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US-China; PRC-Vietnam; H200s; China cuts the "Apple tax"; Chinese Modernization and 15th Five-Year Plan
President Trump said Tuesday that his meeting with Xi may now take place in five or six weeks, and that the Chinese are “fine with it”. He was…
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Sinocism live on US-China relations with the FT’s Demetri Sevastopulo
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Trump delays China visit because Iran war likely will not be over by March 31; US-China trade talks; Xi on marine economy; Stabilizing…
President Trump does not believe the war with Iran will be over in two weeks, and so he will not be traveling to China to meet Xi. China is unlikely to…
Mar 16
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Sharp China: The 'Raising a Lobster' Frenzy; Iran and US-China as Trump's Visit Looms; Two Sessions Takeaways
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Mar 12
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China-Iran; MoD on US military use of AI; Guiding the OpenClaw frenzy
Bloomberg reported Wednesday that “government agencies and state-owned enterprises, including the largest banks, have received notices in recent days…
Mar 11
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PLA at the Two Sessions; US-China; Iran; OpenClaw
A relatively quiet day, at least when it comes to China, as we await the end of the Two Sessions. 1. PLA at the Two Sessions - The excellent YouTube…
Mar 10
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Xi meets with PLA and PAP delegates; Wang Yi press conference; US-China; China and Iran; OpenClaw frenzy
The “OpenClaw” frenzy has is spreading, driven by a chaotic mix of grassroots FOMO, aggressive cloud vendor marketing, and local government industrial…
Mar 9
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Sinocism Weekly - March 6, 2026
Welcome to the Sinocism Weekly, a free Friday newsletter highlighting the most important items from the Sinocism Essential Eight published Monday…
Mar 6
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NPC; Government Work Report; Xi's breakout session; NDRC report; 15th Five-Year Plan; Iran; Chips
he message from Premier Li’s draft government work report he delivered Thursday is that things are on the right track in spite of a difficult external…
Mar 6
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Sharp China: All Eyes on Iran; Two Sessions Questions; Alibaba, DeepSeek and Distillation; Another UK Spying Scandal
This episode of Sharp China is outside the paywall.
Mar 5
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Two sessions; Iran; Another UK spy case; Qwen
Three British men have been arrested on “suspicion of assisting Chinese intelligence” under the National Security Act. All have ties to the Labour Party…
Mar 4
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Reactions to Iran war; US-China; Two Sessions; DeepSeek and Qwen
There has been some speculation that because of the US attack on Iran, Xi would postpone or cancel his meeting with President Trump at the end of the…
Mar 3
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