Sinocism China Newsletter

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -59:14 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. This episode of Sharp China is outside the paywall. Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with a perspective on PRC strategy under Xi, including what the party wants from global institutions, how the PRC differs from the U.S., and political security as a paramount priority.

We recorded this week’s episode of Sharp China earlier today - China's Global Strategy; Tragedy on the Nepal-Tibet Border; A 19-1 Vote at the G-20; TikTok Dodges Congress - and will come out at 5AM ET Friday, and will be outside the paywall. Monday is Labor Day here in the US and so there will not be a regular edition of the newsletter until Tuesday the 8th.

In this issue: Xi’s Egypt visit G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting Bond issuance for rest of the year EU-China trade The Feed: - Politics and Law - - Hong Kong - Taiwan - Tech and Media - - - Jobs and Events Today’s top items: 1. Xi’s Egypt visit - Xi has completed his state visit to Egypt.

In this issue: Xi at the SCO China’s global strategy Li Qiang meets US business delegation Tax changes for foreigners Auto industry overseas conduct guidelines Latest issue of Qiushi The Feed: - Politics and Law - - Hong Kong - Taiwan - Tech and Media - - Education - Today’s top items: 1. Xi at the SCO - Xi gave two speeches in Bishkek Monday for the SCO’s 25th anniversary: one to the Council of Heads of State in the morning, one to the “SCO Plus” session in the afternoon.

The disaster in Nepal and Tibet

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 This month’s digest pulls in different directions—insofar as we can follow a single thread, it is that of traditional systems being swept away and of “changes unseen in a century” coming to pass: in discussions of nuclear proliferation, the Cold War nuclear order has “irreversibly come to...

Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with a series of questions on the US and China, including a look at the likely toothless threats implied by Trump's "Economic D-Day" agenda, China's role or lack thereof in a breakdown between the US and Canada, questions about the next four weeks and four months of the relationship, and, unrelated to the US, what to watch for as Xi heads to the SCO Summit where he could potentially meet Vladimir Putin.

There will not be a regular newsletter Thursday as one of our kids is heading back to college at the end of the week. Given that Xi leaves for the SCO summit on August 30, the August Politburo meeting will likely convene Thursday or Friday, and so I will send something out about that. The Zhong Caiwen series earlier this week did not hint at any new policies coming out of this meeting to support the economy, but we should know soon enough.

In this issue: PRC response to “Economic D-Day” The Zhong Caiwen articles Cadre accountability for environmental damage Formaldehyde Kimchi? Corruption investigators still looking at PLA Rocket Force The Feed: - Politics and Law - - Hong Kong - Tech and Media - - Today’s top items: 1.

In this issue: Xi meets Jordan’s king Sixth Plenum of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection “Zhong Caiwen 钟才文” on the economy Fiscal revenue grew in July Formaldehyde-dipped cabbage US-China The Feed: - Politics and Law - - Hong Kong - Taiwan - Tech and Media - - - Today’s top items: 1. Xi meets Jordan’s king - Xi Jinping met Monday with King Abdullah II of Jordan. According to the readout, translated here: The two heads of state exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East.