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2023 Weekly Discussion Thread #22: Blinken to China; PRC spy station on Cuba?; “Extreme circumstances 极端情况” and “extreme scenarios 极限思维”
Hi everyone, a few starter questions from me but as always please weigh in with whatever you would like. Politico reports that the US Secretary …
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Xi in Inner Mongolia; Extreme circumstances 极端情况; Fentanyl; Monkey laundering; PRC spy base in Cuba?
Hi everyone. Today’s newsletter is abbreviated and the summaries are a bit thin as it is the last day of school for our kids and so have been…
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A New Blinken Visit?; US-China Drama in Singapore; The Post-Covid Stimulus Calculus; Travel to the PRC in 2023
Listen now | On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with reports that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken may visit China sometime "in the coming weeks…
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Xi on civilization and culture; Shangri-La Dialogue; US-China; Chen Yixin on national security; June 4
Summary of the top items: Xi on civilization Shangri-La US-China meetings MoFA on Xi Thought Lu Shaye Thanks for reading. The Essential Eight 1. Xi on…
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China’s Political Discourse April 2023: Diligently Studying Xi Jinping Thought
Edited by Chu Yang and David L. Bandurski of the China Media Project
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2023 Weekly Discussion Thread #21: US-China meetings; Real estate; May Politburo meeting
Happy Friday from the first day that feels like summer this year in swampy Washington DC! I have a few starter questions but as always feel free…
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Youth employment; U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; De-risking anger; Musk messaging; Shangri-La Dialogue
Summary of the Essential Eight: Grim youth employment situation - Researcher Wang Mingyuan has written a grim analysis of the youth unemployment…
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Xi visits a school with revolutionary history for Children's Day; More disappointing economic data; Henan wheat troubles; A fire sale called…
Summary of the Essential Eight: Xi visits Beijing Yuying School - For June 1 Children’s Day Xi visited Beijing Yuying School, a school with a deep red…
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Sharp China: The Latest Failed Attempt at US-China Defense Dialogue; Beijing’s Misread of Europe; Musk in China; Microsoft Finds Malware in…
Listen now | On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with the rejected pitch from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to meet with Defense Minister Li…
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National Security Commission meets; Politburo study session on education; US-China; Musk in the PRC; More allegations of interference in…
Summary of the Essential Eight: First meeting of the National Security Commission under the 20th CPC Central Committee - At the meeting Xi stressed “the…
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