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Iran FM in China; Trump China visit next week; EU losing patience?; DeepSeek; Xi on basic research; MU5735 crash investigation
All signs point to Trump traveling Beijing next week to meet Xi. Late last week Wang Yi and Marco Rubio had a call, as did He Lifeng and Scott Bessent and Jamieson Greer. The PRC readout of the Wang-Rubio call had this interesting language...
Triangles and Chokepoints | Sinification: April 2026
This monthly report is prepared for Sinocism by the excellent Sinification, an invaluable resource for understanding how domestic and international affairs are debated within the Chinese establishment. — Bill
The concept of Sino-US-...
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 of a ruling from the NDRC on Monday. Topics include: The legal grounding cited by Beij...
Politburo study session; Australian FM in Beijing; More on the Manus mess and AI; Chongqing corruption
Caixin has a long story titled “Prominent Female Lawyer Goes Missing: The Intersection Point of Chongqing’s Anti-Corruption Storm”. It is only available in the original Chinese - 知名女律师失联 重庆反腐风暴的交织点.
Caixin reports that Peng Jing 彭静, the 58...
April Politburo meeting; Manus mess; Hostile foreign forces encouraging "lying flat"; New US semiconductor restrictions?
The Wall Street Journal reports that Meta is planning to comply with the order to undo the Manus acquisition. Maybe they are happy to get a mulligan for hasty, overpriced acquisition of a company with little proprietary technology, or maybe...
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Writes The Sinocism Newsletter https://sinocism.com about China, tweets @niubi Human of Tashi the Golden Doodle https://tashigd.substack.com Investor in Substack
Exec. Director of Sinification. Associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Former analyst at MERICS.
Lead Analyst at Sinification. Former analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS). Fellow at the China Global South Project.
Associate Research Analyst at Sinification; Master's student at Peking University focusing on late-Qing history [email protected]
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