{"podcast":{"title":"Sharp China Podcast","slug":"sharp-china-podcast-5988828","podcast_index_feed_id":5988828,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2/s/40252.rss","website_url":"https://sinocism.com/s/sharpchina","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2/s/40252/bd04fb13765281c15a8433cfcb72f570.jpg","author":"Bill Bishop","episode_count":157,"summary":"Understanding China and how China impacts the world. Hosted by Andrew Sharp and Bill Bishop.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T18:21:17.441445+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828"},"episode":{"title":"Sharp China: Pending Taiwan Arms Sales; Jimmy Lai Sentenced; Takaichi Secures a Supermajority; AI Models as Propaganda Vectors","slug":"sharp-china-pending-taiwan-arms-sales-jimmy-lai-sentenced-takaichi-secures-a-supermajority-ai-models-as-propaganda-vectors","published_at":"2026-02-12T10:02:38+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharp-china-podcast-5988828","url":"https://sinocism.com/p/sharp-china-pending-taiwan-arms-sales","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187691829/7d115fd30ccc08921d6ceaea42456dd4.mp3","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 begin with the reports that the PRC is threatening to scuttle Trump’s visit to Beijing over a second arms package from the U.S. to Taiwan, including thoughts on next moves from the U.S., how this arms shipment happened, and the PLA’s dangerous aerial maneuvers around Taiwan. From there: Reactions to the news that Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in Hong Kong prison, a State Council white paper on “One Country Two Systems,” and Sanae Takaichi’s party secures a supermajority in Japan three months after the PRC’s pressure campaign over her Taiwan comments. At the end: The propaganda value of AI models, and a word about hockey and the Winter Olympics. Click here for instructions to add the podcast to your preferred player. Or listen to it in the app Get more from Bill Bishop in the Substack app Available for iOS and Android Get the app Related Readings: Jimmy Lai sentenced; Xi on Sci-tech self-reliance; Japan elections; US-China; Nanjing Museum case; AI propaganda -- Sinocism Xi’s Beijing inspection; Li on rare earths; Hong Kong white paper; Taiwan Affairs Work Conference; PBoC report -- Sinocism China warns US arms sales to Taiwan could threaten Trump visit in April -- FT China steps up dangerous air encounters near Taiwan -- FT China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case -- AP Exclusive | China rallies neighbours against Japan in rare meeting. Will it work? -- SCMP UK, UN and EU deplore ‘monumental injustice’ of Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail sentence -- The Guardian Japan’s Leader Wins in a Landslide, Clearing Way for Hard-Line Agenda -- NYT How Japan’s Leader Rescued Her Party from the Abyss --…","meta_description":"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 the reports that the PRC…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":983,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sharp-china-podcast-5988828/episodes/sharp-china-pending-taiwan-arms-sales-jimmy-lai-sentenced-takaichi-secures-a-supermajority-ai-models-as-propaganda-vectors/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}