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A newsletter about Chinese politics, youth culture, economy, and society

Interactions between geopolitics and technology have never been more frequent and impactful than in this era. The newsletter focuses on the phenomenon and introduces interesting things about China's tech governance and its competition with the West.

The author worked for the Chinese Foreign Ministry for 11 years, including nearly five years at China’s diplomatic missions overseas. At the headquarters of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing, he worked as a legal adviser for United Nations legal affairs from 2015 to 2018. Afterwards, he led China’s international negotiations on the rule in Cyberspace as a director till 2021.

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Sinica

By Kaiser Y Kuo

Podcasts, columns, and essays about current affairs in China

Kaiser Kuo is here!

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Baiguan - China Insights, Data, Context

Actionable insights for successful China-related business and investment

Data-driven business intelligence on China.

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CCG Update - Center for China and Globalization

Updates on the Center for China and Globalization (CCG)

Bert’s Newsletter

By Bert Hofman

China. Asia, Development, Economics

It's Bert Hofman!

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Wang Xiangwei's Thought of the Day on China

Almost anything about China. I have spent the past three decades reporting and writing about China. I used to be the Editor-In-Chief of South China Morning Post.

By the renowned former Editor-in-Chief of the South China Morning Post. That says it all.

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The East is Read

A newsletter about China.

Sinification

By Thomas des Garets Geddes

The world as viewed from China.

Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones

By David Fishman

storytelling and commentary on the Chinese economic development model

Most Chinese residents don't live in Beijing or Shanghai. Get a taste of their lives via David Fishman.

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Peking Ensight

By PekingEnsight

China biz news, industry analysis and government policy interpretation

Ginger River Review

By Jiang Jiang

Covering the priorities of both the leadership and the general public in China and views you do not normally see from mainstream English-language media

The Overshoot

By Matt Klein

Making sense of the global economy and financial markets

RealTime Mandarin

By Andrew

A free resource helping you maintain and improve your Mandarin skills, and stay on top of the latest language trends in China.

Beijing Channel

By Yang Liu

Information and Insight on everything related to China's interaction with the world

The Intellectual Investor

By Vitaliy Katsenelson

Value Investing, Life/Philosophy and Classical Music Explained

Tianyu Fang

Technology and its discontents

Trade War

By Dexter Roberts

The latest, most vital news on China's economy and its business and political relationship with the world

ChinaTalk

By Jordan Schneider

Deep coverage of technology, China, and US policy with a focus on semis and AI We feature original analysis and reporting as well as interviews with leading thinkers and policymakers

Sinocism

By Bill Bishop

Get smarter about China

Sinocism is the pioneering, comprehensive, necessary and unquestionably the No.1 newsletter on China. Almost every Western diplomat in Beijing I bumped into is a subscriber.

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Pekingnology

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