A weekly Substack and podcast by journalist Cindy Yu offering interviews and essays on China, from Uyghur fighters in Syria to Xi Jinping's biography and Chinese AI companionship. Readers get nuanced, context-rich reporting and commentary aimed at going beyond mainstream narratives of China.
Website: https://www.chinesewhispers.uk
Sinocism delivers a near-daily briefing on Chinese politics, economy, trade, technology and foreign policy, with curated items from official and Chinese-language sources plus commentary. It also includes a companion podcast (Sharp China) discussing export controls, GDP data and Party meetings.
Sinification presents Chinese-language perspectives on trade, economics and foreign policy, using translated excerpts, expert commentary and live conversations. Readers get analysis of how Chinese scholars and commentators view issues such as EU-China trade tensions, global imbalances and China's relations with Brazil.
Works in Progress is a magazine-style newsletter publishing long-form essays on new and underrated ideas for improving the world. Recent issues cover topics ranging from food and agriculture in Brazil to materials science and the economics of Chinese city governance.
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