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Xi meets Iran President; Football corruption; Document #1; Anti-US propaganda — Sinocism

Document #1; Balloon mess expands; Blinken and Wang Yi may meet; Iran President to visit — Sinocism

U.S. tracked China spy balloon from launch on Hainan Island along unusual path — Washington Post

US should give responsible explanation on Nord Stream blasts: Chinese FM — Global Times

Chinese State Media Persuades a Global Audience That the “China Model” is Superior: Evidence From A 19-Country Experiment — OSF Preprints

The Oxford History of Modern China (Oxford Histories) — Amazon

Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century — Amazon

Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age — Amazon

The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution — Amazon

Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated by China's Civil War — Amazon

Xinjiang governor cancels EU visit amid Uyghur abuse blowback — Politico

Surveillance State: Inside China's Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control — Amazon

ChatGPT frenzy sweeps China as firms scramble for homegrown options — CNBC

ChatGPT Lookalikes Proliferate in China — Bloomberg