Sharp China: Constructing US-China Stability; Trump's Taiwan Comments and More Summit Takeaways; Putin in China

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Andrew and Bill discuss the outcomes of the recent US-China summit, including Trump's comments on Taiwan and Putin's visit to Beijing.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sinocism.com Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill parse the messaging from both sides of last week's US-China summit in Beijing. Topics include: What the PRC means by "a constructive relationship of strategic stability," why the US side adopted the framing as well, a relative absence of tangible deliverables, and why "a calculated stalling tactic from both sides designed to manage risk" may be a more accurate rendering of the status quo. From there: Trump's various comments on Taiwan spark concern and questions, plus notes on Rubio, Ratner, an indictment of Chinese shipping magnates, and an Iran ceasefire Xi calls "imperative." At the end: Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing, questions for the EU, and more bad news for Nvidia in China. Related Readings: US-China summit outcomes; Constructive relationship of strategic stability; Taiwan; Putin to Beijing; Li and Ding on AI -- Sinocism Putin arrives in Beijing; US indicts PRC container firms and executives; Developing Party members; Tracking foreigners -- Sinocism Two Readouts, One Deal -- Sinocism Chart CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro’s grandson in…

People in this episode

Host: Bill Bishop

Guest: Andrew

Topics covered

• US-China relations
• Taiwan
• strategic stability
• Putin in China
• shipping industry
• Iran ceasefire

Keywords

• US-China summit
• strategic stability
• Taiwan
• Putin
• Nvidia
• shipping magnates
• Iran ceasefire

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Organizations: Nvidia, Sinocism, CIA, AP, NYT, CBS News

Places: China, Beijing, Iran, Cuba

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