Sharp China with Bill Bishop

By Andrew Sharp and Sinocism’s Bill Bishop

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March 19, 2025 (Preview) Renewed Tensions on Taiwan; Xi 'Angered' by the Panama Canal Deal; TikTok Talks Heating Up; Multidimensional Trump Implications
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-Te designating the PRC a "foreign hostile force," the initial response from the PRC and potential responses to come, rumors surrounding CMC vice chairman He Weidong, and an email wondering about the defense of Taiwan as a core American interest. From there: Sources say Xi Jinping is "angered" by CK Hutchison's deal to sell its ports in Panama, and TikTok talks accelerate as Beijing remains silent on the issue and Oracle heads to Washington to pitch lawmakers on Project Texas 2.0. At the end: Trump says that Xi will visit "soon" but sources tell the FT otherwise, a question about Beijing's reaction to DOGE and Trump 2.0, a question on fentanyl, and a bit more on the memoir of a former Facebook exec.
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Xi inspects Guizhou; BlackRock-CK Hutchinson ports deal under attack; TikTok; US ceding the global information battlefield — Sinocism
Tensions over Taiwan; EU corruption probe of Huawei; OpenAI rattled by DeepSeek; CK Hutchison deal with BlackRock slammed for "spineless kowtowing" — Sinocism
Taiwan holds combat-readiness drills in response to PLA ‘grey-zone provocations’ — SCMP
Fleet Of Special Barges Suitable For Taiwan Landings — 笑脸男人 on X
Top Chinese Military Official Close to Xi Rumored To Have Been Arrested — Newsweek
Elon Musk on Taiwan and the AI Race — Autism Capital on X
China Is Said to Scrutinize Li Ka-shing’s Panama Port Deal — Bloomberg
China’s Xi Is Angered by Panama Port Deal That Trump Touted as a Win — WSJ
To Save TikTok, ByteDance Must Go — National Review
White House seriously considering deal from Oracle to run TikTok — Politico
Leaked Audio From 80 Internal TikTok Meetings Shows That US User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From China — Buzzfeed News
Was a CCP Influence Operation Behind RedNote’s US Surge? — The Diplomat
Donald Trump says China’s Xi Jinping to visit US in ‘not too distant future’ — FT
Chinese state media celebrates Trump’s cuts to Voice of America and Radio Free Asia — The Guardian
Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir — NYT
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16min
March 12, 2025 (Preview) New Year, Same Plans for the Economy; PRC Tariffs on Canadian Exports; A Trump-Xi Birthday Summit?; When Facebook Tried to Enter China
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with takeaways from the Two Sessions, including good news for tech companies as the push for new quality productive forces continues, the rhetoric surrounding domestic consumption alongside modest stimulus measures so far, the NDRC's plan to mobilize 1 billion yuan to support the startup ecosystem, and more. From there: The PRC announces new tariffs on Canadian exports and state TV warns against Canada cooperating with the U.S. on tariffs, and dueling reports on a potential Trump-Xi meeting as communication remains frustrated between high level US and China leaders. At the end: Cuts to USAID provide a win to the PRC as China-watching NGOs go offline, a whistleblower highlights Facebook’s failed attempts to enter China, and TikTok rumors continue to churn as the apparent deadline for a sale approaches in April.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
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NPC concludes without Zhao Leji; Dalai Lama; Robots and embodied AI; US-China — Sinocism
Two Sessions; Xi's PLA/PAP meeting; Wang Yi's presser; Trump-Xi meeting chatter — Sinocism
Government work report; NDRC national economic and social development plan; Xi meets with his fellow Jiangsu delegates — Sinocism
What Slowdown? Xi Says China Must Win the Global Tech Race. — NYT
Trump’s Tariffs Push Xi to Overhaul China’s Ailing Growth Model — Bloomberg
China’s consumer prices fall for first time in more than a year — FT
China to set up national venture capital guidance fund, state planner says — Reuters
China Hits Canada With Tariffs in Indirect Riposte to Trump — NYT
U.S., China Discuss a Trump-Xi Summit for June — WSJ
Exclusive | Trump may meet Xi in China as soon as April despite escalating trade war, insiders say — SCMP
US-China Tariff Talks Stuck at Lower Levels, Stoking Frustration — Bloomberg
U.S. Foreign-Aid Halt Is Making Scrutiny of China Even Harder — WSJ
Rumormonger Australian 'think tank' ASPI suspends bogus 'research' on China as US funding cuts bite — People's Daily Online
Zuckerberg’s Meta considered sharing user data with China, whistleblower alleges — Washington Post
