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Good morning. “Orwellian nonsense,” a Pell fund and Karl Marx’s starring moment. Here’s what you need to know: All foreign companies doing business in China must purge any references to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan that imply they are independent of China, the country’s foreign ministry decreed. The directive was first given to airlines. After the U.S. objected (an official called it “Orwellian nonsense”), China said all foreign companies would have to comply. Above, a youth group in Hong Kong on Friday that refused to do Chinese-style military marches. The friction adds to deepening U.S.-China tensions.

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