Bill Bishop

Sharp China Podcast

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Understanding China and how China impacts the world. Hosted by Andrew Sharp and Bill Bishop. sinocism.com

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Bill Bishop

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Reciprocal Travel Restrictions; Wolf Warrior Diplomacy; Made in China 2025; Traveling to Xi's China as an American 12.01.2023 11:57

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sinocism.com On today's show Andrew and Bill begin by talking through the latest news on the reopening, including reciprocal travel restrictions imposed on South Korea and Japan, Paxlovid price disputes, and continued uncertainty about case counts. From there: Xie Feng as the likely replacement for Qin Gang in D.C., Zhao Lijan's demotio...

The First Month of Reopening; Xi's Credibility; Qin Gang and US-China Relations; TikTok Forfeits the Benefit of the Doubt 06.01.2023 1:00:18

On today's show Andrew and Bill reunite after the holiday break and begin with the continued reopening process around China. Topics include: the tragedy of the past several weeks, calls for more transparency from the CCP, dubious testing requirements for Chinese travelers, the government reportedly pressing pause on some of its chip investments, and why it may take a few months before reopening yi...

A Head-Spinning Reopening, Questions for Musk, The Latest on the Chip Ban, New Realities for Chinese Big Tech 14.12.2022 14:39

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sinocism.com On this week's show Andrew and Bill begin with the landscape in China one week after the widespread elimination of covid restrictions. Topics include: Early reports from Beijing and other major cities, best and worst case scenarios for case numbers, what Westerners can and can’t know, and how this process (and the protests)...

New Narrative on Covid, Jiang Zemin, Relationships in the Pacific, mRNA Vaccines as a Red Herring 07.12.2022 2:11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sinocism.com To email the show: email@sharpchina.fm Reopening; Shifting the Covid messaging; Jiang Zemin; CEWC; Saudi Arabia — Sinocism Reopening; Jiang Zemin; Xi to Saudi Arabia; TikTok — Sinocism Rocky road to re-opening; Downplaying Omicron; Jiang Zemin, Xi meets Michel; Zhao Lijian — Sinocism 60 Minutes Archives: An interview with C...

A Weekend of Protests Across China: What We Know and What Might Come Next 30.11.2022 2:08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sinocism.com We recorded this episode Tuesday afternoon DC time, and at the end we discuss what might happen when Jiang Zemin died, given the recent rumors, but before the official announcement today that he has passed. To email the show: email@sharpchina.fm Covid; PCR testing troubles; Protests and cracking down; Huawei -- Sinocism Pro...

Preview: The State of Dynamic Zero-COVID and Reactions to that ProPublica Report 04.11.2022 2:20

COVID lockdowns at Foxconn and elsewhere in China, a survey of the near-daily rumors of a looming policy change, glimpses of what these policies have meant for Chinese citizens, and reactions to the latest report seeking clarity as to COVID-19’s origins. To listen the full episode go to https://sinocism.com/s/sharpchina *** To email the show: email@sharpchina.fm *** Rumors of change in Covid poli...

The State of Dynamic Zero-COVID and Reactions to that ProPublica Report 04.11.2022 1:01:58

COVID lockdowns at Foxconn and elsewhere in China, a survey of the near-daily rumors of a looming policy change, glimpses of what these policies have meant for Chinese citizens, and reactions to the latest report seeking clarity as to COVID-19’s origins. 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 — [...