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Ukraine; MOFCOM reacts to US chip loophole closure and new tariffs; PRC bans four New Zealand lawmakers; Wang Yi meets a candidate for UN…
It is another quiet day, and Xi is now out of sight for nine days. The Lao General Secretary is now in Beijing so I assume they will meet Friday. Rumors…
 • Bill Bishop
Sharp China: Seizing the Commanding Heights; Decoding Shangri-La Dialogue; Europe Moots Trade Policy; The PRC Expels a New York Times…
This episode of Sharp China is outside the paywall.
 • Bill Bishop
1:10:52
US tariffs and the Board of Trade; Gaokao; SOEs
The U.S.-China Board of Trade will function as an “adapter” mechanism to promote reciprocity, durability, and balance in the U.S.-China trade…
 • Bill Bishop
Agricultural and rural modernization; Socialist political economy; UK-PRC; PRC media in Africa
The State Council issued the “15th Five-Year Plan for Accelerating Agricultural and Rural Modernization,” the latest of the sectoral plans of the 15th…
 • Bill Bishop
Strategic Stability, Structural Strain | Sinification: May 2026
US-China | Global Order | East Asia | Europe | Middle East & Pakistan | Chinese Economy | Research and Education | Tech & AI The clearest fault line in…
 • James Farquharson, Thomas des Garets Geddes, and Jacob Mardell
New regulations on outbound investment; Qiushi on future industries; Chip export control dysfunction; Shangri-La Dialogue; EU-China
The June 1 issue of Qiushi has as its main theme the development of future industries, and the lead article from Xi is part of his speech at the January…
 • Bill Bishop

May 2026

Sharp China: Social Mobility and Hukou Reform; US Halts Taiwan Arms Sales?; Ongoing Pressure on Japan; An American Xinhua Journalist…
Listen now | Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with the news that Beijing moved to further ease hukou restrictions, including why this…
 • Bill Bishop
56:30
Wang Yi at the UN; American Xinhua "journalist" arrested; Keeping AI talent at home; Recalculating carbon intensity; Another WMP blowup
Thomas Pauken II, who also used the name Tom McGregor in his work for Xinhua, CCTV and other CPC propaganda outlets, was arrested in February on a visit…
 • Bill Bishop
Xi meets Pakistan PM and Serbian President; Coal mine explosion; Delinking basic public services from hukou; Crackdown on overseas trading…
The State Council took steps to further reform the hukou system with the issuance of “Implementing Opinions on Rolling Out the Provision of Basic Public…
 • Bill Bishop
Unified national market; PRC-Russia; Arms sales to Taiwan; Fiscal spending; EU-China; "Dear You 给阿嬷的情书"
In response to a question at a Thursday press conference about the European Commission drafting a new trade instrument to address overcapacity, Ministry…
 • Bill Bishop
Sharp China: Constructing US-China Stability; Trump's Taiwan Comments and More Summit Takeaways; Putin in China
Listen now | Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill parse the messaging from both sides of last week's US-China summit in Beijing. Topics include…
 • Bill Bishop
59:20
Putin's China visit; More from MOFCOM on US-China outcomes; Action plan for stabilizing employment; Nvidia in China; Safeguarding mineral…
Russian President Putin is already on his way back home after meeting with Xi on Wednesday. It appears he did not get the deal he has most coveted, the…
 • Bill Bishop
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