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Xi meets To Lam and Lavrov; Wang Yi calls for "restoring normal passage” through the Strait of Hormuz; Investment approval; Nvidia CEO on…
Wang Yi had another call with his Iranian counterpart and called for “restoring normal passage” through the Strait of Hormuz. According to the readout…
21 hrs ago
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Bill Bishop
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Xi’s four point proposal on safeguarding and promoting peace and stability in the Middle East; Xi meets Spanish PM; People's Leader Xi
The Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday promised “resolute countermeasures” if the Trump Administration added new tariffs on China for “military…
Apr 14
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Bill Bishop
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The People’s Leader 人民领袖 signal, restarted?
Three years after “people’s leader” was quietly cooled, the term is back across the provincial Party press — and in People’s Daily
Apr 14
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Bill Bishop
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Iran war; US-China; Xi meets KMT chair; Li on the economy; Countering unlawful extraterritorial jurisdiction measures
Premier Li signed a decree of the State Council to publish a new set of rules on countering foreign states’ unlawful extraterritorial jurisdiction…
Apr 13
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Bill Bishop
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Apr 9
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Bill Bishop
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Sharp China: A Ceasefire and Reports of PRC Pressure; Another Politburo Investigation; Mythos, DeepSeek, and a Token Crunch
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Apr 9
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Bill Bishop
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Iran war; PLA rectification; Services Sector Conference; Mutating troll armies; AI token usage
There appears to be a ceasefire in the war, though already there have been violations. According to President Trump. China played a role in convincing…
Apr 8
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Bill Bishop
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Iran war; Ma Xingrui; Industrial and Supply Chain Security; PLA political rectification; MSS warns about foreign dinner guests
- China and Russia vetoed a watered-down United Nations Security Council resolution put forward by Bahrain to encourage countries to work together to…
Apr 7
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Bill Bishop
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Trump's Tiger-Riding Predicament | Sinification: March 2026
More than a month on, early scepticism about US regime-change prospects in Iran has hardened into a feeling somewhere between consternation and…
Apr 6
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Jacob Mardell
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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James Farquharson
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Wang Yi works the phones about Iran war; CICIR head on national security; Pig overcapacity; Wemby's time at Shaolin; Balanced trade
Wang Yi has been very busy working the phones about the Iran crisis over the last 24 hours, holding calls with the German, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain…
Apr 2
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Bill Bishop
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Sharp China: The U.S., China and Iran; A PRC-Pakistan Peace Plan; KMT Chair Set to Visit China; Huawei, Manus and ZXMOTO
This episode of Sharp China is outside the paywall.
Apr 2
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Bill Bishop
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Li Qiang inspects Sichuan; Iran war; Another call for balanced trade; Museum scandal fallout
Li Qiang examined nuclear power, hydropower, and other equipment and core components, encouraging the enterprises to target the frontiers of science and…
Apr 1
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Bill Bishop
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