This is a recording of my October 24, 2025 conversation with Chris Johnson, CEO of China Strategies Group and a former top China analyst at the CIA, about the recently concluded Fourth Plenum, and spe...

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I watch all the Fox News you'd never want to. Exposing disinformation and misleading stories on the Fox News Network. Hosted by @JulietJeske graduate @Newmarkjschool

Both sides looked to have blinked but I think the US side blinked harder. In addition to the significant reduction of tariffs rates on PRC goods imported into the US for ninety days, the establishment...

Show Notes: On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with the news that the US and PRC are sending representatives to Switzerland to discuss trade talks this weekend. Topics include: Why expectations sho...

On today's show Andrew and Bill return to discuss the intensification of the US-China trade war, including tariffs of 104% beginning on Wednesday, the PRC's options to respond, how companies like Appl...

Thursday March 20th at 8Pm ET I will host a Sinocism Live conversation with Jonathan Czin, now the Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, and before that was...

Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie says that creators jumping ship from 'mainstream media' like Jim Acosta, Joy Reid and Mehdi Hasan are a big driver of the growth.

With DeepSeek-R1 making waves around the world, tech companies are rushing to deploy the model. Some are struggling to remove pro-CCP biases, while others aren’t even bothering.

On today's show Andrew and Bill begin by parsing the White House's memorandum on an America First Investment Policy, President Trump's recent appointees, the latest news from the Commerce Department a...

On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with the fate of TikTok after a wild week of updates. Topics include: A ByteDance investor who says that TikTok may continue in the U.S. without a full divestitur...

My FULL LIVE interview with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA)

Watch now | A recording of a Sharp China live video about what may be next for TikTok in the US. Thanks everyone who tuned into today’s live video with to discuss the SCOTUS decision about TikTok and...

As an independent journalist, I'm not afraid.

On today’s show Bill and Andrew begin with multiple reports that Chinese officials have considered working with Elon Musk to find a resolution for TikTok in the U.S., while TikTok‘s users have flocked...

The lead essay in the January 1, 2025 issue of the Qiushi Journal is the main part, over 11,000 characters, of a speech Xi Jinping delivered on February 7, 2023, at a study session for new members of ...

Listen now | We decided to do a short, free episode to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to take up TikTok’s case before the January 19th deadline.

With our CTO Jairaj

Abusing MPs. Harassing journalists. Creepy comments about women. Old habits die hard for one of China's most well-known mouthpieces.

Maybe it's just in the right place

“The invitation to Xi, which was conveyed outside of formal diplomatic channels, took both Beijing and U.S. allies by surprise. Chinese officials who are accustomed to strict protocol and keenly aware...

Listen now (64 mins) | Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with the latest messaging from Beijing on efforts to stimulate the economy in 2025 and beyond. Topics include: Politburo langua...

The headline of the readout is “CPC Central Committee Political Bureau Holds Meeting to Analyze and Research 2025 Economic Work, Study and Deploy Party Conduct, Clean Governance and Anti-Corruption Wo...

This episode of Sharp China is free for everyone.

This episode of Sharp China is free for everyone.

Before Guo Wengui was charged in a massive fraud scheme, his followers commissioned Karoline Leavitt to byline fawning op-eds.

I surrender to the inevitable, plus a state-of-the-newsletter update

Rumors have been circulating that the Biden administration might announce new export restrictions targeting China around Thanksgiving. Now more detail...