
Bill Bishop, author of the Sinocism newsletter, chats with experts from around the world to help us all get smarter about China. Topics discussed include politics, foreign relations, business, finance, culture, history and markets. It started as a podcast but is now video too. Nearly 400,000 investors, policymakers, executives, analysts, diplomats, journalists, scholars and others read Sinocism fo... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 23 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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This is a recording of my October 31, 2025 discussion with Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li about their excellent and important new book The Highest Exam - How the Gaokao Shapes China.
From a synopsis of the book:
In The Highest Exam, authors Ruixue Jia, ... more
This is a recording of my October 30, 2025 conversation with Rush Doshi, the C.V. Starr senior fellow for Asia studies and director of the China Strategy Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and an assistant professor in Georgetown’s ... more
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 specifically the ongoing purges in the PLA, and US-Ch... more
This is a recording of my October 16, 2025 conversation with Ambassador Mike Froman Mike Froman about recent developments in the US-China trade war and US-China relations in general. I learned a lot from this conversation and I think you will as well... more
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Great information about the EV autos in China. But the comment that pollution in Beijing will be impacted by EV autos—I wonder if that is realistic. I was in China in 2013 and the air pollution was horrible. Isn’t the air pollution really caused by the multitude of coal-fired power plants which China is adding in quick succession? And China is not advocating nuclear power plants. I would like your opinion on this issue.
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Focusing on the multifaceted relations between China and the world, the content features discussions with experts who provide unique insights into the political, economic, and cultural dynamics of contemporary China. Noteworthy topics include the impact of Chinese policy on international markets, the development of the electric vehicle industry, and the implications of recent geopolitical events. Episodes often explore the historical context of current affairs, making them particularly informative for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of China's role in global issues.
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