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National Health and Wellness Conference; Xi meets with leaders from Botswana and Togo; EU-China deal; Visa’s long wait; Huang Qifan
1. National Health and Wellness Conference 2. Xi meets with leaders from Botswana and Togo 3. Cold water on the EU-China trade outcomes? 4. Visa finally…
 • Bill Bishop
Sharp China: Brussels and Beijing Make a Deal; Weak Holiday Spending Data; Xi's Reported Rest Breaks; Peak Dove?
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 • Bill Bishop
58:22
Guidelines for developing new quality productive forces; EU-China trade talks; Combating auto involution; Food safety crackdown
In this issue: 1. Guidelines for developing new quality productive forces 2. Outcomes from EU-China trade talks 3. Improving new car design safety and…
 • Bill Bishop
EU-China talks; PBoC on RMB; Measures for protecting the rights and interests of gig workers; Holiday spending; AI safety
The People’s Bank of China on Thursday published a statement of its policy position on the Renminbi. It is a defense of the existing policy and a…
 • Bill Bishop
EU-China trade talks; Reality after the Xi-Trump meeting; US-China AI/SI
The PRC gets back to work Thursday after the long vacation for National Day. For those of you who got the week off, I hope you had a nice holiday…
 • Bill Bishop
Interdependence and Its Limits | Sinification: September 2026
US-China | Global Order | Brazil | India | Russia and North Korea | Economy | AI and Tech | State and Society
 • James Farquharson, Thomas des Garets Geddes, and Jacob Mardell
The Strategic Stalemate Era for the US and China; Xi Welcomes American Young People; Domestic Crackdowns and Economic Concerns
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 • Bill Bishop
1:00:55

September 2026

Incremental policy support; Wang Yi’s message to Japan; Document sensitivities during Xi’s DC visit; Trump on China and AI/SI
The leadership is increasingly concerned about the state of the economy heading into Q4.
 • Bill Bishop
US-China strategic stalemate; Premier Li signals Q4 economic support; More Nvidia chips for China?; PRC-Philippine tensions
Lots of pomp, limited substance in the Xi-Trump meetings
 • Bill Bishop
Xi arrives in DC; PLA Daily editorial on Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli; ODI; Nuclear weapons
We do not have much more visibility today than we did yesterday about possible outcomes from Xi’s visit. Treasury Secretary Bessent met again with He…
 • Bill Bishop
Sharp China: Xi Jinping Comes to Washington; US-China Agenda, Questions and Expectations; The September Politburo Meeting
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 • Bill Bishop
1:01:57
Premier Li on advanced manufacturing; Xi’s US visit; AI; “Enemy state” clauses
Xi Jinping should land in DC in about 24 hours. We still have little visibility on what the outcomes may be, beyond a reaffirmation of the US and PRC…
 • Bill Bishop
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