Sinocism

Sharp China: A Giant Mess with Super Micro; Completely Correct Xiong'an Progress; The PRC's Balancing Act on Iran; Manus, Apple and Router…

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Mar 25 • Bill Bishop

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Sharp China: The War in Iran and the Visit to Beijing; New DNI Assessments on Taiwan; Military Scientists Disappearing From Public View

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Mar 20 • Bill Bishop

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Sharp China: The 'Raising a Lobster' Frenzy; Iran and US-China as Trump's Visit Looms; Two Sessions Takeaways

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Mar 12 • Bill Bishop

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Sharp China: All Eyes on Iran; Two Sessions Questions; Alibaba, DeepSeek and Distillation; Another UK Spying Scandal

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Mar 5 • Bill Bishop

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February 2026

Sharp China: Pending Taiwan Arms Sales; Jimmy Lai Sentenced; Takaichi Secures a Supermajority; AI Models as Propaganda Vectors

On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with the reports that the PRC is threatening to scuttle Trump’s visit to Beijing over a second arms package from…

Feb 12 • Bill Bishop

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Sharp China: The PLA Purges One Week Later; World Leaders Flock to Beijing; A Trump-Xi Phone Call; Panama Canal Resolution?

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Feb 5 • Bill Bishop

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January 2026

Sharp China: 10 Questions on the Detention of Zhang Youxia, Corruption in the PLA, Rumors, Messaging, and Taiwan

On today’s show Andrew and Bill react to the news that the rumors were true, and CMC members Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli are under investigation for…

Jan 29 • Bill Bishop

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Sharp China: Canada and the New World Order; Second Order Questions for the US and EU; More Big Names Purged from the PLA?

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Jan 22 • Bill Bishop

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Sharp China: What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada's PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones

Listen now | Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with the instability in Iran, including thoughts on Trump's Truth Social post threatening…

Jan 15 • Bill Bishop

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Sharp China: China’s Venezuela Calculations; Japan’s Rare Earth Access; A Reported Pause on Nvidia Purchases; The Meta-Manus Deal Under…

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Jan 8 • Bill Bishop

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December 2025

Sharp China: Xi Jinping Thought on Domestic Demand; Political Economy vs. the Actual Economy; The Stories of the Year and Questions for 2026

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Dec 17, 2025 • Bill Bishop

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Sharp China: Trump’s Plan to Sell Advanced Chips to China; U.S. Concessions Piling Up Amid a Push for 'Stability'; Macron and the EU…

On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with the news that the US is greenlighting the sale of Nvidia’s H200 chips to the PRC market. Topics include…

Dec 10, 2025 • Bill Bishop

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