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Xi's Beijing inspection; Li on rare earths; Hong Kong white paper; Taiwan Affairs Work Conference; PBoC report
Wang Huning stated that it is necessary to adhere to the one-China principle and the “1992 Consensus,” unite the vast number of Taiwan compatriots…
 • Bill Bishop
Jimmy Lai sentenced; Xi on Sci-tech self-reliance; Japan elections; US-China; Nanjing Museum case; AI propaganda
A Hong Kong court sentenced UK citizen Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison. Six other Apple Daily staffers got sentences ranging from 6 years and 9 months…
 • Bill Bishop
PLA Tremors and the Chairman in Charge
A guest post by Holly Snape on the Chairman Responsibility System - On the same day the news hit that Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairman…
 • Bill Bishop
Panama going into the penalty box; Cuban Foreign Minister in Beijing; Ma Xingrui, TCM 5-year plan; "Smartphones on wheels"
The PRC is opening its economic coercion toolbox to punish Panama for the court decision to expropriate the two CK Hutchison port facilities. Bloomberg…
 • Bill Bishop
Sharp China: The PLA Purges One Week Later; World Leaders Flock to Beijing; A Trump-Xi Phone Call; Panama Canal Resolution?
This episode of Sharp China is outside the paywall.
 • Bill Bishop
1:02:30
Xi speaks with Putin and then Trump; Us convenes critical minerals meeting; H200 sales in limbo; Document No.1 explained
Xi Jinping had a busy Wednesday, holding a video call with Russian President Putin, a phone call with US President Trump, and a meeting with Le Hoai…
 • Bill Bishop
Uruguay President in China; Document No. 1; Development of future industries; Building a financial power; Fighting deflation; Zhang Youxia…
Since the January 25 PLA Daily editorial on the Zhang Youxia-Liu Zhenli case, there have been three follow-on commentaries in the PLA Daily about the…
 • Bill Bishop
LIVE with Bill Bishop: The world order is shifting — and China is moving fast to shape it.
A recording from Bill Bishop and Tara Palmeri's live video
 • Bill Bishop and Tara Palmeri
36:33
China’s Policy and Intellectual Debates | Sinification: January 2026
Sinification is a terrific resource for understanding how domestic and international affairs are being debated by the Chinese establishment, and for…
 • James Farquharson, Thomas des Garets Geddes, and Jacob Mardell

January 2026

Xi meets Starmer; Services consumption work plan; Soccer corruption; Nvidia and China
Xi met with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Beijing Thursday. Starmer is now the second NATO and Five Eyes leader to meet with Xi in less…
 • Bill Bishop
Sharp China: 10 Questions on the Detention of Zhang Youxia, Corruption in the PLA, Rumors, Messaging, and Taiwan
On today’s show Andrew and Bill react to the news that the rumors were true, and CMC members Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli are under investigation for…
 • Bill Bishop
48:18
The Zhang Youxia case - Sinocism Live with Bill Bishop and Drew Thompson
We had a great discussion about his personal experience shepherding Zhang Youxia around the US many years ago, his work on US-China military-to-military…
 • Bill Bishop and Drew Thompson
1:02:03
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