(Preview) Ongoing Tension with the Philippines; Xi Welcomes Assad; Ambassador Emanuel Continues His Posting; Panda Diplomacy and the National Zoo

Sharp China with Bill Bishop

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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism

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A Global Community of Shared Future: China's Proposals and Actions; MSS head on national security in digital era; Qin Gang and Fu Xiaotian; US-China — Sinocism

Xi in Zhejiang; Asian Games; Xi meets Assad; Huawei; US-China on road back to Bali — Sinocism

Chinese TV presenter linked to missing foreign minister had surrogate child in US — Financial Times

Blasting Bullhorns and Water Cannons, Chinese Ships Wall Off the Sea — New York Times

The South China Sea Tribunal — Law of the Sea

Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative — AMTI

Philippines vows not to back down as China warns against 'trouble' at disputed shoal — Reuters

Philippines and US accuse China of illegally targeting supply ships — Financial Times

U.S. Support for the Philippines in the South China Sea — US State Department

White House told U.S. ambassador to Japan to stop taunting China on social media — NBC News

Senior Nomura banker barred from leaving mainland China — Financial Times

Rahm Emanuel — @USAmbJapan

How China’s Language Shifted After Landmark Xi-Biden Meeting — Bloomberg

Panda Palooza: A Giant Farewell — Smithsonian

The Panda Party’s Almost Over — Foreign Policy

Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji celebrating 3rd birthday at National Zoo — YouTube

The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995) Official Trailer — YouTube