Trump Says Four Bidders in Play for TikTok Deal ‘Soon’ — Bloomberg
TikTok hasn't negotiated with prospective buyers as deadline looms — Axios
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March 05, 2025 Tariffs and the Escalatory Cycle; China and the Fentanyl Crisis; TSMC Plans and Nvidia Scrutiny; Hard Times for Moutai
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with Trump raising tariffs on the PRC by 10%, the PRC's response, and the phone call Xi-Trump phone call that was rumored a month ago but still hasn't happened. Then: What to watch for during Two Sessions week, Xi has always supported private enterprises, a response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on fentanyl, and why the U.S. focusing on domestic enforcement only goes far. From there: A roundup of news on chips, including an investigation in Singapore, TSMC's investment in the United States, a Wall Street Journal report on Nvidia, and questions facing the Trump team as new policy takes shape. At the end: The New York Times reports on "plea leniency," FIFA won't play ball with the PRC, and a variety of Moutai thoughts as Kweichow Moutai struggles to find demand.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
US Tariffs; Two Sessions; Xi has always supported private enterprises; Peaceful China Initiative; Chips — Sinocism
Response to US tariffs; Two Sessions begin; DeepSeek — Sinocism
FURTHER AMENDMENT TO DUTIES ADDRESSING THE SYNTHETIC OPIOID SUPPLY CHAIN IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA — The White House
Xi Leaves Door Open for Talks With Measured Response to Trump — Bloomberg
Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs — MoFA on Twitter
BlackRock to buy Panama Canal ports after pressure from Donald Trump — Financial Times
Canadian Police Say They Dismantled Country’s Largest Drug Lab — New York Times
How Dirty Money From Fentanyl Sales Is Flowing Through China — Wall Street Journal
Chinese Buyers Are Ordering Nvidia’s Newest AI Chips, Defying U.S. Curbs — Wall Street Journal
Singapore Probes Potential Fraud in Nvidia AI Chip Shipments — Bloomberg
Cover Story: DeepSeek Sets Up Race for Chinese Dominance in AI — Caixin
Trump, Chip Maker TSMC Announce $100 Billion Investment in U.S. — Wall Street Journal
The ‘Leniency’ Trap: How China’s Plea System Gives Prosecutors More Power — New York Times
China’s tech minister removed from office — Financial Times
Ebbing demand for China's favourite firewater adds to debt concerns — Reuters
The Patrón of Xinghuacun - a modest proposal for Fenjiu — Moatless Musings
Xi Jiu, A Baijiu Bet on Xi Jinping — Sinocism
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1h 1min
February 26, 2025 (Preview) Trump's Memorandum on Foreign Investment; 'Reverse Nixon' Realities; Document #1; PLA Drills in the Tasman Sea
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Document #1; Xi-Putin call; US trade and investment pressure on the PRC; AI development — Sinocism
Trump's recent hawkish moves on China policies and personnel — Sinocism
America First Investment Policy — The White House
China hawk picked for key US Commerce Dept job — Reuters
Trump administration pushes out top China export policy official, sources say — Reuters
Trump Team Seeking to Toughen Biden’s Chip Controls Over China — Bloomberg
AI Promise and Chip Precariousness — Stratechery
As Trump Courts Putin, China’s Leader Xi Emphasizes Close Ties With Russia — New York Times
Putin, Xi Reaffirm Ties on Anniversary of Ukraine War — Wall Street Journal
Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed ship suspected of cutting undersea cable — CNN
NZ defence minister warns of 'extremely capable' Chinese warships in Tasman Sea — ABC
Trump Team Seeks to Toughen Biden’s Chip Controls Over China — Bloomberg
Chinese Companies’ New Tactic to Stop Damaging Research: Legal Threats — New York Times
A newly opened basketball court in Beijing, transformed from the former cooling towers of Capital Steel and Iron Company. — China in Pictures on X
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12min
February 19, 2025 (Preview) Xi Jinping and China's Tech Companies, The Long-Run Implications of the Chip Ban, and a Pessimistic Outlook for Taiwan
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
On today’s special crossover Sharp Tech/Sharp China episode, Ben Thompson and Bill Bishop discuss the private enterprise symposium and Xi Jinping's rapprochement with China's tech companies, and the connection between xAI and DeepSeek. Then, an extended debate on the chip ban, including its potential long-term consequences, and whether or not a course correction is possible. Finally, why the situation surround Taiwan is worrisome, and whether Trump is looking to make a deal.
