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September 2025

Liu Haixing replaces Liu Jianchao; New leaders for Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jiangsu; Maritime law revisions target US actions; October…
The PRC is now on vacation through October 8, for the National Day Holiday and the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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Bill Bishop
September Politburo meeting; Fourth Plenum dates; US expands Entity listings; US TikTok deal
President Trump has certified that the mooted TikTok deal is a “qualified divestiture” under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled…
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Bill Bishop
Xi in Xinjiang; China adjusts WTO status; Xi's UN emissions promise; Alibaba all in on AI
Xi commits to greenhouse gas emissions cuts in speech to UN - Xi Jinping spoke by video to the UN climate summit and committed to reducing greenhouse…
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Bill Bishop
Sharp China: A Trump-Xi Call and Meetings to Follow; TikTok Details Clear as Mud; Arc'teryx and a Tibetan Fireworks Controversy
On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with last Friday’s call between Trump and Xi. Topics include: Plans for a meeting in South Korea and a Trump visit…
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Xi in Xinjiang; Independent knowledge system of international relations; Hong Kong crypto; RIP Jerome Cohen
US Congressional delegation in Beijing - The delegation also met with Standing Committee member and NPC chair Zhao Leji, Foreign Minister Wang Yi and…
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Bill Bishop
TikTok deal details still unclear; Xinjiang 70th anniversary; Fujian aircraft carrier flight tests; Arc’teryx makes a mess in Tibet
Trump and Xi spoke Friday, the main outcomes of the call appear to be approval of the TikTok deal, establishment of a working group on money laundering…
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Bill Bishop
Sinocism Live: Dispatches from China with Afra Wang and Jasmine Sun
On the differing views of AI in the US and China, and the ongoing narrative/vibe shift about China
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Bill Bishop
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Youth unemployment; Xi-Trump Friday call; Xiangshan Forum; Huawei's AI chip roadmap; Taihe Institute shut
SOE banks told to loan to local governments to pay arrears to private businesses - Caixin reports that the big SOE banks have been ordered to issue…
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Bill Bishop
Nvidia and China; EU and rare earth magnets; US-China; Xi praises work on 80th anniversary commemorations
The PRC wants to decouple from US technology, for obvious reasons, and it wants to accelerate the pace of that decoupling. We should not be surprised if…
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Sharp China: A TikTok ‘Framework’ and Lots of Questions; Nvidia Uncertainty and Chip Countermeasures; The PRC Propaganda Strategy on US…
Show Notes: On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with the news of a “framework,” a consensus, and a possible deal to divest TikTok US from its parent…
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TikTok ; Premier Li in Gansu; NPCSC on targets; Xinhua head on singing the “bright-prospects narrative” of the economy; Water cannon attack…
NPCSC on important issues involved in drafting the Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan - The National People’s Congress Standing Committee released the…
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