Daily briefs · archive
Past daily briefs from Chinese-government sources, most recent first. Each entry links to the full brief as it was published that morning.
THURSDAY · MAY 14, 2026
Xi tells Trump Taiwan is a red line at Beijing summit.
Trump came for warmth and a trade-deal photo; Xi opened with the Thucydides Trap and made him hear the Taiwan line first. The day’s substance — “constructive strategic stability” framed as guidance for the next three years, with Taiwan in “fire and water” language — was Xi’s to set.
WEDNESDAY · MAY 13, 2026
China’s first AI rulebook lands as Trump visits Beijing.
Beijing meets Trump’s state visit from a posture of internal consolidation. The day’s AI rulebook and 14-bill lawmaking slate advance Xi’s “new quality productive forces” doctrine, while a new carbon-assessment regime locks 30/60 emissions targets into cadre evaluation.
TUESDAY · MAY 12, 2026
Trump arrives Wednesday for first US state visit in nine years.
Beijing welcomes Trump’s state visit from internal consolidation — the AI agent rulebook, 14-bill 2026 lawmaking plan, and 13.7% growth in tech-innovation loans operationalize Xi’s “new quality productive forces” doctrine as 15th Five-Year Plan groundwork, even as April inflation ticks up and the foreign ministry hardens on Paraguay and Japan.