Sharp China with Bill Bishop

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Sharp China with Bill Bishop episodes

June 14, 2023 (Preview) A PRC Spy Station in Cuba; Xi and “Extreme” Scenarios; Domestic Stimulus and Foreign Money Exodus; What Beijing Did to Improve Air Quality
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
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Honduras President in China; Blinken visit to PRC; PRC-South Korea; Valuation system with Chinese characteristics — Sinocism
Xi in Inner Mongolia; Extreme circumstances 极端情况; Fentanyl; Monkey laundering; PRC spy base in Cuba? — Sinocism
Cuba to Host Secret Chinese Spy Base Focusing on U.S. — Wall Street Journal
China Weighs Broad Stimulus With Property Support, Rate Cuts — Bloomberg
Xi Prepares China for ‘Extreme’ Scenarios, Including Conflict with the West — Wall Street Journal
China’s Local Debt Woes Seen in $700 Fine for Cucumber Dish — Bloomberg
U.S. to Allow South Korean, Taiwan Chip Makers to Keep Operations in China — Wall Street Journal
South Korea's diplomacy drifting further away from being 'confident': Global Times editorial — Global Times
China Reduced Air Pollution in 7 Years as Much as US Did in Three Decades — Bloomberg
‘Extraordinary progress’ – Beijing meets air pollution goals after coal crackdown — Climate Home News
China to hold first nationwide village basketball tournament — CGTN
Under the Dome (Part 1 of 8) — YouTube
11 min
June 08, 2023 (Free) A New Blinken Visit?; US-China Drama in Singapore; The Post-Covid Stimulus Calculus; Travel to the PRC in 2023
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Blinken to China?; Xi on desertification; Li Qiang to Germany and France; Economic concerns; Disappearing "Glory to Hong Kong" — Sinocism
Trade data; Waiting for stimulus; EU-China; Gaokao; SOE cadre's career-ending stroll — Sinocism
US Secretary of State Blinken Set to Travel to Beijing for Talks in Coming Weeks — Bloomberg
U.S. and China lock horns at Asia’s top security forum — Washington Post
Statement on Unprofessional Intercept of U.S. Aircraft over South China Sea — USINDOPACOM
Popularity of China’s ‘New Security Initiative’ is inevitable: Global Times editorial — Global Times
Fareed Zakaria — Twitter
Xi urges sustained efforts to curb desertification — Xinhua
China, Mongolia aim to stop spread of shared desert that threatens mining and agriculture on both sides — SMCP
What Engagement With China Has Meant for Me — Wall Street Journal
China Is Drilling a 10,000-Meter-Deep Hole Into the Earth — Bloomberg
In a geologic triumph, scientists drill a window into Earth’s mantle — Washington Post
The most shocking photo of Beijing air pollution I’ve ever seen — Washington Post
1 hr 6 min
May 31, 2023 (Preview) The Latest Failed Attempt at US-China Defense Dialogue; Beijing’s Misread of Europe; Musk in China; Microsoft Finds Malware in Guam
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National Security Commission meets; Politburo study session on education; US-China; Musk in the PRC; More allegations of interference in Canadian politics — Sinocism
Xi meets Russian Prime Minister; Wang Huning visits Xinjiang; US-China; Malware — Sinocism
China Rebuffs Pentagon Chief, Blunting Push for Rapprochement — Wall Street Journal
China turns down US invitation for defence chiefs meeting in Singapore — Financial Times
Statement on Unprofessional Intercept of U.S. Aircraft over South China Sea — US Indo-Pacific Command
In China’s words, it’s open for business. In actions, not so much. — Washington Post
Nathaniel Sher — Twitter
Europe Rebuffs China’s Efforts to Split the West in Pushing Ukraine Cease-Fire — Wall Street Journal
Xi urges accelerated efforts to modernize national security system, capacity — Xinhua
Elon Musk meets Chinese foreign minister, who calls for ‘mutual respect’ in U.S. relations — NBC News
China’s C919 Takes Maiden Commercial Flight—and First Bite From Boeing — Wall Street Journal
China’s COMAC: An Aerospace Minor Leaguer — CSIS
Chinese Malware Hits Systems on Guam. Is Taiwan the Real Target? — New York Times
Why do planes get water salutes? — YouTube
Elon Musk pulls off dance moves at Tesla's Shanghai plant — YouTube
