Wang Zhicheng

In Shanghai the "basic values ​​of socialism" are exalted on the pediment of the church. A painting of the Last Supper removed in Henan. Communities forced to sing patriotic hymns. Shaolin Monastery in Shaoshan must hold a flag-raising ceremony every morning. "The churches seem more and more like government offices".

For the first time in 30 years, students from the best Chinese universities – Beida, Renmin, Nanjing – joined workers to set up an independent trade union. China’s party-linked official union has sided with Jasic Technology, which has tried to stifle protests with arrests and beatings.

Today the signing of diplomatic relations between Beijing and the Central American country. To date, 17 States recognize Taiwan, including the Vatican. Salvadoran President: the turning point towards China will bring "great benefits". The "check-book diplomacy".

Jasic Technology workers claim they are treated “like slaves". At least 14 people are still in custody. Maoists demand their liberation and the right to establish independent trade union. Publicly traded JT sells products all over the world and has plants in Shenzhen, Chongqing and Chengdu. Its Shenzhen plant alone employs about a thousand people.

No reason for the ban. The suspicion is that the image of the bear "offends" the cult of of Xi Jinping.

Yesterday, Chinese shares were worth US$ 6.09 trillion, compared to Japan’s US$ 6.17 trillion. China’s stock market had surpassed Japan in late 2014. The trade is due to the trade war with the United States but also the national debt. So far this year, the Shanghai Composite Index lost 17 per cent.

Leadership speaks of "new problems and new challenges": debt, the slowdown in growth, the tariff war with the US. Only marginal adjustments are planned. The PMI (the growth of manufacturing) in July, dropped to 51.2, the lowest value in the last five months.

A 26-year-old young man from Inner Mongolia was arrested in connection with the blast. The would-be self-immolator is a woman in her 40s, possibly a petitioner. For the police, the bomb was fireworks, which injured the author’s hands. The words "American Embassy" were blocked and censored on social media.

The judges were caught gambling and spending time with mistresses, which Party members are not allowed to do under the ongoing anti-corruption drive. Meanwhile, the businessman who reported them was sentenced to four years in prison and a fine of 30,000 yuan for " illegally obtaining a citizen’s personal information".

Washington announces 25% added duties on 34 billion dollars of Chinese goods. Products targeted regard aerospace industry, telecommunications, robotics, industrial machines, automobiles, new materials. China "forced" to impose additional taxes of 25% on 545 US products of the same value, including soya, cars, seafood, other agricultural products. A GDP reduction of 0.5% is forecast in both countries. The forced transfer of intellectual and technological properties and the protectionism of the Chinese market shared by the US and Europe.

The Chinese-style Via Crucis led to the sanctuary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, previously threatened with destruction. The sanctuary was built by PIME missionaries in the early 1900s.

The Early Rain Covenant Church was founded by pastor Wang Yi, a former human rights activist. A two-hour prayer was scheduled in memory of the victims of the massacre. For the police, the reason for the closure is that the church does not respect the new Regulations on religious activities.