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| Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Davis Cup: Your Monday Briefing | Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Davis Cup: Your Monday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| We’re covering the pro-democracy gains in Hong Kong elections, a new leak about China’s internment camps and Spain’s victory in the revamped Davis Cup. | |
| Record-setting throngs turned out Sunday for local elections, and early results show that Hong Kong’s pro-democracy campaigners have taken a strong lead. | Record-setting throngs turned out Sunday for local elections, and early results show that Hong Kong’s pro-democracy campaigners have taken a strong lead. |
| The polls closed at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in Hong Kong, and the final outcome is expected within hours. Large numbers of police officers have been deployed. | The polls closed at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in Hong Kong, and the final outcome is expected within hours. Large numbers of police officers have been deployed. |
| The seats in question are for the district council, a lower rung of elected office focused on community issues like noise complaints and bus stop locations. But with the city in its worst political crisis in decades, the race has become a referendum on the months of protests against Beijing’s growing influence. | The seats in question are for the district council, a lower rung of elected office focused on community issues like noise complaints and bus stop locations. But with the city in its worst political crisis in decades, the race has become a referendum on the months of protests against Beijing’s growing influence. |
| Closeup: The photographer Lam Yik Fei captured the faces of individuals on both sides of the struggle over Hong Kong’s autonomy. | Closeup: The photographer Lam Yik Fei captured the faces of individuals on both sides of the struggle over Hong Kong’s autonomy. |
| Claim of intervention: An asylum seeker who says he is a disillusioned Chinese intelligence operative has told the Australian authorities that China’s military intelligence agencies are directly intervening in politics in Hong Kong as well as in Taiwan, buying media coverage, infiltrating universities and funneling donations to favored candidates. | Claim of intervention: An asylum seeker who says he is a disillusioned Chinese intelligence operative has told the Australian authorities that China’s military intelligence agencies are directly intervening in politics in Hong Kong as well as in Taiwan, buying media coverage, infiltrating universities and funneling donations to favored candidates. |
| Six internal documents obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists have shed new light on China’s crackdown in the Xinjiang region, where a million or more ethnic Uighurs, Kazakhs and others have been detained over the past three years. | Six internal documents obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists have shed new light on China’s crackdown in the Xinjiang region, where a million or more ethnic Uighurs, Kazakhs and others have been detained over the past three years. |
| The documents were provided by Uighur overseas networks and scrutinized for authenticity by dozens of journalists in 14 countries. | The documents were provided by Uighur overseas networks and scrutinized for authenticity by dozens of journalists in 14 countries. |
| The most significant is a secret directive on managing the camps that describes their inner workings: round-the-clock video surveillance to prevent escapes, a scoring system for inmates to determine whether they would be released, and blanket secrecy, including a bar on employees bringing in mobile phones. | The most significant is a secret directive on managing the camps that describes their inner workings: round-the-clock video surveillance to prevent escapes, a scoring system for inmates to determine whether they would be released, and blanket secrecy, including a bar on employees bringing in mobile phones. |
| Beijing’s position: The government rejects criticism of the camps and describes them as job-training centers that use humane methods to fight the spread of Islamic extremism. | Beijing’s position: The government rejects criticism of the camps and describes them as job-training centers that use humane methods to fight the spread of Islamic extremism. |
| The first leak: A member of the Chinese political establishment shared a different, 403-page set, of internal papers with The Times earlier this year, expressing hope that the revelations would make it more difficult for party leaders, including President Xi Jinping, to escape culpability for the mass detentions. | The first leak: A member of the Chinese political establishment shared a different, 403-page set, of internal papers with The Times earlier this year, expressing hope that the revelations would make it more difficult for party leaders, including President Xi Jinping, to escape culpability for the mass detentions. |
| Google and Facebook are running contests for researchers to build artificial intelligence systems that can detect videos doctored with cutting-edge artificial intelligence, known as deepfakes. | Google and Facebook are running contests for researchers to build artificial intelligence systems that can detect videos doctored with cutting-edge artificial intelligence, known as deepfakes. |
| The contests are showing how hard that will be. | The contests are showing how hard that will be. |
