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Hou not Gou
It's been a tight race and now the die has been cast for Hou You-yi; maintaining KMT party unity will now be the challenge ahead.
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Chris Taylor
The labs, the leaks – and the silence
A new book sheds light on a disturbing pattern of lab-associated infections that threaten humanity.
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Chris Taylor
March 2023
Update ... China Diction #87
Sorry for the interruption in services, but Substack has made it impossible for me to post full newsletters for the moment ...
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Chris Taylor
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All at sea ChinaDiction #86
Less a case of nobody watching than China just downright getting away with it in the South China Sea.
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Chris Taylor
It's official ChinaDiction #85
The National People's Congress has reelected Xi Jinping as PRC president for a third five-year term – unanimously (2952-0).
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Chris Taylor
Shades of grey ChinaDiction #84
Nobody's ever accused Chinese politics of being lively, or fun, but why do so many of us take it seriously?
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Chris Taylor
A non-China Story ChinaDiction #83
The lab leak theory is back and we should pause and reflect, if Covid-19 spilled from a lab, is that China's fault?
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Chris Taylor
February 2023
12 points ChinaDiction #82
But, in a nutshell, 1 point: We're with Russia
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Chris Taylor
Xi and friend(s?) ChinaDiction #81
All the talk of a 'peace speech' is likely hyperbole and if we get a position statement today it will be more of the same – a call for peace talks and…
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Chris Taylor
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Tightrope artist ChinaDiction #80
Chinese state councillor Wang Yi – China's top diplomat – gave the impression of trying to placate western Europe on Ukraine without betraying Russia…
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Chris Taylor
WHO Pushback ChinaDiction #79
The WHO defiantly rejects reports that it's giving up chasing the origins of Covid-19 due to lack of Chinese cooperation
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Chris Taylor
Ballooning ChinaDiction #78
It's pointless pretending there's anything else to talk about on the subject of China, so let's talk balloons ... and UFOs ...
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Chris Taylor
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