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I picked a good week to get Covid, given there was not much to write about for the regular newsletter. But we did record this week’s episode of the…
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Advice for New China Watchers; Belt and Road after 10 Years; Land Bans and Repeat Covid Cases; Taiwan’s Presence in DCListen now (67 min) | On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with news of a jinx on last week's show and recommendations for new China watchers. Topics…
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2023 Weekly Discussion Thread #3Happy Friday! Nothing from me today, feel free to discuss whatever you would like. I had bigger plans for today’s post but then Covid decided to…
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Things are winding down in the PRC ahead of the weeklong Spring Festival Holiday. Next week’s publishing schedule will be light, and I will not clutter…
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Sharp China: New Talking Points for Private Business; The US-Japan Alliance; More Police Stations Abroad; Marvel Movies Return to ChinaListen now (62 min) | On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with thoughts on the change in tone from government officials addressing private business…
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Xi is full of surprises. In the Monday newsletter I wrote that “later this week Xi should make his annual pre-Spring festival inspection tour”, a tour…
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In his speech at Davos, outgoing Vice Premier Liu He reiterated the key economic themes of the 20th Party Congress and the December Central Economic…
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The last week before the Lunary New Year/Spring Festival should be fairly quiet. Tomorrow will see the release of GDP data and possibly official…
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2023 Weekly Discussion Thread #2Happy Friday! Nothing from me today, feel free to discuss whatever you would like. Note: If you have questions for next week's Sharp China podca…
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Summary of the Essential Eight: Reopening Sweet talk for business - Li Keqiang made another round of supportive remarks for businesses, including for…
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Reciprocal Travel Restrictions; Wolf Warrior Diplomacy; Made in China 2025; Traveling to Xi's China as an AmericanListen now (60 min) | On today's show Andrew and Bill begin by talking through the latest news on the reopening, including reciprocal travel…
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Apologies, today’s newsletter is a bit thin, one of those days where things just didn’t quite come together. Summary of today’s top items: Reopening Xi…
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