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Sharp China: 10 Questions and Modest Expectations With Trump in China to Meet Xi Jinping
This episode of Sharp China is outside the paywall.
 • Bill Bishop
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Trump China visit; China’s Next Generation Industrial Policy; Standardizing and developing AI agents; No more deflation?; Ding Xuexiang…
The PRC confirmed that President Trump will meet with Xi this week. He will arrive May 13 and depart after lunch Friday. According to the PRC, “Chinese…
 • Bill Bishop
Suspended death sentences for two former defense ministers; Trump's China trip; Iran war; Beijing Auto Show; Nukes
Low expectations but big business entourage for Trump’s China trip - Semafor confirmed the rumors that many CEOs will join Trump on his trip to Beijing…
 • Bill Bishop
Iran FM in China; Trump China visit next week; EU losing patience?; DeepSeek; Xi on basic research; MU5735 crash investigation
All signs point to Trump traveling Beijing next week to meet Xi. Late last week Wang Yi and Marco Rubio had a call, as did He Lifeng and Scott Bessent…
 • Bill Bishop
Triangles and Chokepoints | Sinification: April 2026
Global Order | US-China | Europe | Russia | East Asia | Trade and Resource Security | Economics | Artificial Intelligence
 • James Farquharson, Thomas des Garets Geddes, and Jacob Mardell
Sharp China: Beijing Kills Meta’s Manus Deal; April Politburo Takeaways; Foreign Forces Afflicting the Youth; US Countermeasures Mounting
Listen now | Show Notes: On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with the news that the Meta-Manus deal will likely be unwound in its entirety in the wake…
 • Bill Bishop
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Politburo study session; Australian FM in Beijing; More on the Manus mess and AI; Chongqing corruption
Caixin has a long story titled “Prominent Female Lawyer Goes Missing: The Intersection Point of Chongqing’s Anti-Corruption Storm”. It is only available…
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