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Trump arrives in Beijing; Xi's busy Tuesday; Fair competition and unified markets; Action plan for AI and Energy
US President has arrived in Beijing.
7 hrs ago
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Bill Bishop
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Sharp China: 10 Questions and Modest Expectations With Trump in China to Meet Xi Jinping
This episode of Sharp China is outside the paywall.
8 hrs ago
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Bill Bishop
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1:02:01
Trump China visit; China’s Next Generation Industrial Policy; Standardizing and developing AI agents; No more deflation?; Ding Xuexiang…
The PRC confirmed that President Trump will meet with Xi this week. He will arrive May 13 and depart after lunch Friday. According to the PRC, “Chinese…
May 11
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Bill Bishop
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Suspended death sentences for two former defense ministers; Trump's China trip; Iran war; Beijing Auto Show; Nukes
Low expectations but big business entourage for Trump’s China trip - Semafor confirmed the rumors that many CEOs will join Trump on his trip to Beijing…
May 7
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Bill Bishop
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Iran FM in China; Trump China visit next week; EU losing patience?; DeepSeek; Xi on basic research; MU5735 crash investigation
All signs point to Trump traveling Beijing next week to meet Xi. Late last week Wang Yi and Marco Rubio had a call, as did He Lifeng and Scott Bessent…
May 6
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Bill Bishop
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Triangles and Chokepoints | Sinification: April 2026
Global Order | US-China | Europe | Russia | East Asia | Trade and Resource Security | Economics | Artificial Intelligence
May 4
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James Farquharson
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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Jacob Mardell
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April 2026
Sharp China: Beijing Kills Meta’s Manus Deal; April Politburo Takeaways; Foreign Forces Afflicting the Youth; US Countermeasures Mounting
Listen now | Show Notes: On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with the news that the Meta-Manus deal will likely be unwound in its entirety in the wake…
Apr 30
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Bill Bishop
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Politburo study session; Australian FM in Beijing; More on the Manus mess and AI; Chongqing corruption
Caixin has a long story titled “Prominent Female Lawyer Goes Missing: The Intersection Point of Chongqing’s Anti-Corruption Storm”. It is only available…
Apr 29
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Bill Bishop
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April Politburo meeting; Manus mess; Hostile foreign forces encouraging "lying flat"; New US semiconductor restrictions?
The Wall Street Journal reports that Meta is planning to comply with the order to undo the Manus acquisition. Maybe they are happy to get a mulligan for…
Apr 28
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Bill Bishop
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Managing new employment groups; NDRC wants Manus deal unwound; US-China AI discussion; Alleged MSS hacker extradited to US
Meta generates well over $10B USD a year in revenue selling ads to PRC firms for marketing globally ex-China, and while those firms buy those ads…
Apr 27
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Bill Bishop
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Evaluation and Assessment Measures for Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality; Crackdown on Cambodian scam centers?; AI distillation; US as a…
On Thursday the government publicly released the “Comprehensive Evaluation and Assessment Measures for Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality…
Apr 23
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Bill Bishop
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Xi Wants the Strait of Hormuz Reopened; Cakes and An E-Commerce Crackdown; The Next Stage of Decoupling; The MATCH Act in Congress
Listen now | Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill return to discuss the PRC's posture amidst the ongoing war in Iran. Topics include: Xi's call…
Apr 23
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Bill Bishop
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