local hockey team known as the Killer Bees. (It has had other Killer Bees teams in the past, but they left the hive.) |
| By the way, their sting isn’t any more potent than a European bee’s; it’s just that they tend to sting in swarms. | By the way, their sting isn’t any more potent than a European bee’s; it’s just that they tend to sting in swarms. |
| Today’s Back Story was written by John Schwartz, a native of Texas. | Today’s Back Story was written by John Schwartz, a native of Texas. |
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