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@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
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Xi convenes private enterprise symposium; Wang Yi in Munich; Taiwan; Tesla FSD and US-China trade — Sinocism
DeepSeek FAQ — Stratechery
Grok-3, The Nvidia Shortcut, Competitive Implications — Stratechery Update
The ZTE Ban, Tech’s Trade War Risk, China’s Delayed Approval and Apple’s Pain — Stratechery Update
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16min
February 06, 2025 The Tariff Tit-for-Tat Begins; The PRC and the Panama Canal; Apple and Google in China; DeepSeek One Week Later
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
On today's show Andrew and Bill begin by talking through a first round of US tariffs on PRC goods and responses from the PRC earlier this week. Topics include: The fentanyl allegations that served as the predicate for these tariffs, Chinese responses that highlight points of leverage should trade tensions escalate, next steps in negotiations, and the end of the de minimis loophole. From there: Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours Latin America, the PRC's investments in Panama, and questions for the future of the Panama Canal. At the end: The PRC announces an investigation into Google, a Bloomberg report suggests Apple's being investigated for its app store policies, Apple's growth in China plateaus, and a few more thoughts on DeepSeek as Congress reacts and BIS gets a new leader.
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@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Foreign leaders meet with Xi; US-China; Lu Shaye; Tesla; Modernization; DeepSeek — Sinocism
US-China tariffs and export controls; Google in China trouble again — Sinocism
Imposing Duties to Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China — The White House
'We Are Shipping To The U.S.': Inside China's Online Synthetic Drug Networks — NPR
Beijing Prepares Its Opening Bid to Talk Trade With Trump — Wall Street Journal
Looking Beyond TikTok: The Risks of Temu — CSIS
Trump administration weighs adding Shein, Temu to forced labor list — Semafor
Panama Offers Concessions to US After Rubio Meets President — Bloomberg
Panama: China’s Strategic Hub — Diaglo Americas
China targets Google, Nvidia and Intel as Donald Trump’s tariffs bite — Financial Times
China Weighs Probe Into Apple’s App Store Fees, Practices — Bloomberg
Apple Earnings, OpenAI Deep Research, The Unbundling of Substantiation — Stratechery
Foxconn stops sending Chinese workers to India iPhone factories — Rest of World
Chinese state-linked accounts hyped DeepSeek AI launch ahead of US stock rout, Graphika says — Reuters
Senators urge tougher chip controls to stymie Chinese AI advance — Washington Post
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1h 7min
January 30, 2025 (Preview) Happy Lunar New Year and A Few Thoughts on DeepSeek
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
On today’s show Andrew and Bill wish a Happy Lunar New Year to the audience and interrupt the holiday week in the PRC to share various reactions to a week of DeepSeek discussion in the U.S. Topics include: The DeepSeek origin story, OpenAI and distillation questions, DeepSeek’s future in China after Liang Wenfeng’s meeting with Li Qiang, how the U.S. government might process these developments, and a dizzying spectrum of reactions from all around the Internet.
