Chip War | US National Defence Strategy | Rishi Sunak | Germany-China | China-Russia

Welcome to the third edition of Sinification – a newsletter focusing on foreign affairs as viewed from China.

This week’s edition looks at the following topics:

1. US-China chip war: Chinese consultancy ICWise calls on Beijing to adopt “strong” measures in response to US export controls.

2. US National Defence Strategy: Fudan professor Zhang Jiadong analyses its key messages.

3. UK-China: Chinese experts react to Rishi Sunak becoming Britain’s new prime minister.

4. Germany-China: Chinese analysts hopeful that Cosco deal and Scholz visit might signal improvement in relations with Berlin

5. China-Russia: CASS researcher Li Shuangshuang analyses China-Russia cooperation dynamics and former PLA colonel Zhou Bo calls on Beijing to do more to prevent Russia from using nuclear weapons.