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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sinocism.comShow Notes:On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with comments from Xi Jinping and renewed emphasis on building more rational marketplaces across key sectors in tech and beyond. Topics include: The implication that not every province has to participate in new growth areas, cadres parsing conflicting guidance from Beijing, and efforts to stimulate a healthy investment ecosystem for startups as U.S. venture investment recedes. From there: Thoughts on two high-profile exit-bans on American citizens traveling in China, why the two cases are different, more chatter that the Trump administration is softening on China, counterpoints to that argument, and a bit more news on "The Big Tariff," Yang Hansen.You can listen to the podcast in the app:Or click here for instructions to add the podcast to your preferred player.Related Readings:PLA to try again to eliminate "toxic influences"; Tibet dam project; Involution; Trump’s softening approach to China; More Americans exit banned -- SinocismPLA Daily on political cadres; EU-China summit expectations; US-China talks next week; Lab-grown diamonds -- SinocismLife Atop China’s Car Market Starting to Look Shaky for BYD -- BloombergCover Story: A New Gold Rush Begins in China’s Hard Tech Sector -- CaixinChina VC Funds Tap Global Investors for $2 Billion in Comeback -- BloombergU.S.-Based Wells Fargo Banker Blocked From Leaving China -- WSJU.S. citizen who works for Commerce Dept. ensnared in Chinese exit ban -- Washington PostChinese Officers Questioned U.S. Government Employee About His Army Service -- NYT
