Notes and reports exploring asia.
Xi Jinping last visited the White House in 2015, when Washington was encouraging civilian high-tech exports to China. He returns this week with rare earths, tariffs and artificial intelligence on the agenda, backed by an industrial system much larger than the one he represented then.
ReadAs Huawei faces a federal jury in Brooklyn, its post-sanctions hardware and aggressive AI roadmap show what the company did after Washington cut off access to American technology.
ReadChina’s revised National Defense Mobilization Law takes effect October 1. Six months later, the first spring window of 2027 opens.
ReadApril 2027 is being treated as a prophecy. It is a production calendar.
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