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Incremental policy support; Wang Yi’s message to Japan; Document sensitivities during Xi’s DC visit; Trump on China and AI/SI

The leadership is increasingly concerned about the state of the economy heading into Q4.

Bill Bishop
Sep 29, 2026
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The long National Day vacation is getting started, so the newsletter is thin today. We are recording this week’s Sharp China on Wednesday, but I am not yet sure if there will be enough for a Wednesday newsletter too. Unless something really interesting comes up, there will not be another regular issue of Sinocism until October 8.

In this issue:

1. Incremental policies to support the economy

2. Wang Yi’s message to Japan

3. Document sensitivities during Xi’s DC visit

4. Will the US work with China on SI/AI governance?

The Feed: Business, Economy and Trade - Politics and Law - Foreign and Defense Affairs - Taiwan - Tech and Media - Energy, Environment, Science and Health

Today’s top items:

1. Incremental policies to support the economy - Just a day after the State Council Executive Meeting readout said that “practical additional policies should be introduced”, the People’s Bank of China announced Tuesday adjustments to several structural monetary policy tools and the Ministry of Finance, the P…

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