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Xi going to Saudi Arabia?; Taiwan events delay US decision on PRC tariffs; Civil society
Summary of the Essential Eight: Xi to visit Saudi Arabia soon? - The Guardian reports that he is “expected” to go next week. That would be a very big deal if true, as it would mark Xi's first overseas trip since January 2020, would happen just a couple of months or so before the…
Aug 11
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Exercises around Taiwan conclude as PRC issues new white paper; Xi and the 20th Party Congress; Chips mess
Summary of the Essential Eight: New white paper on Taiwan - The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the State Council Information Office released the third white paper on Taiwan, and the first since 2000. I highly doubt they wrote this over the weekend, rather the…
Aug 10
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Weekly Open Thread 2022 #26: Beidaihe; Hu Chunhua; Taiwan
Happy Friday! I have some suggested topics but as always feel free to discuss what you would like. After the Beidaihe vacation/meeting/whatever-…
Aug 12
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Taiwan; Trade data; Outflows; Outbreaks in Hainan, Xinjiang and Tibet
I have given up on my attempt at vacation. I will be off tomorrow, Tuesday, for something I had already scheduled, but should be back to the normal publishing schedule Wednesday. At some point I need a real vacation (don’t we all?) but it is too hard to stay away right now.
Aug 8
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Standing Committee doubles down on "dynamic zero-Covid" and calls for struggle against doubters
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Beijing's outbreak from Heaven; US-China meetings; Tangshan gang crackdown; Henan health code manipulation; Aliens
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Excerpt from The Long Game: China’s Grand Strategy to Displace American Order by Rush Doshi
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Pelosi in Taiwan; PRC reactions
It turned out this was not a great week to try to go on vacation… Most of you have probably been overwhelmed by all the coverage of the Pelosi v…
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Weekly Open Thread 2022 #26: Pelosi and Taiwan; Xi-Biden call; Beidaihe vacation
Happy Friday! Remember that the newsletter is off for the Beidaihe vacation, unless something significant happens. One significant thing that ma…
Jul 29
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Xi-Biden call; Politburo meeting; Taiwan; Chip corruption
Vacation notice: I am going to my version of Beidaihe starting next week, though actually a staycation, as not much happens in the PRC in the first two…
Jul 28
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China’s Political Discourse June 2022: Cave Dialogues and Potshots Against the Premier
By China Media Project there was a clear downturn in the number of reports in the Chinese Communist Party’s official People’s Daily newspaper mentioning…
Jul 28
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Workshop sets tone for 20th Party Congress; Biden-Xi call Thursday; Taiwan
Summary of today’s Essential Eight: 20th Party Congress study workshop for the provincial and ministerial officials - As I suggested he might in the…
Jul 27
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Taiwan; Xi meets Indonesia President; Research on pandemic origins; Heat wave and 三伏天
Summary of today’s Essential Eight: Taiwan - No updates on whether or not Pelosi is going, more warnings from the PRC side but nothing surprising yet…
Jul 26
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Taiwan and Pelosi; Vaccinations; Real estate bailout; Xi Thought on Diplomacy
Summary of today’s Essential Eight: Taiwan and Pelosi - The US House starts its summer recess after the last vote this Friday. So far there are no…
Jul 25
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Weekly Open Thread 2022 #25: Should Pelosi visit Taiwan? What happens at Beidaihe?
Happy Friday from swampy DC! Some starter questions from me but as always feel free to discuss what you would like: Should Nancy Pelosi visit Ta…
Jul 22
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Beijing's outbreak from Heaven; US-China meetings; Tangshan gang crackdown; Henan health code manipulation; Aliens
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