Sharp China: China's Global Strategy; Tragedy on the Nepal-Tibet Border; A 19-1 Vote at the G-20; TikTok Dodges Congress

This episode of Sharp China is outside the paywall. Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with a perspective on PRC strategy under Xi, including what the party wants from global institutions, how the PRC differs from the U.S., and political security as a paramount priority. Then: Thoughts on the heartbreaking flood at the Nepal-Tibet border, including the party’s response, censorship and data sharing, and the realities of the geography in question. At the end: A raft of U.S.-China stories: the PRC scuppering a G20 joint communique, Anthropic and AI safety questions, notes before Xi’s visit in three weeks, waiting for better evidence that the PRC is shaping U.S. data center discourse, and TikTok dodges the China Select Committee.You can listen to the podcast in the app:Or click here for instructions to add the podcast to your preferred player. To subscribe to Sinocism, click here.To subscribe to Stratechery, click here.And if you enjoy this podcast please share it far and wide:Related Readings: Xi at the SCO; China’s global strategy; Li Qiang meets US business leaders; Taxing foreigners; Overseas guidelines for PRC automakers -- SinocismThe disaster in Nepal and Tibet; Xi at the SCO; Supporting consumption; National Defense Mobilization Law; Signals for PRC-US AI dialogue; New era for real estate -- SinocismChina’s Global Strategy under Xi Jinping -- Steve Tsang and Olivia CheungCLM Insights Interview with Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung -- CLMCorrespondence: The Challenge of Studying What China Wants -- International SecurityHit by deadly floods, Nepal renews push for Chinese data and early warnings -- ReutersPunishment and Silence: China Pulls Out the Disaster Playbook in Tibet -- NYTChina-US Spat at G20 Largely Came Down to Dispute Over One Word -- BloombergExclusive: Why China Regrets That This G20 Meeting Failed to Issue a Communiqué -- Yuyuan Tantian (Sinocism Translation)Anthropic Has Contracted the “American Disease” -- Yuyuan Tantian (Sinocism Translation)Trump plans state dinner for Xi even as disputes with China pile up -- MS NOWThe X Safety team conducted an investigation into suspected Chinese inauthentic accounts involved in influence operations -- X Global AffairsHalt and Catch Ire -- Sharp TextTikTok Backs Out of House Meeting to Avoid Kids Safety Questions -- BloombergTo add the Sharp China feed to your preferred podcast player:Click on the “listen on” button and you will see a dropdown with several options. Make sure you are logged into your account when you do it so you get the correct private RSS feed for subscribers. If you have not logged in for a while you can enter your email and then we will send you a login link.The “email link” in the pulldown shown above will send you an email that also makes it easy to set it up in your preferred podcast app on your phone.If you use the Substack app it has a built- in podcast player.Thanks for listening. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sinocism.com/subscribe