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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🎧 Powerful AI models have stunned the world. Across the Pacific, China is paying close attention. In this episode, reporter Savannah Billman is joined by Kristy Loke to discuss how China is managing the risks of frontier AI and why Xi Jinping is an AI-pilled president. pod.link/1873741567
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
📊 Chart of the Week: Which U.S. president met the most with President Xi Jinping? If everything goes according to plan, Trump and Xi will meet face-to-face four times this year — a record. Read more: buff.ly/jftDEI7
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Op-Ed: On recognizing and regulating the risks of frontier AI, China’s AI safety catch-up is firmly underway, writes Kristy Loke: buff.ly/UWIQOdS
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China’s AI Safety Catch-Up Is Hiding in Plain Sight - The Wire China
Current debates in the West about China’s approach to governing the technology ignore changes under way post-DeepSeek and Mythos.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Op-Ed: Xi Jinping will see the treatment he received from Trump as a sign that China is now a peer of the United States, writes Yun Sun ( @stimsoncenter.bsky.social ). What has the summit delivered of real significance? buff.ly/36hERub
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The Real Significance of the Trump-Xi Summit - The Wire China
Concrete outcomes are hard to discern, but Xi Jinping will see the treatment he received from Trump as a sign that China is now a peer of the United States.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🎧The main muscle of President Trump’s second-term China policy isn’t at the State Department. Nor is it at the Department of Commerce. Instead, it’s the U.S. television regulator, the FCC: thewirechina.substack.com/p/fcc-vs-the...
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FCC vs the PRC
The main muscle of President Trump’s second-term China policy isn’t at the State Department.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"China doesn’t put everything in AI safety under the national security umbrella. In China, AI is most often treated as a highly transformative, but ultimately manageable general-purpose technology." Read our full Q&A with Concordia AI's Brian Tse: buff.ly/K8t8ZxX
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🎧The main muscle of President Trump’s second-term China policy isn’t at the State Department. Nor is it at the Department of Commerce. Instead, it’s the U.S. television regulator, the FCC: thewirechina.substack.com/p/fcc-vs-the...
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FCC vs the PRC
The main muscle of President Trump’s second-term China policy isn’t at the State Department.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"We should sit down and look at what our technology sanctions have actually achieved. Have we really enhanced our own competitiveness?" Read the rest of our Q&A with Susan Shirk: buff.ly/VWLfzn9
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🤖 The Human Face of China's AI Manufacturing Boom China’s Gen Z factory heirs have a problem. They graduated into an era where high-tech robots and AI can usher in a new industrial revolution. But frustratingly, the factories run by their parents are unwilling to ditch the pen and paper for profit.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Federal Communications Commission has slowly cut off billions of dollars worth of Chinese-made electronics from the U.S. market. How did the U.S. television regulator become a key enforcer of the Trump administration's China policy? buff.ly/W1EVrBU
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The FCC vs the PRC - The Wire China
Brendan Carr, President Trump’s combative chair of the Federal Communications Commission, has made his agency a key player in U.S. China policy.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
📊 Chart of the Week: Taiwan now imports more to the U.S. than China does. The last time this happened was 1992, when China’s economy was only about twice the size of Taiwan’s. Read more on Taiwan's economic boom: buff.ly/l2SqMQJ
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Federal Communications Commission has slowly cut off billions of dollars worth of Chinese-made electronics from the U.S. market. How did the U.S. television regulator become a key enforcer of the Trump administration's China policy? buff.ly/W1EVrBU
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The FCC vs the PRC - The Wire China
Brendan Carr, President Trump’s combative chair of the Federal Communications Commission, has made his agency a key player in U.S. China policy.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Op-Ed: Goldman Sachs economists argue that by allowing the renminbi to appreciate by 3-5 percent a year, Beijing can reconcile seemingly contradictory policy goals. Read more: buff.ly/ekJFoRn
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Why Beijing May Favor a “Slow and Steady” Rise For its Currency - The Wire China
