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.
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In this week’s edition:
‘How Israel’s embassy lost China’
A surprise call from Xi Jinping pleases Trump
China brainrot, from creator schlock to AI propaganda
Recommended reading and listening
Important China news from the last week or so


