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Sinica: Talking Iran and the Shanxi vaccination scandals

The latest Sinica podcast is online now:

This week: how should we interpret signs that China may be preparing for an about-turn on Iranian sanctions? Have recent Israeli visits hardened Beijing’s position, or are we seeing quid pro quo linked to American pressure on currency manipulation and upcoming nuclear disarmament talks? And what is going on [...]

The mysterious undead tiger conspiracy of the Wanda Mountains

As an observer of PR, one of the things I like about China is that the threshold for launching a cover-up is rock bottom. Sure, they can go big, as with the Songhua river benzene spill or the great melamine scandals of ‘08, but they’ve also kind of democratized the coverup. Imagethief believes that no [...]