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Who initiated the Trump-Xi call?; PRC-Japan; Loosening loan standards; CrowdStrike questions DeepSeek coding security
On Monday the Wall Street Journal reported that Xi initiated the call, based on “people close to Beijing”, but on Tuesday the Ministry of Foreign…
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Bill Bishop
Xi-Trump call; PRC-Japan; Getting harder to evade PRC taxes; Sketchy LGFV bond deals
Trump made no mention of Taiwan or the “post-war international order” in his Truth Social post about the call, saying that “we discussed many topics…
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Bill Bishop
Japan-China; Symposium for Hu Yaobang; US-China; "Extraordinary measures" for tech self-sufficiency
Reuters reports that President Trump’s promised 100% tariff on semiconductors may now not be happening. This should not be a surprise, all new major…
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Bill Bishop
Sinocism Live: Beijing’s strategy to remake global security
Watch now | China’s Foreign Police Training: A Global Footprint Global outreach by China’s internal security agencies is expanding. As China’s Global…
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Bill Bishop
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PRC-Japan crisis; Premier Li in Russia and Zambia; Dutch government concedes on Nexperia; PRC training foreign police
The seafood, beef and tourism industries will not be happy with China’s measures, but the real pain for Japan will come if the PRC decides to once again…
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Bill Bishop
Sharp China: A Maximalist Response to Japan's PM; More Bad Real Estate News; Leaked Warnings on Alibaba; Hasan Piker Touring China
On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with a week of escalating rhetoric in response to Japanese Prime Minister Sane Takaichi’s comments about a Taiwan…
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Bill Bishop
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No progress between Japan and China; Central Conference on Work Related to Law-Based Governance; PRC buys US soybeans; Syria to repatriate…
Kanai Masaaki, Director-General of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau met with Liu Jinsong, Director-General of the…
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Bill Bishop
PRC-Japan crisis; October government spending drops; Real estate prices continue to decline; Shenzhou 20 crew returns
The crisis in the wake of Prime Minister Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan continues to expand. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has urged Chinese…
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Bill Bishop
Weak October credit data; CSRC head to resign?; No letup in PRC attacks over Japanese PM’s Taiwan comments; New Model of Global Leadership…
He also said that “the Japanese side must correct its wrongdoing at once and retract the unjustified remarks. Otherwise, all the consequences arising…
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Bill Bishop
Spain’s King Felipe VI meets with Xi; PRC ramps up attacks on Japanese PM; Not buying US soybeans fast enough; Risks from CTICs
The propaganda system has intensified attacks on Prime Minister Takaichi after her comments last week that the PRC’s use of force against Taiwan could…
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Bill Bishop
Sharp China: US-China Follow-Through; New Xi Textbooks and a New Aircraft Carrier; A Wolf Warrior Greets Japan’s PM; More Setbacks for…
On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with the implementation of this month’s deal between the US and China, including a variety of early indications…
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Bill Bishop
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He Lifeng on New Quality Productive Forces; Measures to promote private investment; PLA Air Force turns 76; US-China deal
From the perspective of practical logic, developing new quality productive forces is an inherent requirement for promoting high-quality development and…
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Bill Bishop
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