# Sharp China Podcast

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Official site: https://sinocism.com/s/sharpchina
Author: Bill Bishop
Episodes: 157

## Resource

Understanding China and how China impacts the world. Hosted by Andrew Sharp and Bill Bishop.

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## Episodes
- [Sharp China: A Missile Test and New PLA Generals; The CITIC Plane Crash; America's Taiwan Interests; Guo Wengui Jailed and Ezra Jin Released](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-a-missile-test-and-new-pla-generals-the-citic-plane-crash-america-s-taiwan-interests-guo-wengui-jailed-and-ezra-jin-released) — 2026-07-09T09:00:00+00:00
- [Sharp China: Party Building and Xi's Dominance; Memory Chips and ASML Accusations; Germany's Puzzling Push for Plaza Accords](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-party-building-and-xi-s-dominance-memory-chips-and-asml-accusations-germany-s-puzzling-push-for-plaza-accords) — 2026-06-24T11:48:38+00:00
- [Sharp China: Xi Goes to North Korea; Inspecting Xinjiang; A $295 Billion AI Buildout; The Pentagon Alleges PLA Links for Alibaba and Others](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-xi-goes-to-north-korea-inspecting-xinjiang-a-295-billion-ai-buildout-the-pentagon-alleges-pla-links-for-alibaba-and-others) — 2026-06-11T09:01:56+00:00
- [Sharp China: Seizing the Commanding Heights; Decoding Shangri-La Dialogue; Europe Moots Trade Policy; The PRC Expels a New York Times Journalist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-seizing-the-commanding-heights-decoding-shangri-la-dialogue-europe-moots-trade-policy-the-prc-expels-a-new-york-times-journalist) — 2026-06-04T09:00:00+00:00
- [Sharp China: Social Mobility and Hukou Reform; US Halts Taiwan Arms Sales?; Ongoing Pressure on Japan; An American Xinhua Journalist Arrested](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-social-mobility-and-hukou-reform-us-halts-taiwan-arms-sales-ongoing-pressure-on-japan-an-american-xinhua-journalist-arrested) — 2026-05-28T09:01:58+00:00
- [Sharp China: Constructing US-China Stability; Trump's Taiwan Comments and More Summit Takeaways; Putin in China](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-constructing-us-china-stability-trump-s-taiwan-comments-and-more-summit-takeaways-putin-in-china) — 2026-05-21T09:02:54+00:00
- [Sharp China: 10 Questions and Modest Expectations With Trump in China to Meet Xi Jinping](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-10-questions-and-modest-expectations-with-trump-in-china-to-meet-xi-jinping) — 2026-05-13T22:03:07+00:00
- [Sharp China: Beijing Kills Meta’s Manus Deal; April Politburo Takeaways; Foreign Forces Afflicting the Youth; US Countermeasures Mounting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-beijing-kills-meta-s-manus-deal-april-politburo-takeaways-foreign-forces-afflicting-the-youth-us-countermeasures-mounting) — 2026-04-30T09:02:14+00:00
- [Xi Wants the Strait of Hormuz Reopened; Cakes and An E-Commerce Crackdown; The Next Stage of Decoupling; The MATCH Act in Congress](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/xi-wants-the-strait-of-hormuz-reopened-cakes-and-an-e-commerce-crackdown-the-next-stage-of-decoupling-the-match-act-in-congress) — 2026-04-23T09:00:55+00:00
- [Sharp China: A Ceasefire and Reports of PRC Pressure; Another Politburo Investigation; Mythos, DeepSeek, and a Token Crunch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-a-ceasefire-and-reports-of-prc-pressure-another-politburo-investigation-mythos-deepseek-and-a-token-crunch) — 2026-04-09T09:02:23+00:00
- [Sharp China: The U.S., China and Iran; A PRC-Pakistan Peace Plan; KMT Chair Set to Visit China; Huawei, Manus and ZXMOTO](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-the-u-s-china-and-iran-a-prc-pakistan-peace-plan-kmt-chair-set-to-visit-china-huawei-manus-and-zxmoto) — 2026-04-02T09:00:00+00:00
- [Sharp China: A Giant Mess with Super Micro; Completely Correct Xiong'an Progress; The PRC's Balancing Act on Iran; Manus, Apple and Router News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-a-giant-mess-with-super-micro-completely-correct-xiong-an-progress-the-prc-s-balancing-act-on-iran-manus-apple-and-router-news) — 2026-03-25T09:02:44+00:00
- [Sharp China: The War in Iran and the Visit to Beijing; New DNI Assessments on Taiwan; Military Scientists Disappearing From Public View](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-the-war-in-iran-and-the-visit-to-beijing-new-dni-assessments-on-taiwan-military-scientists-disappearing-from-public-view) — 2026-03-20T09:02:38+00:00
- [Sharp China: The 'Raising a Lobster' Frenzy; Iran and US-China as Trump's Visit Looms; Two Sessions Takeaways](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-the-raising-a-lobster-frenzy-iran-and-us-china-as-trump-s-visit-looms-two-sessions-takeaways) — 2026-03-12T09:01:25+00:00
- [Sharp China: All Eyes on Iran; Two Sessions Questions; Alibaba, DeepSeek and Distillation; Another UK Spying Scandal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-all-eyes-on-iran-two-sessions-questions-alibaba-deepseek-and-distillation-another-uk-spying-scandal) — 2026-03-05T10:00:00+00:00
