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TikTok deal; PLAAF corruption; US arms sales to Taiwan; Public security priorities for 15th 5YP; Indigenous police dogs

The PLA’s official procurement web site has posted a notice asking for “reports on violations related to the procurement of materials and services…

Dec 18 • Bill Bishop

Hainan Free Trade Port; Huawei overseeing China’s EUV “Manhattan Project”; Rebalancing EU-China relations; Real estate; Cognitive warfare

Currently, the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating breakthroughs; artificial intelligence…

Dec 18 • Bill Bishop

Sharp China: Xi Jinping Thought on Domestic Demand; Political Economy vs. the Actual Economy; The Stories of the Year and Questions for 2026

Dec 17 • Bill Bishop

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Expanding demand; Real Estate; US-China drug co-op; Panama Ports deal at risk; MetaX 沐曦 IPO; EU pork tariffs

The Wall Street Journal reports that the PRC is now demanding state-owned firm Cosco get a controlling stake in the consortium that has been negotiating…

Dec 17 • Bill Bishop

Expanding Domestic Demand is a Strategic Move; Weak November economic data; Jimmy Lai; Meta and China scam ads

The lead article in the latest issue of Qiushi titled “Expanding Domestic Demand is a Strategic Move 扩大内需是战略之举” is a “compilation of excerpts from…

Dec 16 • Bill Bishop

Central Economic Work Conference concludes; Five Musts and Eight Key Tasks; US-Japan-China; H200s

The Central Economic Work Conference concluded Thursday. I have posted a full translation of the readout here. There were no surprises as it mostly…

Dec 12 • Bill Bishop

IMF and RMB; H200s; DeepSeek and Nvidia; Japan-China; Reactions to the US National Security Strategy

At the end of its ten-day mission to China, the IMF released a report raising its estimates for 2025 and 2026 GDP growth to 5.0% and 4.5%. More…

Dec 11 • Bill Bishop

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Sharp China: The Taiwan Status Quo; Markets and GDP Go Opposite Directions; China and the Red Sea; Cannabis; Soccer Corruption

Jan 19, 2024 • Bill Bishop and Andrew Sharp

Wang Yi at the UN; Fu Zhenghua sentenced; Nvidia China sales

Sep 22, 2022 • Bill Bishop

Sharp China: Tesla’s Future in China; Chinese EVs Around the World; Moves to Stabilize the Markets; More Questions on the Red Sea

Jan 26, 2024 • Bill Bishop and Andrew Sharp

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