Summary of the Essential Eight: Xi-Putin meetings -Xi and Putin signed two statements today, one very long one title “Deepening the Comprehensive…
Summary of the Essential Eight: Xi arrives in Russia - Xi arrived in Moscow Monday. Now we wait for the outcomes of the meetings. A signed article by…
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2023 Weekly Discussion Thread #10: Party reform; Xi to RussiaHappy Friday! I have a few starter questions but as always feel free to discuss whatever you would like. What are the key takeaways from the Par…
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The Party continues to swallow the state. The plan on reforming Party and state institutions came out Thursday, and it is very meaningful. In the best…
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Xi proposed the “Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) 全球文明倡议” in his speech "Walking Together on the Road to Modernization 携手同行现代化之路" at the CPC in…
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Podcast: Middle East Diplomacy and Reports of a Putin Visit; New Submarines for Australia; A Kamala Harris Beijing Trip?; What Xi Learned…Listen now (60 min) | On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with the news that Saudi Arabia and Iran have reestablished diplomatic relations in a deal…
Today is one of those days where I could not just get a very interesting newsletter together. Summary of today’s top items: Careful what you say about…
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Summary of today’s Essential Eight: NPC meeting concludes - As expected, Ding Xuexiang, He Lifeng, Zhang Guoqing, Liu Guozhong are the new vice…
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2023 Weekly Discussion Thread #9: President Xi Three-peat; Xi on Private enterprise; US-ChinaHappy Friday! Xi won a third-term as State President by a vote of 2952-0. Delegates selected Han Zheng as the new Vice President by the same mar…
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Summary of the today’s top items: Two meetings - The big event Friday is the election of the president and vice president of the PRC. The odds favor Xi…
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Today’s issue is a little thin; we are in the Two Meetings doldrums. Summary of today’s top items:Sinocism is a reader-supported publication. To receive…
New Language from Xi and Qin Gang; Competing Thoughts on DC Consensus; Trudeau and the UFWD; Lessons from Lee Teng-hui's 1995 US VisitListen now (56 min) | On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with the first few days of the Two Sessions and what to make of the messages sent by Xi…