State of Mankind

Chinese Fighter Jet Intercepted Australian Craft; Biden to Potentially Lift Trump China Tariffs



China in Focus

How do the words “It’s my duty” relate to an over 30-year-old massacre? That’s the new slogan appearing on social media amid the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, as Chinese citizens battle online censorship to commemorate the event. President Joe Biden is weighing whether to cut tariffs on China as a way to fight U.S. inflation. Will it work? We hear from experts on what might happen. A supplementary reading list for Chinese high school students is causing a stir. One story in it tells the tale of a Chinese Communist Party member who killed his own wife for the so-called “revolutionary cause”—and he’s portrayed as a model hero. China is making more waves in the South China Sea—this time involving an Australian military surveillance plane.