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The realm, long divided, must unite
After several days of flexing its sword arm, Beijing has now reached for the pen. On Wednesday, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council published a white paper entitled “The Taiwan Question and China’s Reunification in the New Era.” Some context: Last week, US Speaker of the House Nanc… Snuh-ohez. Your subscription doesn’t include… Read More »
China and South Korea discuss chips
On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his South Korean counterpart Park Jin in Qingdao, Shandong. Wang laid out his vision for China-South Korea ties (Gov.cn): “Sino-Korean relations…[should] be more independent.”“We should insist on our independent autonomy.”“[We] should maintain the… Snuh-ohez. Your subscription doesn’t include access to this content. Upgrade your account to access.… Read More »
Data dump – inflation
China’s stats bureau released the inflation data for July on Wednesday. The headlines: The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.7% y/y in July, up from 2.5% in June.The producer price index (PPI) increased 4.2% y/y in July, down from 6.1% y/y growth in June. Consumer price growth may have hit… Snuh-ohez. Your subscription doesn’t include… Read More »