China.Table – Edition 1191

ASEAN summit hijacked by Trump + Fourth plenum pushes for technological self-sufficiency + Xi’s return to planned economy

• Talk of the Town: Summit in Kuala Lumpur – How the trade dispute exposes ASEAN’s fragmentation
• Time.Table: Dates for the coming week
• Conclusion of the fourth plenum: CP Central Committee emphasizes technological independence
• Before inaugural visit: Foreign Minister Wadephul outlines guidelines for Germany’s policy on China
• Military: China’s “anti-corruption czar” Zhang Shengmin becomes second-highest-ranking general
• Ahead of APEC summit: Trump to meet China’s Xi in South Korea next week
• Column: Which shore does China want to go to? Xi’s planned economy 2.0