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The 5th Plenum will convene from October 26-29th, the Politburo announced today. As I speculated in last Thursday’s newsletter, Xi convened the Third X…
Bill Bishop
16 hr 2
Friday open discussion: Evergrande; UN; 5th PlenumHi everyone, I have three questions to help start a discussion but as always feel free to talk about whatever interests you. The news got worse …
Bill Bishop
Sep 25 29
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) is out with a new report on the detention network in Xinjiang. The PRC government and its tankie suppo…
Bill Bishop
Sep 24 1
One of Xi Jinping’s goals for the UN meeting this week appears to have been to demonstrate that China is acting like a “major power” in contrast to Don…
Bill Bishop
Sep 23
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump both speeches to the UN that were critical of each other’s country. Xi avoided mentioning the US by name but it was clear w…
Bill Bishop
Sep 22
It is unclear if there is actually a deal for TikTok in the US, after various reports over the weekend that one had been struck. The whole process has …
Bill Bishop
Sep 21 1
Friday open discussionHi everyone, no questions from me today, wide open for you to talk about whatever interests you. I will be in and out throughout the day.
Bill Bishop
Sep 18 121
The TikTok saga is giving me getting flashbacks to the more breathless bits of the US-China trade negotiations. Reports are converging on the structure…
Bill Bishop
Sep 17
The top story on the Wednesday CCTV Evening News is a report about Xi issuing “important instructions” on the new "关于加强新时代民营经济统战工作的意见 Opinion on Streng…
Bill Bishop
Sep 16 1
The General Office of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issued the《关于加强新时代民营经济统战工作的意见 Opinion on Strengthening the United Front Work…
Bill Bishop
Sep 15
Last Friday Xi chaired a “symposium of scientists on the development of science and technology during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) period”. Amon…
Bill Bishop
Sep 14 1
Friday open discussion: 9/11 and China; Chen Yixin and "Three major wars 三大战"; People's Lea…19 years since the 9/11 attacks. This is what I wrote last year, seems even more relevant now: As I wrote on the anniversary last year, Washingt…
Bill Bishop
Sep 11 32
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