(Preview) Blinken in Beijing; Modest Progress and Unresolved Core Tensions; Too Many Tarmac Takes; More Cuba and Less Balloon

Sharp China with Bill Bishop

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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism

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Blinken's Beijing meetings; Byebye spy balloon; Li Qiang in Germany; CYL Congress; Waiting for stimulus — Sinocism

Li Qiang in Germany; New report on Cuba-PRC cooperation; New old leadership at Alibaba; Rate cuts — Sinocism

Qin Gang Holds Talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken — MoFA

President Xi Jinping Meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken — MoFA

Biden’s gamble: Delaying sanctions and playing down Chinese espionage will improve relations with Beijing — NBC News

Spy balloon 'chapter should be closed’ after China talks, Blinken tells NBC News — NBC News

Remarks by President Biden Before Air Force One Departure — The White House

Beijing Plans a New Training Facility in Cuba, Raising Prospect of Chinese Troops on America’s Doorstep — Wall Street Journal

Buildup resumed at suspected Chinese military site in UAE, leak says — Washington Post

Leaked Pentagon documents give insight into China’s secret ‘Project 141’ — India Today

When a Huawei Bid Turned Into a Hunt for a Corporate Mole — Bloomberg

Messi mania: China embraces pitch-invading fan as millions line up behind ‘punished’ teen who hugged an icon and led security a merry dance — SMCP

Full Footage of Messi Reaction to a Chinese Fan Invading the Pitch to Hug Him — YouTube

Eveline Chao on Niubi! – a Chinese slang phrasebook — The Beijinger