Sharp China: The Trade War Becomes a Supply Chain War; A Global Rare Earth Emergency; Xu Qiliang and the Xi Rumor Mill

Xi meets Lukashenko; Xi-Trump call soon?; Rare earths; Bill O'Reilly and China

Xi rumors; US-China tensions; Rare earths; Xu Qiliang

US tariff policy uncertainty; Visa restrictions; Nvidia and China; DeepSeek

Unlike the Nvidia CEO, Xi Jinping does not prefer the American technology stack for China AI

Sharp China: Made in China 2025 and What Comes Next; EV Price Wars; The EU and Its China Dilemmas; Xi and His Rivals

US-China Geneva"détente" may be breaking; US to start revoking PRC student visas; China-PIC meeting; EV sector bloodbath coming?

Premier Li visits Indonesia and Malaysia; 15th Five-year plan and “Made in China 2025”; Improving the modern corporate system with Chinese characteristics; National Digital Identity System

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Sharp China: Chips and the Geneva Consensus; US Policy and the Chinese Century; Controversy Over Solar Power Inverters

Xi's Henan tour; Lai's speech; Budget deficit; Private economy promotion law

Lai's inauguration anniversary; Xi in Henan; Official belt tightening; Chip controls

Premier Li on domestic circulation; Ding on tech self-reliance; AI chips; Rare earth magnets; CO2 emissions decline

China-CELAC Forum; Xi and Lula; More policy support for tech financing; Solar shutdown risk?Huawei chips; Death by baijiu

Sharp China: A 90-Day Pause, Big Tariff Reductions and What De-Escalation Might Mean for the U.S. and China

Surprise US-China trade de-escalation; Rare earths; National security white paper; China-Latin America Forum in Beijing

Xi meets Putin; US may cut PRC tariffs soon; Made in China weapons down Indian jets

Sharp China: Trade Talks in Switzerland; Continuing Data Opacity Concerns; Xi Heads to Moscow; The CIA Takes to YouTube

US-China trade talks; Xi arrives in Russia; Xi's history lesson; Rate cuts and moderately more supportive policies

Ministry of Commerce Spokesperson Answers Reporters’ Questions on China–U.S. High-Level Economic and Trade Talk

US-China talks; Xi to Russia; EU-PRC; Huawei; Employment concerns; CIA recruiting

Still no US-China talks; Disappointing April data; Private enterprise law passes; Miao Hua; Xi on 15th Five-Year Plan; New white paper on Covid-19

Sharp China: ‘Protracted War’ and ‘Struggle’; The Looming Risks for the PRC; A Politburo Study Session on AI; Apple’s Attempt to Pivot

Xi inspects Shanghai, talks AI and Global South; "不跪/Never kneel down"; AI; Jack Ma and Huang Youlong

Trade struggle and protracted war; Still no confirmed US-China trade talks; Wang Yi meets Lavrov