- [Sharp China: Pending Taiwan Arms Sales; Jimmy Lai Sentenced; Takaichi Secures a Supermajority; AI Models as Propaganda Vectors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-pending-taiwan-arms-sales-jimmy-lai-sentenced-takaichi-secures-a-supermajority-ai-models-as-propaganda-vectors) — 2026-02-12T10:02:38+00:00
- [Sharp China: The PLA Purges One Week Later; World Leaders Flock to Beijing; A Trump-Xi Phone Call; Panama Canal Resolution?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-the-pla-purges-one-week-later-world-leaders-flock-to-beijing-a-trump-xi-phone-call-panama-canal-resolution) — 2026-02-05T10:00:00+00:00
- [Sharp China: 10 Questions on the Detention of Zhang Youxia, Corruption in the PLA, Rumors, Messaging, and Taiwan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-10-questions-on-the-detention-of-zhang-youxia-corruption-in-the-pla-rumors-messaging-and-taiwan) — 2026-01-29T10:00:36+00:00
- [Sharp China: Canada and the New World Order; Second Order Questions for the US and EU; More Big Names Purged from the PLA?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-canada-and-the-new-world-order-second-order-questions-for-the-us-and-eu-more-big-names-purged-from-the-pla) — 2026-01-22T10:02:39+00:00
- [Sharp China: What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada's PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-what-s-at-stake-for-china-in-iran-canada-s-pm-in-beijing-notes-on-chips-apps-and-drones) — 2026-01-15T10:01:42+00:00
- [Sharp China: China’s Venezuela Calculations; Japan’s Rare Earth Access; A Reported Pause on Nvidia Purchases; The Meta-Manus Deal Under Review](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-china-s-venezuela-calculations-japan-s-rare-earth-access-a-reported-pause-on-nvidia-purchases-the-meta-manus-deal-under-review) — 2026-01-08T10:00:00+00:00
- [Sharp China: Xi Jinping Thought on Domestic Demand; Political Economy vs. the Actual Economy; The Stories of the Year and Questions for 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-xi-jinping-thought-on-domestic-demand-political-economy-vs-the-actual-economy-the-stories-of-the-year-and-questions-for-2026) — 2025-12-17T10:01:20+00:00
- [Sharp China: Trump’s Plan to Sell Advanced Chips to China; U.S. Concessions Piling Up Amid a Push for 'Stability'; Macron and the EU Conundrum](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-trump-s-plan-to-sell-advanced-chips-to-china-u-s-concessions-piling-up-amid-a-push-for-stability-macron-and-the-eu-conundrum) — 2025-12-10T10:02:11+00:00
- [Sharp China: Trump, Takaichi and a Game of Telephone; Japan Jawboning Continues; An Internet Governance Study Session; China Making Trade 'Impossible'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-trump-takaichi-and-a-game-of-telephone-japan-jawboning-continues-an-internet-governance-study-session-china-making-trade-impossible) — 2025-12-03T10:00:00+00:00
- [Sharp China: A Maximalist Response to Japan's PM; More Bad Real Estate News; Leaked Warnings on Alibaba; Hasan Piker Touring China](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-a-maximalist-response-to-japan-s-pm-more-bad-real-estate-news-leaked-warnings-on-alibaba-hasan-piker-touring-china) — 2025-11-19T10:00:50+00:00
- [Sharp China: US-China Follow-Through; New Xi Textbooks and a New Aircraft Carrier; A Wolf Warrior Greets Japan’s PM; More Setbacks for Nvidia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-us-china-follow-through-new-xi-textbooks-and-a-new-aircraft-carrier-a-wolf-warrior-greets-japan-s-pm-more-setbacks-for-nvidia) — 2025-11-12T10:02:01+00:00
- [Sharp China: The US-China Deal One Week Later: Why Short-Term Stability Is Likely, Costs and Benefits of Escalation, and More Adventures with Nvidia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-the-us-china-deal-one-week-later-why-short-term-stability-is-likely-costs-and-benefits-of-escalation-and-more-adventures-with-nvidia) — 2025-11-05T10:00:00+00:00
- [Sharp China: A Basic Consensus on Arrangements to Address US-China Concerns; The New Five-Year Plan Sounds Familiar; Nexperia as an Object Lesson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-a-basic-consensus-on-arrangements-to-address-us-china-concerns-the-new-five-year-plan-sounds-familiar-nexperia-as-an-object-lesson) — 2025-10-29T09:01:37+00:00
- [Sharp China: The Questions Swirling Around the Fourth Plenum; PLA Purges Made Official; The Latest on the Trade War and Nexperia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-the-questions-swirling-around-the-fourth-plenum-pla-purges-made-official-the-latest-on-the-trade-war-and-nexperia) — 2025-10-22T09:01:07+00:00
- [Sharp China: Q&A on the Trade War: Rare Earths Anxiety, PRC Motivations, Mutual Risks, and the Capitulation or Escalation Era](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-q-a-on-the-trade-war-rare-earths-anxiety-prc-motivations-mutual-risks-and-the-capitulation-or-escalation-era) — 2025-10-15T01:30:25+00:00
- [Sharp China: Official Secrets and a Royal Mess in the UK; Trillion Dollar Rumors in the Trade War; 300,000 Sim Cards in New York and New Jersey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/sharp-china-official-secrets-and-a-royal-mess-in-the-uk-trillion-dollar-rumors-in-the-trade-war-300-000-sim-cards-in-new-york-and-new-jersey) — 2025-10-08T09:02:06+00:00

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