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On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with a look at the dialogue between National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi. Topics include: Why meetings with Wang are valuable to the U.S. side, the progress the meetings have (and have not) yielded, and the strategy going forward. From there: Yet another clash between the PRC and the Philippines over the weekend, continued questions about when and how the U.S. may intervene, and updates on the next phase of chip controls as the Netherlands weighs a policy change, the PRC threatens retribution against Japan, and a cloud computing loophole persists. At the end: An emailer asks about Xi‘s speeches, and thoughts on the success of the best-selling video game in the world this week, Black Myth: Wukong.

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Xi on education; Escalating crisis at Sabina Shoal; FOCAC week; Toyota opposes more chip controls; A Gao Brother detained — Sinocism

Jake Sullivan meets Xi; Philippines resupplies ship at Sabina Shoal; ASML may stop servicing some PRC machines; HK sedition convictions — Sinocism

The inside story of the secret backchannel between the US and China — Financial Times

China, Philippines accuse each other of ramming ships in South China Sea — Reuters

If China wants Taiwan it should also take back land from Russia, president says — Reuters

As China’s power grows, candidates use it as attack line — Washington Post

ASML’s China Chip Business Faces New Curbs From Netherlands — Bloomberg

China Warns Japan of Retaliation for Possible New Chip Curbs — Bloomberg

Why China Is Starting a New Trade War — Wall Street Journal

There’s a China-Shaped Hole in the Global Economy — Wall Street Journal

China trade war ‘maybe unavoidable’, EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell warns — SCMP

Hit game Black Myth: Wukong faces backlash after telling players not to discuss ‘feminist propaganda’ — The Guardian

China’s first global gaming hit sells millions in a week. An early investor shares what’s next — CNBC

Black Myth: Wukong Final Trailer — YouTube