Sharp China Podcast

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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 — [...