Goldman Sachs economists argue that by allowing the renminbi to appreciate by 3-5 percent a year, Beijing can reconcile seemingly contradictory policy goals.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The agreement Trump and Xi reached last year in South Korea paused the trade war, but will soon expire. Get the big picture on how the Busan agreement has held up: buff.ly/wRTto0L
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Back to the Busan Basics - The Wire China
The agreement Trump and Xi reached last year in South Korea paused the trade war, but will soon expire. We look at whether both sides are living up to their promises.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Western nations want Chinese parts out of their solar power grids to cut the risk of cyberattacks. Can renewables work without them? Peiyue Wu discusses the challenge of replacing Chinese-made power inverters: buff.ly/zNLOg6v
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The Power Grid’s China Problem - The Wire China
The U.S. and EU are restricting Chinese inverters over cybersecurity and supply-chain concerns, but replacing them may create new challenges for the renewable-energy industry.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🤖 The Human Face of China's AI Manufacturing Boom China’s Gen Z factory heirs have a problem. They graduated into an era where high-tech robots and AI can usher in a new industrial revolution. But frustratingly, the factories run by their parents are unwilling to ditch the pen and paper for profit.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🎧 China’s Gen Z factory heirs have a problem. They graduated into an era where high-tech robots and AI can usher in a new industrial revolution. But frustratingly, the factories run by their parents are too old-fashioned to ditch the pen and paper for profit. Listen: pod.link/1873741567
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"We should sit down and look at what our technology sanctions have actually achieved. Have we really enhanced our own competitiveness?" Read the rest of our Q&A with Susan Shirk: buff.ly/VWLfzn9
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Op-Ed: The machinery of China-India engagement has been switched back on, but a serious breakthrough has eluded both sides. Manoj Kewalramani writes on the challenges stopping the China-India relationship from growing deeper: buff.ly/e1nLmqJ
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Xi's Flying Visit to Delhi and the Quest for a ‘New Normal’ with India - The Wire China
Rebuilding healthy ties between the Indian and Chinese governments is likely to be a long process, with issues from the border to the Dalai Lama’s succession looming.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Op-Ed: Don't be fooled — Chinese AI labs are indeed seeking to develop Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), write Jimmy Goodrich and Johanna M. Costigan. buff.ly/FiuurUY
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Second Place Was Never Enough: China is Chasing AGI - The Wire China
China is playing a leading role both in developing AGI and regulating it globally.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Will Chinese cars ever be able to enter the United States? Revisit our July essay by Joshua Busby, a Biden-era climate advisor to the Pentagon who toured several Chinese EV factories to see the story from the ground: buff.ly/FRN0kze
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America’s EV Reckoning - The Wire China
Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy sealed China off from the outside world for almost three years. Joshua Busby, a Biden-era climate advisor to the Pentagon and professor at the University of Texas at…
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This week's cover story: Taking a cue from the U.S. tech world, China's mom-and-pop factories are trying to enter the AI era. Peiyue Wu reports on the next-gen factory owners aiming to modernize their parents’ low-margin businesses: buff.ly/LOseOkK
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From Pen-and-Paper to AI in Two Generations - The Wire China
Millions of Chinese factory owners have been bequeathed a difficult inheritance. AI offers a way to modernize their parents’ low-margin businesses, but only if they can overcome often deep-rooted…
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Op-Ed: "Beijing does not need a pack, and Central Asia’s governments have worked out that they may not be obliged to swim beside anyone in particular." @peterleonard1.bsky.social and Sofiian Ushirova write for this week's issue of The Wire China: buff.ly/lQsmtjt
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China’s Appeal to Central Asia is Growing at Russia’s Expense - The Wire China
Putin and Xi have similar goals for the region, but its governments are finding China’s offering ever more attractive.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Unlike China, which is weaning out foreign technology in its push for self-sufficiency, Taiwan is willing to partner with other countries. Rachel Cheung analyzes Taiwan's semiconductor diplomacy: buff.ly/6KjqmCr
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Taiwan Plays its Chips Card - The Wire China
Helping other countries build up their own semiconductor supply chains is a calculated gamble. Can sacrificing some economic advantage enhance Taiwan’s own security?
