Episode

Xi Wants the Strait of Hormuz Reopened; Cakes and An E-Commerce Crackdown; The Next Stage of Decoupling; The MATCH Act in Congress

Podcast
Sharp China Podcast
Published
Apr 23, 2026
Duration seconds
773
Processing state
not_requested
Canonical source
https://sinocism.com/p/xi-wants-the-strait-of-hormuz-reopened
Audio
https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195177306/1574b9e2ccdab9d1d516d30a59f9a94f.mp3
JSON
/v1/public/podcasts/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/episodes/xi-wants-the-strait-of-hormuz-reopened-cakes-and-an-e-commerce-crackdown-the-next-stage-of-decoupling-the-match-act-in-congress
Markdown
/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.md

Actions

  • POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/episodes/xi-wants-the-strait-of-hormuz-reopened-cakes-and-an-e-commerce-crackdown-the-next-stage-of-decoupling-the-match-act-in-congress/transcription-requests
    Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
  • GET 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.md
    Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sinocism.com Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill return to discuss the PRC's posture amidst the ongoing war in Iran. Topics include: Xi's call to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, an interdicted Iranian ship that may have been carrying missile precursors from China, Trump's posture toward China three weeks before his summit in Beijing, March export numbers, and …