Stevenson’s army, September 3

[There’s a Vietnamese dinner called “beef 7 ways.” I thought of that as I noticed several items in the papers today, all on China.]

– WaPo reports that a new Huawei phone shows an advance in Chinese technology

– NYT has a graphic showing how Xi has consolidated power

– NYT also describes the Chinese surveillance state

-Peter Beinart notes the history of GOP preoccupation with China

– In other news, NYT warns of the war on the opposition in Bangladesh

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