Sharp China with Bill Bishop

Subscribe to Stratechery Plus to get full episodes of Sharp China, plus Stratechery Updates and Interviews, Sharp Tech, Greatest of All Talk, and Dithering. Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism To email the show: email@sharpchina.fm Xi takes the CMC on an inspection; Covid in Guangzhou; China School of National Security — Sinocism Long road to reopening; Cases rising in Guangzhou and Beijing; Li Qiang speech; Weak trade data; Taiwan — Sinocism Germany’s Olaf Scholz Puts Business First in Beijing Visit — Wall Street Journal Instead of leading, Germany is muddling Europe's approach to China — Nikkei China’s Xi Jinping Plans Visit to Saudi Arabia Amid Global Reshuffling — Wall Street Journal Canadian intelligence warned PM Trudeau that China covertly funded 2019 election candidates: Sources — Global News ‘A brazen intrusion’: China’s foreign police stations raise hackles in Canada — The Guardian As Canada frees a Huawei boss, China lets two Canadians out of jail — The Economist A Chinese Spy Wanted GE’s Secrets, But the US Got China’s Instead — Bloomberg The Persistent Vaccine Hesitancy of China’s Elderly — Bloomberg China’s Ghost Cities Are Finally Stirring to Life After Years of Empty Streets — Bloomberg How We Would Know When China Is Preparing to Invade Taiwan — The Carnegie Endowment

Subscribe to Stratechery Plus to get full episodes of Sharp China, plus Stratechery Updates and Interviews, Sharp Tech, Greatest of All Talk, and Dithering. Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism To email the show: email@sharpchina.fm Rumors of change in Covid policies; Lockdowns; Two Establishes 两个确立 vs. Two Upholds 两个维护 — Sinocism Xi's message to the PRC's youth; Busy week of foreign visitors; Covid lockdowns — Sinocism Workers flee China’s Covid restrictions at Foxconn’s largest iPhone factory — Financial Times Coronavirus: Chinese authorities race to contain new waves of ‘dire and complicated’ outbreaks — South China Morning Post ‘We’re on That Bus, Too’: In China, a Deadly Crash Triggers Covid Trauma — New York Times Young Chinese Are Despairing of a Zero-COVID Future — Foreign Policy Chinese city accused of ‘performative lockdown lifting’ — The Guardian "A Chinese business consultant in a Ted-style talk justified zero-Covid policy by saying that in 10 years the West will be brought to its knees b/c long-Covid" — Twitter: @YanzhongHuang Visitors to Shanghai Disneyland were blocked from leaving the compound as Chinese authorities imposed a snap lockdown — Twitter: @dw_hotspotasia COVID-19 Origins: Investigating a “Complex and Grave Situation” Inside a Wuhan Lab — ProPublica The Lab Leak Hypothesis — N.Y. Mag

Subscribe to Stratechery Plus to get full episodes of Sharp China, plus Stratechery Updates and Interviews, Sharp Tech, Greatest of All Talk, and Dithering. Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism To email the show: email@sharpchina.fm 20th Party Congress; Economic data; Stocks; US indictments and Huawei — Sinocism 20th Party Congress concludes; New Central Committee; Party constitution revisions; Hu Jintao — Sinocism Xi’s Power Grab Spurs Historic Market Rout as Foreigners Flee — Bloomberg Resounding victory cements Xi’s dominance — The Lowy Institute The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers — Amazon China’s wealthy activate escape plans as Xi Jinping extends rule — Financial Times A Former Chinese Leader Was Ushered Out, Leaving Many Questions — New York Times Xi Jinping Exposed — Council on Foreign Relations

Subscribe to Stratechery Plus to get full episodes of Sharp China, plus Stratechery Updates and Interviews, Sharp Tech, Greatest of All Talk, and Dithering. Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism To email the show: email@sharpchina.fm Party Congress; Period of Strategic Opportunity; Taiwan; EU-China — Sinocism People’s Leader 人民领袖 ; Diplomacy in the New Era; “CCP Inc.” in Europe; Taiwan — Sinocism China Delays Indefinitely the Release of G.D.P. and Other Economic Statistics — The New York Times Chinese President Xi outlines vision for his nation’s role in the world — PBS News Hour China Abruptly Delays GDP Release During Communist Party Conference — Wall Street Journal US chip action against China may have ‘wide ramifications’ for the world: Singapore’s PM Lee — South China Morning Post Blinken Says China Wants to Seize Taiwan on ‘Much Faster Timeline’ — Bloomberg US Navy chief warns China could invade Taiwan before 2024 — Financial Times