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Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli case; National Conference on Science and Technology; Slow bull market; UK PM to China; US NDS
We still have no more concrete information than we had Saturday about the Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli case. The Wall Street Journal reports that in the…
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PLA purges intensify: Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli under investigation
The rumors were true. Zhang Youxia, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission…
Jan 25
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Xinhua interview with PBoC chief; Venezuelan oil for the PRC; Guangming Daily reporter detained in Prague
Another slow day, honestly things feel a bit weird, maybe because the rumors about Zhang Youxia I discussed on Tuesday have gotten stronger.
Jan 23
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Sharp China: Canada and the New World Order; Second Order Questions for the US and EU; More Big Names Purged from the PLA?
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Jan 22
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“Involution-style” competition; Q&A with the Minister of Housing; UK-China "Golden Age" 2.0?; Qiushi on US NSS; Renewed crackdown on…
For China, this strategic adjustment is actually a passive correction following the frustration of U.S. comprehensive containment against China; it is a…
Jan 22
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Meeting for senior officials on Fourth Plenum spirit; More PLA purges?; He Lifeng at Davos; Officials talk up fiscal and financial…
Central Military Commission (CMC) vice chair Zhang Youxia and CMC member Liu Zhenli appear to have been absent from today’s opening of that study…
Jan 20
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2025 GDP growth on target; Births keep declining; China-Canada new strategic partnership; Davos; Premier Li meets MiniMax CEO
NATO has lost the meaning of its existence, and this transatlantic security alliance no longer serves the long-term interests of its member states…
Jan 20
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Canadian PM in Beijing; RMB and interest rates; Security and Development; US gamblers and players fixed CBA games; H200s
Prime Minister Carney met Thursday with Premier Li and the head of the NPC Zhao Leji. He is scheduled to meet Xi Friday morning. While no major…
Jan 16
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Sharp China: What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada's PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones
Listen now | Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with the instability in Iran, including thoughts on Trump's Truth Social post threatening…
Jan 15
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CCDI Plenum Communique; Canadian PM in Beijing; 2025 trade data; H200s and US semiconductor 232 investigation
Political discipline and fully implementing the decisions of the Party Center are especially important in the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and…
Jan 15
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CCDI; H200s; US-China; Zhong Caiwen; Short newsletter today
We are still waiting for the communique from the CCDI Plenum, and there is no clarification yet as to whether or not President Trump’s post yesterday…
Jan 13
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CCDI Plenum opens; Rare earths exports to Japan get rarer; EU-China EV progress; Canadian PM’s visit to China
President Trump announced Monday afternoon that “"Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff…
Jan 13
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