A Break In The North Korea Crisis?; 党进国退--The Party To Continue Swallowing The State; Beijing Is Not Cutting Government Spending; Patriotic Film Fervor; NPC

Today's note is a little thin, my brain is struggling to wade through the NPC propaganda and find much of value. There will be real NPC nuggets eventually, and thankfully we have 13 more days of the meeting...

A quick reminder that you can always shoot me news tips and feedback via email bill@sinocism.com or encrypted apps like Wickr (billbishop) and Signal (+13012460858).

Thanks for reading.