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Show notes:
On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with the latest confrontation between the PRC and the Philippines in the South China Sea, clarity as to PRC maritime tactics that look increasingly like an undeclared blockade, and questions about when and how the US might get involved. From there: Qin Gang and Li Shangfu are formally removed from the State Council, the MSS discloses details of another citizen accused of spying for the US, and leaders of the Five Eyes go to Silicon Valley and 60 Minutes. At the end: Heightened scrutiny of Foxconn in advance of January’s presidential election in Taiwan, Tim Cook goes to China, Jon Stewart leaves Apple, and the New Yorker’s Evan Osnos examines the sentiments in China after Xi Jinping's first decade in power.
Related readings:
Speak its name: Blockade -- Sealight
CCTV show on the arrest of another alleged American spy:
Five-Eyes Spies Are Bringing Their China Warnings in From the Cold - Bloomberg Opinion
2017 - Killing C.I.A. Informants, China Crippled U.S. Spying Operations -- N.Y. Times
China launches investigation into iPhone maker Foxconn, says state media -- FT
2016 - How China Built ‘iPhone City’ With Billions in Perks for Apple’s Partner -- N.Y. Times
Jon Stewart’s Show on Apple Is Ending -- N.Y. Times
China's Age of Malaise -- The New Yorker
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Sharp China Podcast

Sharp China Podcast

Sharp China Podcast