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Microsoft Probing If DeepSeek-Linked Group Improperly Obtained OpenAI Data — Bloomberg
America First Trade Policy — White House
DeepSeek part 1: How new labor practices propelled an unknown AI firm to the top — Value Added
DeepSeek part 2: An Outlier in China’s AI Innovation Ecosystem — Value Added
On DeepSeek and Export Controls — Dario Amodei
DeepSeek FAQ — Stratechery
Trump Officials Discuss Tighter Curbs on Nvidia China Sales — Bloomberg
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11min
January 24, 2025 (Preview) The TikTok Fiasco Continues; Breathing Room on Tariffs; The RMB Calculus; Notes on Taiwan and Hollywood
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Xi visits Shenyang; Regulators discuss measures to help capital markets; A TikTok deal “short of divestiture”?; “Anesthetics Not anesthetizing and laxatives not laxating” — Sinocism
Xi in Liaoning; New plan to get long-term capital into the markets; Trump threatens 10% tariffs; TikTok; Dear Li Hua; Fukushima — Sinocism
APPLICATION OF PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED APPLICATIONS ACT TO TIKTOK — White House
Trump says he’s open to TikTok sale to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison — CNBC
Donald Trump says China tariffs could hinge on TikTok deal — FT
Trump says he’s considering a 10% tariff on China beginning as soon as Feb. 1 — CNBC
US lawmakers seek to end China's special trade status, import duty exemption — Reuters
One Weapon China Is Reluctant to Deploy Against Tariffs: A Weaker Currency — WSJ
Taiwan reports unprecedented undersea cable damage this year — Nikkei Asia
Taiwan lawmakers risk alienating Donald Trump with defence funds freeze — FT
Wars and Rumors of Wars — N.Y. Times
China Welcomes Back Hollywood Movies in Bid to Boost Spending — Bloomberg
Shanghai’s old cinemas tell of a power reversal between China and Hollywood — L.A. Times
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January 17, 2025 Bonus Episode: A TikTok Verdict and Lots of Questions on Substack Live
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
Andrew and Bill take to Substack Live on Sinocism to discuss the SCOTUS decision about TikTok and what may be next for the app in the US.
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To watch the video of this conversation, click here.
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January 15, 2025 TikTok and Musk and Xiaohongshu; Xi’s Speech To Top Leaders; New PLA Capabilities for Taiwan; Proposed AI Controls and Continued Hacking Concerns
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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism
On today’s show Bill and Andrew begin with multiple reports that Chinese officials have considered working with Elon Musk to find a resolution for TikTok in the U.S., while TikTok‘s users have flocked to Xiaohongshu and inspired a few more questions for the future. Then: Parsing Xi Jinping’s speech in the first 2025 issue of Qiushi, why both the substance of his message and his audience heighten concerns, and reactions to a new fleet of barges in Guangzhou that could factor into the PRC’s plans for Taiwan. At the end: U.S.-China updates, including a final rule from the U.S. on connected vehicles, proposed rules on AI chips, more alarms being sounded on PRC hacking, looming tech bro fissures, and the emissary from the PRC who may attend next week’s presidential inauguration.
To email the show: [email protected]
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RMB signaling; Trade surplus; New US AI export rules; TikTok to become XTok? — Sinocism
Xi chats with European Council President Antonio Costa; US rule on connected vehicles; RMB talk; Supply chain binding; TikTok — Sinocism
China Weighs Sale of TikTok US to Musk as a Possible Option — Bloomberg
China discussing using Elon Musk as broker in TikTok deal — Financial Times
China Officials Discuss Option of TikTok Sale to Elon Musk — Wall Street Journal
US netizens calling themselves ‘TikTok refugees’ migrate to Chinese social media app ahead of US Supreme Court ruling — Global Times
TikTok crisis builds unlikely ‘cyberspace bridge’ between US and China — Semafor
Xi in Qiushi - Comprehensively Advancing the Building of a Strong Country and the Great Cause of National Rejuvenation Through Chinese Modernization — Sinocism
China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion — New York Times
China Suddenly Building Fleet Of Special Barges Suitable For Taiwan Landings — Naval News
Post by John Culver — John Culver on X
Commerce Finalizes Rule to Secure Connected Vehicle Supply Chains from Foreign Adversary Threats — BIS
U.S. Targets China With New AI Curbs, Overriding Nvidia’s Objections — Wall Street Journal
Former FBI Director Chris Way on 60 Minutes — Face the Nation on X
How Chinese Hackers Graduated From Clumsy Corporate Thieves to Military Weapons — WSJ
Jan. 6, 2025: Giant Pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao Play In The Snow — YouTube
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