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June Politburo meeting and study session
The readout of the June Politburo meeting readout is quite short. The only disclosed agenda item was the deliberation of the “Regulations on the Work of…
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US-China Deal?; Rare earths; Xi and the propaganda tea leaves; DeepSeek needs Nvidia; Gold diggers
Xi and the propaganda tea leaves - As I have discussed repeatedly recently, there has been a spate of rumors that Xi has lost power. And I have said…
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The China video game market with Niko Partners
Watch now | A discussion with Lisa Hanson and Daniel Ahmad of Niko Partners about the China video game market and how Chinese game firms are going…
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Premier Li at Summer Davos; Rare earths; President Lai's second speech; MSS mocks CIA
EU pain over rare earths - Wang Yi met with diplomatic envoys to China from the EU and member states in Beijing. According to Bloomberg, EU Ambassador…
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Sharp China: The PRC and the Past Two Weeks in Iran; Ten Speeches in Taiwan; London Framework Faltering?; All Eyes on the EU
On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with PRC perspectives on the past two weeks of attacks on Iran. Topics include: dispelling notions that U.S…
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Xi to skip BRICS Summit?; September 3 military parade; UK on China; DeepSeek
More on DeepSeek’s embedded bias - Alex Colville at Lingua Sinica has another fascinating look at DeepSeek and how claims that censorship and embedded…
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China and the Iran-Israel conflict; Lai: "Taiwan is of course a country"; Rickety "London Framework"; Curbing “involution-style” competition
“Taiwan is of course a country” - Taiwan President Lai has launched a series of ten speeches with the theme of uniting Taiwan. He gave the first one…
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Xi-Putin call; Rare earths and the EU; Opening exit paths for tech firms; TikTaco
TikTaco: Trump again illegally extends TikTok deadline - President Trump again chickened out in the face of ByteDance and PRC official intransigence and…
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China-Central Asia Summit; EU frustrations; China at the World Health Assembly
Has the EU reached a tipping point with China over trade and rare earths? - At the G7 Summit, European Commission President von der Leyen opened her…
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Sharp China: A US-China Trade Framework and Continuing Rare Earth Fun; The PRC and the War in Iran; Challenges in China's Car Industry
On today’s show Andrew and Bill take stock of the US-China trade framework in the wake of last week’s negotiations in London. Topics include: US…
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Xi in Kazakhstan; PRC condemns Israel's attack on Iran; Real estate not stabilized; rare earths; Working on the 15th Five-Year Plan
The lead essay in the June 15th Qiushi is a compendium of statements by Xi since 2015 on guiding economic, social development with medium and long-term…
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PRC affirms the London understandings, with few details; Rare earths; Huawei
PRC affirms the London understandings, with few details - The Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yadong said:The two sides reached a principled…
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