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Sharp China: Flooding Hits Beijing and Hebei Province; The PLA's Rocket Force Shakeup; US-China Updates; Unpacking the Beidaihe Mystique
Listen now (60 mins) | Click here for instructions to add the podcast to your preferred player. This episode of Sharp China is free for everyone. If you…
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Bill Bishop
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Andrew Sharp
China’s Political Discourse June 2023: Raising the Children for the Party
Edited by Chu Yang and David L. Bandurski of The China Media Project
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Bill Bishop
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Chu Yang
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David L. Bandurski
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Awful flooding in and around Beijing; MSS on counter-espionage; More signals of real estate support; Wang Yi invited to visit US
Our power is back, and as bad as things were in parts of DC they look nothing compared to some of the awful scenes from the flooding in and around…
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Bill Bishop
New PLA Rocket force leadership; Consumption measures; Hopes for real estate policy support; US-China
Summary of today’s Essential Eight: Xi purges PLA rocket Force leaders - Just weeks after the Foreign Minister disappeared, and the day before the PLA’s…
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2023 Weekly Discussion Thread #27: Qin Gang; Politburo meeting; PLA corruption; Beidaihe
Happy Friday! Please feel free to discuss whatever you would like, here, in the always open Sinocism Chat or at Substack Notes. Some starter que…
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Xi in Sichuan, meets Indonesian President; Qin Gang returns, digitally; Rocket Forces General dies; VW makes a China EV play
Summary of today’s Essential Eight: Xi in Sichuan - Xi has been on an inspection tour in Sichuan tour on his way to attend the the opening ceremony…
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Sharp China: Qin Gang ‘replaced and erased’; July Politburo meeting; Semiconductor CEOs and the Biden Administration
Listen now (65 mins) | Click here for instructions to add the podcast to your preferred player. On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with a hastily…
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Bill Bishop
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Andrew Sharp
Wang Yi replaces Qin Gang; Is Qin under investigation?; Korean War 70th anniversary; Xi'an protests
Summary of today’s top items: 1. Wang Yi replaces Qin Gang as Foreign Minister - The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) has…
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Politburo meeting on the economy; Qin Gang; Measures to encourage private investment; RIP Gen. Wang Shaojun
Summary of today’s Essential Eight: 1. Politburo meeting - The Politburo met Monday to discuss the economy. I was surprised it was today, as these…
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Xi meets Kissinger; CCFEA on agriculture; Private sector; RMB support
There is still no official word on Qin Gang’s whereabouts but I would not be surprised if we hear more in the next couple of days. Summary of today’s…
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Bill Bishop
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Support for the private economy; Kerry leaves Beijing; Wang Yi meets Kissinger; Gallium
Summary of today’s Essential Eight: 1. Support for the private economy - After a multi-year beating of the private sector, the Party center is now…
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Sharp China: Qin Gang Disappears; Kissinger Makes a Surprise Trip to Beijing; Chip Lobbying and Email Hacking in DC; More Worrisome Economic…
On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with the mystery surrounding foreign minister Qin Gang, who has not been seen in public since June 25th. As the…
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Bill Bishop
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Andrew Sharp
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National conference on ecological and environmental protection; Kerry and Henry Kissinger in Beijing; Qin Gang; Tang poems
Summary of today’s Essential Eight: National conference on ecological and environmental protection - The National Ecological Environment Protection…
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Bill Bishop
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Weak GDP data; National security "covert front 隐蔽战线"; US export controls; Covid excess deaths
Summary of the Essential Eight: Weak GDP data - The Covid reopening boom has turned out to be more of a fizzle, as the . Perhaps the most worrisome data…
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Bill Bishop
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