Politics First
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, schools in China put politics first and India’s new ambassador lists his priorities.
A New Roadmap for the Chinese Dream
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, China examines itself, bickers with the US and disappoints India on Masood Azhar.
A Tale of Two Sessions
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, important speeches take place, and Huawei lawyers up.
The Mutual Friend
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, China does a balancing act on India and Pakistan.
A Trade Deal and a Transatlantic Split
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, a US-China trade deal appears possible, but Huawei causes rumblings in Europe.
China-US Consensus in Sight?
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, China draws closer to the US — but relations with India stay complicated.
Impressions From China
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, the usual round-up of the news — and learnings from a visit there.
Soybean Diplomacy
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, China and the US talk, and Xi warns against black swans and gray rhinos .
Hurt The Ear, Stab The Heart
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, Liu He’s upcoming visit, the pressure on Huawei and China’s growth targets dominated the headlines
Politics and Ideology
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, the Standing Committee of the Politburo meets to discuss ‘complex and grave’ matters.
Competition Without Confrontation?
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, speeches are made and talks between China and the USA are set to begin — but can they achieve much?
Reaffirming the Core
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week features the Politburo meeting, PLA Navy’s progress in the trade war and the dues of CPEC.
Hand in Hand, We Stand
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. Last week marked the 40th anniversary of Reform and Opening Up.
Detention vs Detention
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, Canada puts an ankle monitor on Meng Wanzhou, and China kicks back. Also, the Politburo meets.
We Were On a Break!
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, there was a Huawei Storm amid the trade war truce.
Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, we look at the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires — and designer babies.
Tantrums, Terror and Talks
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, the APEC meeting, the terror attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi and India-China border talks dominated the headlines.
Sea of Thorns
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, the Asian summit season begins as the South China Sea remains a thorny issue, and there are rumbling in the Pacific.
Sell in China
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, Xi asks the world to Sell in China, and has a good phone call with Trump.
Managing the Economy
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, the newsletter covers the “two unwaverings,” China’s new security vision, the ASEAN-China drills and much more.