Monday Briefing: How China is walling off the sea

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We’re covering Beijing’s territorial ambitions in the South China Sea and how the U.S. helped Canada investigate a Sikh leader’s killing. Plus pursuing K-pop stardom while being out and proud. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjMvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9jaGluYS1zZWEtcGhpbGlwcGluZXMtdXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA5MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTYwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPnooxBl-FnI6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD A Chinese People’s Liberation Army ship in May off Mischief Reef.Jes Aznar for The New York Times How Chinese ships wall off the sea This is what it looks like when a Chinese naval vessel bears down on your boat, [as experienced firsthand by our reporters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjMvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9jaGluYS1zZWEtcGhpbGlwcGluZXMtdXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA5MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTYwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPnooxBl-FnI6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), who were on board a Philippine-flagged fishing vessel. They were reporting on how Beijing was imposing its territorial ambitions on the South China Sea. More than 900 miles from the Chinese mainland, near the Philippine island of Palawan, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, or P.L.A., has fortified an archipelago of forward operating bases. Beijing has branded these waters as China’s despite having no international legal grounding. Over the radio, our reporters and the ship’s crew were told that they had intruded into Chinese territorial waters. The P.L.A. tugboat then repeatedly blasted its horn so loudly they could feel it in their bodies. With its floodlights nearly blinding them, the tugboat rushed their vessel, swiping within 20 meters of the much smaller boat in what maritime experts called a clear breach of international protocol. These actions, though aggressive, stopped short of more extreme moves by Chinese naval craft in the region. Chinese coast guard and militia vessels have rammed, [doused with water cannons](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8wNy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3BoaWxpcHBpbmVzLWNoaW5hLXNoaXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA5MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTYwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPnooxBl-FnI6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and sunk civilian boats. Context: The mounting Chinese military presence in waters that were long dominated by [the U.S. fleet](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOC8wOS8yMC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3NvdXRoLWNoaW5hLXNlYS1uYXZ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwOTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMzU2OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU2MDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT56KMQZfhZyOhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) is sharpening the possibility of a showdown between superpowers at a moment when relations between them have greatly worsened. And as Beijing challenges a Western-driven security order that stood for nearly eight decades, regional countries are increasingly questioning the strength of the American commitment to the Pacific. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjMvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvY2FuYWRhLXNpa2gtbGVhZGVyLWtpbGxpbmctaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwOTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMzU2OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU2MDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT56KMQZfhZyOhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~ Demonstrators outside the Consulate General of India in Vancouver in June.Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press U.S. assisted Canada with investigating a Sikh leader’s killing In the aftermath of the killing in June of the Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, U.S. intelligence agencies offered their Canadian counterparts context that helped Canada [conclude that India had been involved](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjMvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvY2FuYWRhLXNpa2gtbGVhZGVyLWtpbGxpbmctaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwOTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMzU2OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU2MDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT56KMQZfhZyOhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Yet what appears to be the “smoking gun” — intercepted communications of Indian diplomats in Canada indicating involvement in the plot — was gathered by Canadian officials, Western allied officials said. Uncertainty is “killing us,” said an Indian farmer who had hoped to explore business opportunities in Canada. Similar frustrations have been expressed by many Punjabis about the diplomatic war with Canada, which is home to the largest Sikh population outside India. Dreams [have plunged into limbo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjQvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9pbmRpYS1jYW5hZGEtc2lraC1wdW5qYWIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA5MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTYwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPnooxBl-FnI6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) as the Indian government has put visas to Canadian citizens on hold. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtbmV3cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDkyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDM1Njgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1NjA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk-eijEGX4WcjoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~ Grain stored in Moloha, in the Odesa region. Emile Ducke for The New York Times Ukraine steps up Black Sea shipping Ukraine has increased its use of a new shipping route that has allowed it to begin reviving grain exports to circumvent a de facto Russian blockade of its Black Sea ports. Two ships used the new route last week without incident, and [three more cargo vessels have entered Ukrainian waters in recent days](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtbmV3cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDkyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDM1Njgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1NjA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk-eijEGX4WcjoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), according to officials. Cash, mules and paid protests: The war in Ukraine has intensified longstanding frictions in the Russian-speaking Moldovan region of Gagauzia. Ilan Shor, a Moldovan fugitive convicted of plundering nearly $1 billion from his country’s central bank, has [somehow seized control of the entire region](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP4QvAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2Nhc2gtbXVsZXMtYW5kLXBhaWQtcHJvdGVzdHMtaG93LWEtZnJhdWRzdGVyLXNlaXplZC1hbi1ldGhuaWMtZW5jbGF2ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDkyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDM1Njgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1NjA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk-eijEGX4WcjoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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[Diplomatic immunity may protect it](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjQvbnlyZWdpb24vdW5pdGVkLW5hdGlvbnMtZ2VuZXJhbC1hc3NlbWJseS1iaHV0YW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA5MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTYwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPnooxBl-FnI6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Derna, which paid the heaviest price in the recent floods in Libya, is [known as the country’s city of poets](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjMvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9saWJ5YS1mbG9vZHMtZGVybmEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA5MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTYwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPnooxBl-FnI6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Recent studies suggest [coffee has supplanted tea](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yMy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWstY29mZmVlLXRlYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDkyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDM1Njgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1NjA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk-eijEGX4WcjoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) as Britons’ favorite drink. Other Big Stories - Karen Rodriguez was kidnapped by the Zeta cartel in Mexico. [Her mother would stop at nothing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjQvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvbWlyaWFtLXJvZHJpZ3Vlei1tZXhpY28tY2FydGVsLXpldGEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA5MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTYwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPnooxBl-FnI6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to find out exactly what had happened to her. - Anand Malligavad turned to centuries-old knowledge to reclaim dozens of lakes in the high-tech capital of Bengaluru. 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Every summer, the suits are packed away in favor of short-sleeved shirts as part of a Japanese government initiative known as “Cool Biz,” in which offices are [kept above 27 degrees Celsius (82 degrees Fahrenheit) to save energy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNC9idXNpbmVzcy9qYXBhbi1jb29sLWJpei5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDkyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDM1Njgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1NjA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk-eijEGX4WcjoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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Lee/The New York Times Seeking K-pop stardom while out and proud Like many other South Korean singers, jiGook — who considers himself gender-fluid, transmale and nonbinary — wants to be a K-pop star. So do Prin and SEN, his bandmates in QI.X, a fledgling group that has released two singles. What makes them unusual is that they are public about who they are in a conservative nation where many entertainers see coming out as L.G.B.T.Q. as a potential career killer. The members of QI.X call themselves one of the first openly queer, transgender K-pop acts, and their mission has [as much to do with changing South Korean society](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2twb3AtbGdidHEtcWl4LWtvcmVhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwOTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMzU2OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU2MDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT56KMQZfhZyOhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) as with making music. 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Cook this [classic Cantonese whole fish](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjIvZGluaW5nL2NhbnRvbmVzZS1zdHlsZS1zdGVhbWVkLWZpc2gtcmVjaXBlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwOTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMzU2OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU2MDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT56KMQZfhZyOhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) recipe for an easy, impressive dinner. Drink [the best teas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm8yjoP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3QtdGVhcy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwOTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMzU2OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU2MDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT56KMQZfhZyOhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) with this Wirecutter guide. 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