The China Week

Venezuela and China after the U.S. capture of Maduro

What is the mood in Venezuela, and how will the U.S. capture of Maduro affect China-Venezuela relations—a chat with Parsifal D’Sola.

Mar 13 • Jeremy Goldkorn

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February 2026

Straight outta Henan: an interview with comedian Jiaoying Summers

Now for something completely different—this week at least

Feb 24 • Jeremy Goldkorn

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December 2025

The world is in play

U.S. allies reel at Trump's National Security Strategy, and a Chinese jet locks radar on Japanese aircraft.

Dec 9, 2025 • Jeremy Goldkorn

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November 2025

How Israel’s embassy lost China, Xi call pleases Trump, and China brainrot

The world is undergoing "great changes unseen in a century" as Xi Jinping likes to say.

Nov 29, 2025 • Jeremy Goldkorn

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That will teach me to be sunny

All about China: The week’s most important news, commentary, and links to the best writing and podcasting in English.

Nov 19, 2025 • Jeremy Goldkorn

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Very British China problems

London's awkward relationship with Beijing, laughing Xi, China launches another aircraft carrier, recommended articles and podcasts etc.

Nov 8, 2025 • Jeremy Goldkorn

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October 2025

The emperor's new deal and the chairman's new tech plan

An extremely underwhelming meeting between Xi and Trump, details on Beijing's drive for tech self-reliance, plus more news and links.

Oct 30, 2025 • Jeremy Goldkorn

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China's plan for the next five years

The significance of the Communist Party meeting that ended this week in Beijing, and other news from China.

Oct 25, 2025 • Jeremy Goldkorn

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China's leverage: access to its factories

Export controls on rare earths and batteries—what's next? Plus plan to double EV charging capacity and more.

Oct 19, 2025 • Jeremy Goldkorn

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China plays rare earths card, hard

New rare earth export restrictions, Golden Week spending numbers, pig-to-human liver transplant, direct flights to India resume, Premier Li Qiang visits…

Oct 10, 2025 • Jeremy Goldkorn

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Golden week for tourists, but not for Liu Jianchao

Record-setting golden week travel, foreign affairs official falls, CCP Central Committee meeting dates set, EVs, batteries, and solar, and more.

Oct 4, 2025 • Jeremy Goldkorn

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September 2025

‘Xinjiang policy is correct, scientific, and effective’ — Xi

Xi Jinping visits the Uyghur heartland, PR stunt gone wrong in Tibet, Jerome Cohen, law of the jungle, big WTO table, green commitments, four more years…

Sep 26, 2025 • Jeremy Goldkorn

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