9 min
May 24, 2023 (Preview) The G-7 Summit and the PRC Response; Making Sense of Biden’s China Approach; $23 Trillion in Local Debt; Censorship Domestically and Abroad
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
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G-7 on China; PRC response; Biden says a thaw coming in US-China relations; Micron ban; Covid second wave — Sinocism
G7 issues strongest condemnation of China as it intensifies response to Beijing — Financial Times
Flaring tensions over G7 and Micron show limits to US-China reset — Financial Times
Biden Sees Coming ‘Thaw’ With China, Even as He Rallies Allies Against Beijing — New York Times
Why the US delayed China sanctions after shooting down a spy balloon — Reuters
China’s $23 Trillion Local Debt Mess Is About to Get Worse — Bloomberg
Cover Story: China’s Effort to Move Mountain of ‘Hidden Debt’ Faces Uphill Climb — Caixin Global
Chinese comedian arrested after joke about army — BBC
Nigel Ng — Twitter
ESPN Has Reportedly Pulled Notable Sports Documentary — The Spun
K Tse — Twitter
Iconic Moments: Chang vs Lendl - Roland Garros 4th Round, 1989 — YouTube
11 min
May 10, 2023 (Preview) US and China Dreaming of Bali; A Changing Risk Profile for Investors; Canada Expels a PRC Diplomat; Plans for Population and Youth Unemployment
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
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Sinocism Podcast: Tu Le of Sino Auto Insights on the rise of the China vehicle industry — Sinocism
CCFEA on industrial system on population; Canada expels a diplomat; Details of the Capvision investigation; Qin Gang meets US Ambassador — Sinocism
Chinese FM meets U.S. ambassador — Xinhua
Biden Administration Tamps Down Talk of US-China Decoupling — Bloomberg
US, China spar in first face-to-face meeting under Biden — Associated Press
China Signals Spying Fears Amid Probe of Consulting Firms — Wall Street Journal
U.S. Think Tank Reports Prompted Beijing to Put a Lid on Chinese Data — Wall Street Journal
Why leaked spy docs have sent China and Canada’s fraught relationship to a new low — NBC News
Two high-level memos allege Beijing covertly funded Canadian election candidates — Global News
China Focus: China pursues high-quality population development to support modernization — Xinhua
America’s Bad Bet on India — Foreign Affairs
The Chip Ban Seven Months Later, China's Response, More on Intel and Tower Semiconductor — Sharp Tech
An Interview with Chip War Author Chris Miller — Stratechery Interviews
Entrapment (1999) — YouTube
13 min
May 10, 2023 (Preview) US and China Dreaming of Bali; A Changing Risk Profile for Investors; Canada Expels a PRC Diplomat; Plans for Population and Youth Unemployment
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
To email the show: [email protected]
Sinocism Podcast: Tu Le of Sino Auto Insights on the rise of the China vehicle industry — Sinocism
CCFEA on industrial system on population; Canada expels a diplomat; Details of the Capvision investigation; Qin Gang meets US Ambassador — Sinocism
Chinese FM meets U.S. ambassador — Xinhua
Biden Administration Tamps Down Talk of US-China Decoupling — Bloomberg
US, China spar in first face-to-face meeting under Biden — Associated Press
China Signals Spying Fears Amid Probe of Consulting Firms — Wall Street Journal
U.S. Think Tank Reports Prompted Beijing to Put a Lid on Chinese Data — Wall Street Journal
Why leaked spy docs have sent China and Canada’s fraught relationship to a new low — NBC News
Two high-level memos allege Beijing covertly funded Canadian election candidates — Global News
China Focus: China pursues high-quality population development to support modernization — Xinhua
America’s Bad Bet on India — Foreign Affairs
The Chip Ban Seven Months Later, China's Response, More on Intel and Tower Semiconductor — Sharp Tech
An Interview with Chip War Author Chris Miller — Stratechery Interviews
Entrapment (1999) — YouTube
13 min
May 03, 2023 Open for Business (and Raiding Foreign Businesses); Xi Calls Zelenskyy; India, Pakistan and the PRC; Decoupling with an Asterisk
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
