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Thursday October 1 is the 71st birthday of the PRC, and the country will be on holiday through October 8 for National Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival. …
Bill Bishop
21 hr 2
October marks the 70th anniversary of the PRC’s entry into the Korean War, known in China as the “War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea 抗美援朝”. The …
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Sep 29
The 5th Plenum will convene from October 26-29th, the Politburo announced today. As I speculated in last Thursday’s newsletter, Xi convened the Third X…
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Sep 28 2
Friday open discussion: Evergrande; UN; 5th PlenumHi everyone, I have three questions to help start a discussion but as always feel free to talk about whatever interests you. The news got worse …
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Sep 25 29
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) is out with a new report on the detention network in Xinjiang. The PRC government and its tankie suppo…
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Sep 24 1
One of Xi Jinping’s goals for the UN meeting this week appears to have been to demonstrate that China is acting like a “major power” in contrast to Don…
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Sep 23
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump both speeches to the UN that were critical of each other’s country. Xi avoided mentioning the US by name but it was clear w…
Bill Bishop
Sep 22
It is unclear if there is actually a deal for TikTok in the US, after various reports over the weekend that one had been struck. The whole process has …
Bill Bishop
Sep 21 1
Friday open discussionHi everyone, no questions from me today, wide open for you to talk about whatever interests you. I will be in and out throughout the day.
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Sep 18 121
The TikTok saga is giving me getting flashbacks to the more breathless bits of the US-China trade negotiations. Reports are converging on the structure…
Bill Bishop
Sep 17
The top story on the Wednesday CCTV Evening News is a report about Xi issuing “important instructions” on the new "关于加强新时代民营经济统战工作的意见 Opinion on Streng…
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Sep 16 1
The General Office of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issued the《关于加强新时代民营经济统战工作的意见 Opinion on Strengthening the United Front Work…
Bill Bishop
Sep 15
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