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Sharp China: The US-China Deal One Week Later: Why Short-Term Stability Is Likely, Costs and Benefits of Escalation, and More Adventures…

On today’s show Andrew and Bill break down the latest deal between the US and China, beginning with details from the White House over the weekend, why…

Nov 5 •

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Xi meets Russian Prime Minister; Nexperia; Subsidized electricity for PRC AI chips; 4.17% GDP growth minimum through 2035

The Financial Times reports that some local governments are offering subsidies for electricity of up to 50% for data center operators who use domestic…

Nov 4 •

Xi at APEC; US-China deal; Rare earths; Nvidia thwarted by Trump officials; UK university censors over Xinjiang

Nvidia almost got Trump to approve Blackwell sales to China - Late Wednesday word was going around that President Trump was going to tell Xi Jinping he…

Nov 3 •

Sinocism Live: Understanding China's Exam-centric Education System

This is a recording of my October 31, 2025 discussion with Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li about their excellent and important new book The Highest Exam - How…

Oct 31 •

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Outcomes of Trump-Xi meeting; No deal yet for Nvidia chips; Gaokao

The Trump-Xi meeting in South Korea went as well as could have been hoped, both sides pulled back some of their recent actions and threats, with the…

Oct 30 •

Sinocism Live: Rush Doshi on the Trump-Xi meeting and US-China Relations

Rush Doshi was deputy senior director for China and Taiwan on President Joe Biden’s National Security Council (NSC), where he served from 2021 to 2024…

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Xi-Trump meeting; US to sell Nvidia B30A chips to China?; Birth of the 15th Five-Year Plan recommendations

Xi and Trump will meet at 11 a.m. local time on Thursday. The PRC side confirmed the meeting Wednesday, saying the two will meet to “exchange views on…

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