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"When [Xi met Putin] in February 2022, he declared this “a relationship without limits.” Today, it is a relationship with limits." Read our Q&A with @mcfaulmike.bsky.social: buff.ly/UmNVMgi
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NEW: A judge in California last week overturned a jury verdict that had convicted Ding Linwei of commercial spying for China, after he stole documents about Google's AI chips. buff.ly/mAIQ96u
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How A Former Google Engineer Escaped The Charge of Spying For China - The Wire China
A judge in California last week overturned a jury verdict that had convicted Ding Linwei of economic espionage, after he stole documents about the tech giant’s AI chips.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🎧️ From China-maxxing to China hawks — discover how Montana's relationship with China reflects divergent American views on the country. Listen: buff.ly/xyL3oZl
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Op-Ed: "Beijing does not need a pack, and Central Asia’s governments have worked out that they may not be obliged to swim beside anyone in particular." @peterleonard1.bsky.social and Sofiian Ushirova write for this week's issue of The Wire China: buff.ly/lQsmtjt
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China’s Appeal to Central Asia is Growing at Russia’s Expense - The Wire China
Putin and Xi have similar goals for the region, but its governments are finding China’s offering ever more attractive.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NEW: A judge in California last week overturned a jury verdict that had convicted Ding Linwei of commercial spying for China, after he stole documents about Google's AI chips. buff.ly/mAIQ96u
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How A Former Google Engineer Escaped The Charge of Spying For China - The Wire China
A judge in California last week overturned a jury verdict that had convicted Ding Linwei of economic espionage, after he stole documents about the tech giant’s AI chips.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
For ten months, Japan and China have been caught up in what many observers are describing as their worst diplomatic crisis in decades — but their trade ties are growing. Step back and look at the big picture this week with The Wire China: buff.ly/pzPeDTX
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China and Japan: Still Arguing, But Still (Mostly) Trading - The Wire China
Trade between the two Asian giants has still been growing despite a months-long diplomatic row. There are important exceptions, however.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This week's cover story: How did the late premier Zhu Rongji convince local governments to surrender fiscal revenues to Beijing? In an extract from his recent book, Authoritarian Markets, Adam Y. Liu explains how Zhu played his trump card: buff.ly/WHBTfWG
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Zhu Rongji’s “Big Move” - The Wire China
How did the late premier convince local governments to surrender fiscal revenues to Beijing? In an extract from his recent book, Authoritarian Markets, Adam Y. Liu explains how Zhu played his trump…
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🎧️ From China-maxxing to China hawks — discover how Montana's relationship with China reflects divergent American views on the country. Listen: buff.ly/xyL3oZl
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day Weekend, America. This week, we publish the 300th edition of @thewirechina.bsky.social. Take a look at our most popular articles from the past 5 years:
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day Weekend, America. This week, we publish the 300th edition of @thewirechina.bsky.social. Take a look at our most popular articles from the past 5 years:
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🎧 Montana has been the unlikely source of America’s most influential China-hand senators. Paradoxically, it’s also one of the most pro-Trump — and tough on China — electorates in the country. Go behind the scenes in the relationship in our latest episode: pod.link/1873741567
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Op-Ed: The emergence of unparalleled amounts of green technology is causing widespread regression on policies designed to combat climate change. @james7jackson.bsky.social and @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social write for this week’s issue of The Wire China: buff.ly/pudvsDV
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The New Climate Paradox, Imported From China - The Wire China
The emergence of unparalleled amounts of green technology is causing widespread regression on policies designed to combat climate change.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📊 Chart of the Week: Price wars between Chinese companies and involution have driven down the cost of a night out in Shanghai. Revisit our reporting on deflation in the Chinese economy: buff.ly/nJa38a8
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Nations spy on each other: traditional military intelligence, political intelligence, etc. But China has a vastly wider portfolio." Read our Q&A with Nicholas Eftimiades on why the U.S. doesn’t get spying on China right: buff.ly/Njv1kUp
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
China is trying to slim down — with the help of big tech. Peiyue Wu reports on how Chinese tech companies are running national weight-loss campaigns and distributing drugs like GLP-1 this week in The Wire China: buff.ly/76yFYHT
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China Wants a Slimmer Nation. Big Tech Wants a Piece of It - The Wire China
China’s tech giants are betting that weight management could become a new growth opportunity for their healthcare businesses.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🛰️ Meet the players powering China's aspirations in outer space. The Wire China releases our Who's Who roster of 32 names to know in the space industry: the officials, entrepreneurs, and researchers taking China to the stars. buff.ly/Ldry5VG
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🗞️ 🇨🇳 NEW Article in @thewirechina.bsky.social with @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social in which we argue that the world has entered a 'Climate Paradox' in which countries are regressing on climate policies because there is too much green technology from China.... www.thewirechina.com/2026/08/30/t...
