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The latest, most vital news on China's economy and its business and political relationship with the world

Educator. Writer. Storyteller. Travel Expert. History Ph.D. Co-host of Barbarians at the Gate and the historical travel podcast By Their Own Compass. Columnist for the China Books Review.

China Translated

By Robert Wu

Where China starts to make some sense to you

Popular Information

By Judd Legum

Independent accountability journalism.

Imagethief - by Will Moss

By William Moss

Occasional sass from a trans-Pacific corporate and crisis PR guy and longtime technology industry sub-creature.

Will Moss aka Imagethief has been a perspicacious, and hilarious, observer of the world, Asia, aging Gen Xers, technology and other things for decades, and his newsletter continues to delight me.

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Pekingnology

By Zichen Wang

China's opinion page A

Ginger River Review

By Jiang Jiang

Covering the priorities of both the leadership and the general public in China and views you do not normally see from mainstream English-language media

Wang Xiangwei's Thought of the Day on China

Almost anything about China. I have spent the past three decades reporting and writing about China. I used to be the Editor-In-Chief of South China Morning Post.

The China-MENA Newsletter

By Jonathan Fulton

Analysis on China - Middle East relations.

Cut's through the bullshit on China-Middle East affairs.

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ChinaTalk

By Jordan Schneider

Deep coverage of technology, China, US policy, and war. We feature original analysis alongside interviews with leading thinkers and policymakers.

Interconnected

By Kevin Xu

On the intersections of tech, investing, geopolitics, and US-Asia relations

百花 Baihua

ChinaDiction

By Chris Taylor

'Greater China' – commentary and book reviews.

RealTime Mandarin

By Andrew

A weekly resource to help you improve your Mandarin every week, stay informed about China, and communicate with confidence in Chinese.

The internet's best way to learn real Chinese as its spoken by Chinese people and used in Chinese media.

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Badreads

By Lauren Hough

Essays, bad jokes, rants, and unsolicited advice from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Hough, and a dog named Woody Guthrie.

Lingua Sinica

News, analysis, and commentary on Chinese-language media from the PRC and beyond.

The Asia Cable

By Nick Ayrton (孔澜岳)

The Asia Cable offers a panoramic view of Asia's political dynamics, economic developments, and cultural fabric.

Sinica

By Kaiser Y Kuo

Podcasts, columns, and essays about current affairs in China

The original China podcast founded by Kaiser Kuo and me in Beijing in 2010, now run by Kaiser. Deeply researched, thoughtful interviews with highly informed guests.

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Dr. Andrea Love | ImmunoLogic

Immunity to misinformation starts here: the facts, the fiction, and the fraud around science and health topics.

Asia Sentinel

Independent news and analysis about Asia's politics, economics, culture and more

ChinaRhyming

By Paul French

Recreating Old China

Tracking People's Daily

By Manoj Kewalramani

This blog primarily offers a breakdown of the weekday editions of the People's Daily.

Proximities

By Barry Malone

The world is smaller than you think. Proximities brings you three essential non-Western news stories each weekday, free of charge. Paid subscribers get a deeper Saturday read.

Semiconductor Things™

By Michael Spencer

This Newsletter was built to solve the pain point of getting the latest news on A.I. chips, semiconductors, datacenter innovation and chip news.

Calling the Shots 话语权时代

By Ivy Yang

Bridging the U.S.-China Communications Gap: stories of wins and fails.

Ivy Yang brings deep industry experience on both sides of the Pacific to her consistently interesting takes on how Chinese and American companies talk about themselves and their markets.

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The China Chronicle

By Andrew Singer

Andrew Singer is a traveler and a writer and speaker on China, Chinese-America, and America.

Baiguan - China Insights, Data, Context

Actionable insights for anyone who has a real stake in China

Observing Japan

By Tobias Harris

News and views on Japan's politics

China Thought Express （中国思想快递）

Free from political or ideological influences, we publish and syndicate commentary and analysis on a variety of China-related topics, delivering insights from top experts in the Chinese-speaking world in real-time.

China Story

By Phil Cunningham

Commentary, photo essays, opinion, fiction

Zeteo

By Mehdi Hasan

Zeteo is a new media organization that seeks to answer the questions that really matter, while always striving for the truth. Founded by Mehdi Hasan, Zeteo is a movement for media accountability, unfiltered news and bold opinions.

Der Vayter Mizrekh

By Jordyn Haime

At the intersection of China, Taiwan, and Jewry

閭丘露薇’s Substack

By 閭丘露薇 Rose Luqiu

分享的話題很多：政治，文化，學術，旅行，美食......

Sinocism

By Bill Bishop

Get smarter about China

Coffee in the Desert

By Jesse Marks

Dispatches from the intersection of the Middle East, China, and international order

Tang Poetry

By Phil H

Translations of Chinese poetry from the Tang Dynasty

Bill Emmott's Global View

Analysis and commentary on world events, current affairs and ideas from a former editor-in-chief of The Economist with a special addiction to Japan and Italy

Following the Yuan

By Yaling Jiang

Get on-the-ground 'color' in China beyond the earnings calls and market reports.

Wu Fei's Music Daily

By Wu Fei 吴非

An original piece of music every weekday from genre-bending composer, guzheng virtuoso, and vocalist Wu Fei. For booking and more information: wufeimusic.com.

One original musical composition every day, performed on guzheng or sometimes with voice and occasionally piano and once in a while computer.

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american.nz

By Dan Keane

Letters from an American in Aotearoa.

Eye on Digital China

By Manya Koetse

China’s digital culture, online media & social trends, by sinologist & What’s on Weibo founder Manya Koetse.

Global Dispatches

By Mark Leon Goldberg

Smart, deeply reported analysis on international affairs, global crises, and the UN — trusted by diplomats, journalists, and policy experts.

Chinese Cooking Demystified Substack

Recipes and other stuff maybe.

The Long Game

By Johanna Costigan

A newsletter on science, technology, and history in China

Peking Hotel

By Liu He

Stories of what China used to be and what it is capable of becoming.

Sinification

By Thomas des Garets Geddes

The world as viewed from China.

Real Charts

Trying to make sense of things for business people, investors and policy professionals by Real Charts

The Global Jigsaw

By Pallavi Aiyar

Global travel, culture and politics

Machine Economy Press

By Michael Spencer

Machine Economy Press seeks to uncover insights around automation, AI in code, future of programming, future of work and related topics.

Sinocities

By Andrew Stokols

Cities, China, Geopolitics, Technology, and everything in between. By: Andrew Stokols ; Phd, MIT Department of Urban Studies & Planning, Masters in Urban Planning, Harvard.