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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
Putin arrives in Beijing; US indicts PRC container firms and executives; Developing Party members; Tracking foreigners
The US Department of Justice today announced indictments of seven Chinese executives and four of the world’s largest shipping container manufacturing…
 • Bill Bishop
US-China summit outcomes; Constructive relationship of strategic stability; Taiwan; Putin to Beijing; Li and Ding on AI
The entry of the China-US strategic contest into a new phase of strategic stalemate is the second logical premise for our consideration of the correct…
 • Bill Bishop
Trump meets Xi; The new vision of building a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability; AI
The first day of President Trump’s visit to Beijing had impressive optics and lots of warm, positive energy, at least in the public reporting. Specific…
 • Bill Bishop
Trump arrives in Beijing; Xi's busy Tuesday; Fair competition and unified markets; Action plan for AI and Energy
US President has arrived in Beijing.
 • Bill Bishop
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