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Weekly Open Thread 2021 #32
Happy Friday! Thanks for your patience these last couple of days, nothing specific from me today so please feel free to discuss whatever you lik…
Bill Bishop
Sep 17
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Xi’s Shaanxi tour; National Games; US-China; Asia arms race
Note: The newsletter will not publish tomorrow, Thursday September 16. It is a moving day for my Mom from her home of 46 years, and my childhood home. …
Bill Bishop
Sep 15
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Xi's family history tour; Evergrande the grande grey rhino; Civilizing cyberspace
Xi Jinping is on an inspection tour of the revolutionary heartland of Shaanxi. He will attend the opening ceremony of the National Games in Xi’an Wedne…
Bill Bishop
Sep 14
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Xi-Biden call aftermath; Xi-Merkel call; Fujian outbreak; Evergrande mess; Real estate
Thanks to everyone who participated in the lively weekly discussion that started last Friday. It looks like there may be some people in the Biden Admin…
Bill Bishop
Sep 13
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Weekly Open Thread 2021 #31: Biden-Xi Call
Happy Friday! Biden and Xi had a call last night, their first in seven months. I was on the background briefing before the call, the US initiate…
Bill Bishop
Sep 10
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Taliban courting China; What is going on?; More pain for games; Climate talks
I am just going to admit it, today’s newsletter is not great, occasionally things just don’t come together the way I hope. Apologies in advance, hope t…
Bill Bishop
Sep 9
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People’s Daily commentary and the “Red Reset”; More regulatory fun for games; Unapproved tutoring must stop
Today’s Essential Eight items: People’s Daily commentary and the “Red Reset” More Hong Kong arrests Regulators having another go at gaming bosses Risks…
Bill Bishop
Sep 8
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People's Daily tries to explain regulatory moves; Australia guilty of “economic coercion”; Gaming regulation; Real estate
“Regulating development is to promote healthy development, and China's long-term economic policy remains unchanged”- People’s Daily commentary Today’s …
Bill Bishop
Sep 7
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“Unwavering support” for private sector; Liquidation of Next Digital; Debating a "profound revolution"; Whitney Duan surfaces
Happy Labor Day to my US readers! Today’s Essential Eight items: Another pledge of “unwavering support” for the private sector We still don’t understan…
Bill Bishop
Sep 6
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Weekly Open Thread 2021 #30
Happy Friday! Nothing specific from me today, please weigh in on whatever you would like. Thanks
Bill Bishop
Sep 3
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Xi Thought Q&A on “universal values”; Jitters over Common Prosperity & “profound transformation”; Entertainment rectification
A bit of a thin newsletter on the last Thursday of summer. I hope to see many of you in tomorrow’s weekly discussion. Today’s Essential Eight items: Xi…
Bill Bishop
Sep 2
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Xi Party School speech; John Kerry and Wang Yi have a video chat; 6th Plenum; Spavor and Kovrig
Today’s Essential Eight items: Xi makes annual address to Fall Party School training session Kerry flies to Tianjin, Wang Yi meets him over video link …
Bill Bishop
Sep 1
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