Sinocism

Sharp China: Social Mobility and Hukou Reform; US Halts Taiwan Arms Sales?; Ongoing Pressure on Japan; An American Xinhua Journalist…

Listen now | Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with the news that Beijing moved to further ease hukou restrictions, including why this…

May 28 • Bill Bishop

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Sharp China: Constructing US-China Stability; Trump's Taiwan Comments and More Summit Takeaways; Putin in China

Listen now | Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill parse the messaging from both sides of last week's US-China summit in Beijing. Topics include…

May 21 • Bill Bishop

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Sharp China: 10 Questions and Modest Expectations With Trump in China to Meet Xi Jinping

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May 13 • Bill Bishop

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April 2026

Sharp China: Beijing Kills Meta’s Manus Deal; April Politburo Takeaways; Foreign Forces Afflicting the Youth; US Countermeasures Mounting

Listen now | Show Notes: On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with the news that the Meta-Manus deal will likely be unwound in its entirety in the wake…

Apr 30 • Bill Bishop

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Xi Wants the Strait of Hormuz Reopened; Cakes and An E-Commerce Crackdown; The Next Stage of Decoupling; The MATCH Act in Congress

Listen now | Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill return to discuss the PRC's posture amidst the ongoing war in Iran. Topics include: Xi's call…

Apr 23 • Bill Bishop

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Sharp China: A Ceasefire and Reports of PRC Pressure; Another Politburo Investigation; Mythos, DeepSeek, and a Token Crunch

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Apr 9 • Bill Bishop

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Sharp China: The U.S., China and Iran; A PRC-Pakistan Peace Plan; KMT Chair Set to Visit China; Huawei, Manus and ZXMOTO

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Apr 2 • Bill Bishop

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March 2026

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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