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Me, writing in ChinaFile in Aug 2020 >> The Financial Times just published today  (Not a dig. Just sayin I’ve been howling in the wind about this problem for a while now.)

Agree and disagree with Bill here. Agree in the sense that, of course, XJP policies and especially "zero COVID" right now are the dominant factors in cutting off people-to-people exchange, especially in the (academic) world I know best. A few points of disagreement below... /1

Xi and co not wearing masks at National Day celebration is not a signal of coming Covid policy relaxation. Here’s Xi in Liaoning six weeks ago. Covid control policy has only tightened since then.

Last weekend there was a coup. This weekend zero-covid will be dropped at any moment. Thank god there are only two more weekends before the party congress.

I’m no big Elon Musk fan. But the commentary on this move from people who’ve never run a business is amazing. If implemented, on a very conservative projection, it brings in $1 billion in new annual revenue, a boost of 20%. I’d take that over “considerable economic value” any day

My condolences to the investors who deluded themselves into believing Xi was joking in his work report. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

US-PRC relations are off track. Risks of conflict are rising, while benefits from the relationship for American and Chinese citizens are receding. Ideological arguments don't carry answers. Evidence-based, interest-driven thinking is needed. yalebooks.yale.edu/2023/03/16/int…