This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sinocism.com Show Notes: On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with July’s Politburo meeting, including a date for the Fourth Plenum, more condemnations of “disorderly competition,” and signals that Party leadership remains confident despite the tumultuous year. From there: the U.S.-China meetings in Stockholm, the latest moves from Trump to moderate on chips and possibly Taiwan, and debating a spate of reports suggesting that Trump is working toward a deal and a meeting with Xi and adopting a softer approach to China. You can listen to the podcast in the app: Or click here for instructions to add the podcast to your preferred player. Related Readings: July Politburo meeting; 4th Plenum set for October; US-China; AI safety -- Sinocism No drama in Stockholm; Rare Earths and Trump's China shift; Beijing floods; Ok to say overcapacity, New Shaolin Temple Abbot -- Sinocism China Politburo Holds off on Further Stimulus -- WSJ China struggles to break its addiction to manufacturing -- FT Trump softens stance on China amid trade talks and summit push -- WaPo Trump Is Shifting to Dealmaking Mode on China -- WSJ Donald Trump freezes export controls to secure trade deal with China -- FT Donald Trump blocks Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te from New York stopover -- FT US cancelled military talks with Taiwan -- FT EU, US to form metals alliance to counterbalance Chinese overcapacity -- Reuters Is This the Start of a U.S.-China Friendship? -- Foreign Policy To add the Sharp China feed to your preferred podcast player: Click on the "listen on" button and you will see a dropdown with several options. Make sure you are logged into your account when you do it so you get the correct private RSS feed for subscribers. If you have not logged in for a while you can enter your email and then we will send you a login link. The “email link” in the pulldown shown above will send you an email that also makes it easy to set it up in your preferred podcast app on your phone. If you use the Substack app it has a built- in podcast player. Thanks for listening.
