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Law Versus Development
Chinese businesses are pouring into Ethiopia. When someone gets hurt, what happens?
5 hrs ago
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Kevin Byrne Keller
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The Trivium China Podcast | There's No Such Thing as Overcapacity, China says
Listen now | Beijing just released its most detailed rebuttal yet to accusations from the West around industrial overcapacity – and it pointedly avoided…
Aug 6
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Andrew Polk
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Trivium China Weekly Recap | The Cavalry Isn't Coming
If you’re expecting policymakers to come to the rescue of China’s flagging economy, we have some bad news.
Aug 6
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Andrew Polk
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"To finally make it" — Phrase of the Week
Two Chinese mathematicians finally made it... But not in China
Aug 2
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Andrew Methven
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How China Wants to Rewrite Global Governance
China is moving quickly to expand its influence over global governance as the United States steps back from its traditional leadership role.
Aug 1
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Eric Olander
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July 2026
China's Economy Is Hurting, Beijing's Answer Is Patience
Listen now | China’s July Politburo meeting is always a big one, as the leadership takes stock of the economy and signals policy adjustments for the…
Jul 31
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Andrew Polk
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“Pilfered in passing” — Phrase of the Week
The fall of a writer for plagiarism
Jul 26
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Andrew Methven
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What the Iran War Reveals About China’s Power in the Persian Gulf
There’s an emerging consensus that China is among the chief beneficiaries of the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran.
Jul 26
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Eric Olander
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Trivium China Weekly Recap | Regulating Open Source
Xi Jinping’s speech at last week’s World AI Conference in Shanghai was an exercise in “balancing development and security.”
Jul 26
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Andrew Polk
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Trivium China Podcast | Kimi K3 Was So Good It Freaked Out Two Governments
Listen now | Beijing is moving to restrict how far its own open-source AI models can travel abroad, just as Washington moves to restrict how far they…
Jul 25
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Andrew Polk
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Samm Sacks and Paul Triolo on WAIC 2026, Xi's AI Speech, and Kimi K3
This week on Sinica, a rare treat: an in-person recording from Beijing with two dear friends who happen to be two of the very best in the business on…
Jul 24
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Kaiser Y Kuo
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Transcript | Samm Sacks and Paul Triolo on WAIC 2026, Xi's AI Speech, and Kimi K3
Transcript (courtesy of the fantastic CadreScripts) further down the page.
Jul 24
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Kaiser Y Kuo
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