Sharp China: The US-China Strategic Channel; Continued Drama in the South China Sea; The Next Phase of Chip Controls; Black Myth: Wukong

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Show Notes:

On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with a look at the dialogue between National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi. Topics include: Why meetings with Wang are valuable to the U.S. side, the progress the meetings have (and have not) yielded, and the strategy going forward. From there: Yet another clash between the PRC and the Philippines over the weekend, continued questions about when and how the U.S. may intervene, and updates on the next phase of chip controls as the Netherlands weighs a policy change, the PRC threatens retribution against Japan, and a cloud computing loophole persists. At the end: An emailer asks about Xi‘s speeches, and thoughts on the success of the best-selling video game in the world this week, Black Myth: Wukong.

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As China’s power grows, candidates use it as attack line -- Washington Post 

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Why China Is Starting a New Trade War -- WSJ 

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China trade war ‘maybe unavoidable’, EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell warns -- SCMP 

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Hit game Black Myth: Wukong faces backlash after telling players not to discuss ‘feminist propaganda’ -- The Guardian 

Black Myth: Wukong Final Trailer -- YouTube:

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