| Researchers and lawmakers worry deepfakes could become a new, insidious method for spreading disinformation in the lead-up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election, but the implications go everywhere the internet reaches. | Researchers and lawmakers worry deepfakes could become a new, insidious method for spreading disinformation in the lead-up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election, but the implications go everywhere the internet reaches. |
| “The Weekly”: In the latest episode of our new TV series, our team embedded with engineers as they sought to develop a perfect deepfake — not to manipulate markets or game an election — but to warn the public about the dangers of technology meant to dupe them. Available Mondays at 10:25 p.m. on SBS, SBS Viceland and SBS OnDemand. | “The Weekly”: In the latest episode of our new TV series, our team embedded with engineers as they sought to develop a perfect deepfake — not to manipulate markets or game an election — but to warn the public about the dangers of technology meant to dupe them. Available Mondays at 10:25 p.m. on SBS, SBS Viceland and SBS OnDemand. |
| Two crashes of the new 737 Max jet focused attention on the plane’s maker, Boeing — giving cover, a Times investigation found, to the poor safety record of the operator of one of the fatal flights, Indonesia’s ambitious Lion Air. | Two crashes of the new 737 Max jet focused attention on the plane’s maker, Boeing — giving cover, a Times investigation found, to the poor safety record of the operator of one of the fatal flights, Indonesia’s ambitious Lion Air. |
| “The Boeing issue was an absolute godsend for Lion Air,” said an aviation safety expert. “It means Lion Air doesn’t have to deal with what is clearly failure after failure after failure and make the changes needed.” | “The Boeing issue was an absolute godsend for Lion Air,” said an aviation safety expert. “It means Lion Air doesn’t have to deal with what is clearly failure after failure after failure and make the changes needed.” |
| Washington: The impeachment hearings in the House have laid out the evidence against President Trump, but the outcome of a Senate trial remains uncertain. Our White House correspondent writes that framing the information for the public will now take center stage, since the 2020 election may provide the final verdict. | Washington: The impeachment hearings in the House have laid out the evidence against President Trump, but the outcome of a Senate trial remains uncertain. Our White House correspondent writes that framing the information for the public will now take center stage, since the 2020 election may provide the final verdict. |
| Vietnam: The grieving families of 39 people found in England last month in the refrigerated trailer of a truck say neither the British nor the Vietnamese governments are helping them pay to repatriate the dead. A second man from Northern Ireland charged in the case is due in court today. | Vietnam: The grieving families of 39 people found in England last month in the refrigerated trailer of a truck say neither the British nor the Vietnamese governments are helping them pay to repatriate the dead. A second man from Northern Ireland charged in the case is due in court today. |
| Luxury squared: LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury goods company, is close to completing a deal to buy Tiffany & Company, according to people briefed on the acquisition. The combination would be worth $16.7 billion, a record in the luxury sector, and could be announced today. | Luxury squared: LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury goods company, is close to completing a deal to buy Tiffany & Company, according to people briefed on the acquisition. The combination would be worth $16.7 billion, a record in the luxury sector, and could be announced today. |
| Goo Hara: The former member of the early K-pop sensation Kara was found dead in her home in Seoul, five months after a reported suicide attempt. She was 28. | Goo Hara: The former member of the early K-pop sensation Kara was found dead in her home in Seoul, five months after a reported suicide attempt. She was 28. |
| Anti-Semitism in London: A man who quoted Bible passages to a Jewish man and boy wearing skullcaps in the Underground has been arrested, after a video of the incident circulated on social media. The video also showed a woman in a hijab intervening. | Anti-Semitism in London: A man who quoted Bible passages to a Jewish man and boy wearing skullcaps in the Underground has been arrested, after a video of the incident circulated on social media. The video also showed a woman in a hijab intervening. |
| Snapshot: Above, Rafael Nadal battling Canada’s Denis Shapovalov in Madrid. He won, clinching the Davis Cup for Spain. | |
| Roger Federer: The 20-time Grand Slam tennis champion is taking a big step toward life after tennis with On, a small Swiss running shoe brand with a cult following and global ambitions. | Roger Federer: The 20-time Grand Slam tennis champion is taking a big step toward life after tennis with On, a small Swiss running shoe brand with a cult following and global ambitions. |
| In case you missed it: For 40 years, journalists chronicled the tragic, astonishing story of the eccentric royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats who lived in a ruined royal hunting lodge in India’s capital. But was it true? Our correspondent, reporting across continents, found the secret the family tried so hard to keep. | In case you missed it: For 40 years, journalists chronicled the tragic, astonishing story of the eccentric royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats who lived in a ruined royal hunting lodge in India’s capital. But was it true? Our correspondent, reporting across continents, found the secret the family tried so hard to keep. |