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The New Climate Paradox, Imported From China - The Wire China
The emergence of unparalleled amounts of green technology is causing widespread regression on policies designed to combat climate change.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This week's cover story: Montana has produced an outsized share of America’s most consequential China hands. At the same time, it boasts one of the most pro-Trump electorates in the country. Brent Crane reports on the enemies-with-benefits China-Montana relationship: buff.ly/nwRrVBX
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Montana in the Middle - The Wire China
From Mike Mansfield to Max Baucus and Steve Daines, Montana has been the unlikely source of America’s most influential China-hand senators over the past half-century. But amidst spy balloons, trade…
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Shein is going public. While it is still the world’s largest online fashion retailer — and has branched out into selling non-clothing items and third-party brands too — the numbers show Shein's expansion has slowed as tariffs from the U.S. bite. buff.ly/gLL8Pma
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Unboxing Shein’s Hong Kong IPO - The Wire China
The online fashion retailer’s slowing growth and narrowing margins could dent its hopes of a big stock market listing.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Get The Wire China in your inbox, not just your feed. Subscribe to our free newsletter for our weekly magazine, subscriber-only deals, and more: buff.ly/7fZMMmw
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
📊 Chart of the Week: One giant leap for robot-kind. Beijing estimates China will produce 100,000 humanoid robots this year, with analysts predicting Unitree will hold the largest market share. Read more: buff.ly/hrsdCXE
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
China remains a big importer of Iranian oil, but its other commercial interests in the country have shifted and narrowed in recent years. Revisit our analysis of the China-Iran relationship, from collapsed investment deals to surveillance technology sharing: buff.ly/mE60I3M
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How China Gets Caught Between Iran and the U.S. - The Wire China
China remains a big importer of Iranian oil, but its other commercial interests in the country have shifted and narrowed in recent years.
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
@vicshih.bsky.social argues that Zhu Rongji’s willingness to communicate made him popular overseas, but his reforms mainly helped to strengthen Beijing’s control. Read the full reflection here: buff.ly/vYcDq8a
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
📊 Chart of the Week: Where does China's top scientific research institution get its money? Aside from government funds, the Chinese Academy of Sciences makes plenty from its business activities. Revisit our reporting on the companies tied to China's top sci-tech body: buff.ly/OdyS092
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"I think Shanghai is certainly much more dynamic than Beijing. Shanghai people would certainly say so." @jmchatwin.bsky.social interviews Michael Dillon (@lauchinainstitute.bsky.social) on his new book "Shanghai: The Story of China’s Most Dynamic City." buff.ly/QTRdK9m
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🎧️ China’s running, dancing, kung-fu fighting humanoid robots are better at being influencers than anything else. But soon they will have to get real jobs, and fast. Go behind the scenes in our latest episode: buff.ly/ihlyG4u
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The Robots Are Coming!
China’s running, dancing, kung-fu fighting humanoid robots are better at being influencers than anything else.
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