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China Locks Information on the Country Inside a Black Box — Wall Street Journal
China’s ‘men in black’ step up scrutiny of foreign corporate sleuths — Financial Times
U.S. Chamber Statement on Concerns Over PRC Investment Climate — U.S. Chamber of Commerce
China's exit bans multiply as political control tightens under Xi — Reuters
New Report: Trapped - China’s Expanding Use of Exit Bans — Safeguard Defenders
Xi calls Zelensky — Sinocism
Xi-Zelensky call; Bain's Shanghai troubles; Counter-espionage law; Li Ganjie heads Organization Department; Employment measures — Sinocism
Speak Plainly, Mr. Chairman — China Media Project
America’s Bad Bet on India — Foreign Affairs
Sinocism Podcast: Tania Branigan on her book Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution — Sinocism
An excerpt from Tania Branigan's Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution — Sinocism
1 hr 4 min
April 26, 2023 (Preview) The Lu Snafu; A Broadened Espionage Act; China’s Own Regional Banking Crisis; A Beginner’s Guide to the Taiwan Status Quo
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
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Lu Shaye creates a mess in the EU; Covid; PLAN turns 74; Guizhou debt; Dong Yuyu — Sinocism
Macron and VDL brief Biden on their PRC trips; Yellen's China speech; “农管“, agricultural administrative law enforcers; BYD — Sinocism
Baltics blast China diplomat for questioning sovereignty of ex-Soviet states — Politico
China doesn’t want peace in Ukraine, Czech president warns — Politico
The Man Behind China's Aggressive New Voice — New York Times
Prominent Chinese journalist faces espionage charges — Washington Post
China Accuses Newspaper Editor of Espionage After Meeting With Diplomat — Wall Street Journal
Janet Yellen offers an olive branch to China — Financial Times
Biden tells 60 Minutes U.S. troops would defend Taiwan, but White House says this is not official U.S. policy — CBS News
One of the Most Influential Ambassadors in Washington Isn’t One — New York Times
12 min
April 19, 2023 (Preview) Macron and Lula Meetings; 'Surgical' Trade Retaliation; The DOJ Charges Dozens of Chinese Security Officers; Waiting for the FBI's Balloon Report
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Lula and Xi; National security cases; US indictments of PRC police officers; Yi Gang on the RMB; Spy balloon disclosures — Sinocism
Lula vows partnership with China to ‘balance world geopolitics’ — Finanical Times
Why China’s Leader Hasn’t Called the President of Ukraine — New York Times
Europe must resist pressure to become ‘America’s followers,’ says Macron — Politico
China starts ‘surgical’ retaliation against foreign companies after US-led tech blockade — Financial Times
U.S. Arrests Two, Charges Dozens for Alleged Illegal U.S. Activities by Chinese Security Agents — Wall Street Journal
China stalls Antony Blinken’s Beijing visit over ‘spy balloon’ concerns — Financial Times
Leaked secret documents detail up to four additional Chinese spy balloons — Washington Post
13 min
April 13, 2023 (Free Preview) The Tsai/McCarthy Meeting and China's Reaction, Taiwan's Upcoming Presidential Election, Warren Buffett and TSMC, and China and AI
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Taiwan's president warns 'democracy is under threat' in joint remarks with McCarthy — CNN
European leaders in Beijing; Tsai in California; Xinhua attacks US financial hegemony; Saudi-Iran Beijing meeting — Sinocism
China to inspect ships in Taiwan Strait, Taiwan says won't cooperate — Reuters
PLA exercises around Taiwan; Macron and the PRC; Did Tedros "slander China"?; AI Bubble — Sinocism
China military ‘ready to fight’ after drills near Taiwan — Associated Press
Xi inspects Guangdong; Lula to China; Draft AI rules; Macron; Sandstorms; Substack Notes open to all — Sinocism
2024 election a choice between 'democracy and autocracy': DPP nominee Lai — Focus Taiwan
China slaps security reviews on AI products as Alibaba unveils ChatGPT challenger — Financial Times
Buffett says geopolitics a factor in Berkshire sale of TSMC stake — Reuters
1 hr