| What we’re reading: This review in The American Interest of a new biography of David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s founding prime minister. Steven Erlanger, chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe, writes: “The book, by the fine Israeli historian Tom Segev, gets a thoughtful, personal consideration by the journalist Ben Judah.” | What we’re reading: This review in The American Interest of a new biography of David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s founding prime minister. Steven Erlanger, chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe, writes: “The book, by the fine Israeli historian Tom Segev, gets a thoughtful, personal consideration by the journalist Ben Judah.” |
| Cook: Alison Roman’s deep-dish honey apple galette has a flaky, buttery crust that envelopes apples sweetened with honey. | Cook: Alison Roman’s deep-dish honey apple galette has a flaky, buttery crust that envelopes apples sweetened with honey. |
| Watch: In “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” Tom Hanks plays Mister Rogers, the beloved children’s television host, as he comes to the aid of a suffering magazine writer. Here’s our review. | Watch: In “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” Tom Hanks plays Mister Rogers, the beloved children’s television host, as he comes to the aid of a suffering magazine writer. Here’s our review. |
| Smarter Living: For some, the benefits of weight lifting go far beyond the well-documented physical and mental improvements. | Smarter Living: For some, the benefits of weight lifting go far beyond the well-documented physical and mental improvements. |
| The Davis Cup, one of the premiere events in men’s tennis, was overhauled this year. It hasn’t been seamless. | The Davis Cup, one of the premiere events in men’s tennis, was overhauled this year. It hasn’t been seamless. |
| Founded in 1900, the tournament evolved over the years, but urgency for change had been building. The moment came after the International Tennis Federation sold the rights to Kosmos, a Spanish investment firm whose president is Gerard Piqué, the Spanish soccer star. | Founded in 1900, the tournament evolved over the years, but urgency for change had been building. The moment came after the International Tennis Federation sold the rights to Kosmos, a Spanish investment firm whose president is Gerard Piqué, the Spanish soccer star. |
| The changes condensed the elite World Group from four rounds of five best-of-five-set matches into two rounds with an intense finals week involving 18 teams playing best-of-three-set matches in a single location. This year, that’s Madrid — where Spain happened to make its way into the final against Canada. | The changes condensed the elite World Group from four rounds of five best-of-five-set matches into two rounds with an intense finals week involving 18 teams playing best-of-three-set matches in a single location. This year, that’s Madrid — where Spain happened to make its way into the final against Canada. |
| Tennis.com listed the complaints: “Empty seats, late finishing times, fans waiting in cold weather, a confusing format, sparse TV coverage, a controversy over a forfeited doubles match, withdrawals by several Top 10 players, Piqué’s ongoing feud with Roger Federer: This is what has made headlines from Madrid.” | Tennis.com listed the complaints: “Empty seats, late finishing times, fans waiting in cold weather, a confusing format, sparse TV coverage, a controversy over a forfeited doubles match, withdrawals by several Top 10 players, Piqué’s ongoing feud with Roger Federer: This is what has made headlines from Madrid.” |
| You can’t say the organizers are unresponsive. Last week, after a U.S. doubles team’s match against Italy ended after 4 a.m. the following day, they moved back start times and shrank the break between matches. | You can’t say the organizers are unresponsive. Last week, after a U.S. doubles team’s match against Italy ended after 4 a.m. the following day, they moved back start times and shrank the break between matches. |
| That’s it for this briefing. Congratulations to the Davis Cup winner (and the dedicated competition). | That’s it for this briefing. Congratulations to the Davis Cup winner (and the dedicated competition). |
| — Andrea | — Andrea |
| Thank youTo Mark Josephson and Eleanor Stanford for the break from the news. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. | Thank youTo Mark Josephson and Eleanor Stanford for the break from the news. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. |
| P.S.• We’re listening to “The Daily.” Our latest episode is on Pete Buttigieg, the Indiana mayor running for U.S. president. | P.S.• We’re listening to “The Daily.” Our latest episode is on Pete Buttigieg, the Indiana mayor running for U.S. president. |
| • Here’s our Mini Crossword, and a clue: Rain heavily (4 letters). You can find all our puzzles here. • A 2013 Times investigation of a homicide detective in the New York Police Department led to the release of 14 wrongly convicted men, one of whom received a $7 million settlement last week. | • Here’s our Mini Crossword, and a clue: Rain heavily (4 letters). You can find all our puzzles here. • A 2013 Times investigation of a homicide detective in the New York Police Department led to the release of 14 wrongly convicted men, one of whom received a $7 million settlement last week. |