Substacks recommended by Godfree Roberts

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Hua’s Substack

By Hua Bin

My personal Substack

Give Hua some love! This is good stuff you won't find anywhere else: tech + doctrine + strategy.

- Godfree Roberts

SAI (Sino Auto Insights) Weekly

By Tu Le

Weekly roundup of news coming out of the 🇨🇳 (China) electric vehicle, autonomous vehicle, battery, advanced driving asist systems (ADAS) and chip / silicon sectors and what it means for rest of the world.

If you care about cars, or the auto industry, SAI helps you navigate the future..

- Godfree Roberts

Elephant Room

By Biyi

An independent media project to make China relatable.

Inside China

By Fred Gao

A newsletter about Chinese politics, youth culture, economy, and society

High Capacity

By Kyle Chan

China's tech and industrial policy: manufacturing, global supply chains, AI, clean tech, EVs, trade, economic competition.

Xinhua Institute

Frequent China & world briefings from the Xinhua Institute, a think tank based in Beijing

Xinhua is one of a handful of media that never lies to, or tries to deceive, its readers. Let that sink in.

- Godfree Roberts

TP’s Substack

By TP Huang

My personal Substack

If you're interested in Chinese technology and its impact on the world, a subscription to TP Huang is invaluable!

- Godfree Roberts

Ramin Mazaheri’s Substack

Longtime contributor The Saker, longtime Paris correspondent for PressTV, author of 3 books on China, Iran and France.

Always good reading. Always!

- Godfree Roberts

China Translated

By Robert Wu

Where China starts to make some sense to you

Stay current with Robert Wu's updates!

- Godfree Roberts

Tarik Cyril Amar's Substack and Podcast - The Ninth Wave

By From Tarik Cyril Amar's Substack

This is where I write about everything that interests me and may interest others. Usually, but not always, that ends up being things linked to politics, geopolitics, narratives we are supposed to believe, and, generally, power and its mostly vile ways.

karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium

By Karl Sanchez

Learn what you're not told by Western media about the policies of the Global Majority led by Russia and China, plus occasional Reader Services items containing valuable reference materials usually consisting of primary documents and/or links to them.

Jerry’s Substack

By Jerrys take on China

I write about China and it's place in the world: I also write (right) the wrongs when I see them

Charles Hugh Smith's Substack

Choosing economic self-reliance, navigating global instability and degrowth, managing burnout, invest in yourself.

John’s Substack

By John Campbell

My personal Substack

AlternativeInsightSubstack

By Dan Lieberman

A well researched, authenticated, and alternative perspective to the conventional media's slanted and agenda driven reports on foreign policy, domestic policy, Middle East, politics, and media.

This is a keeper! Solid research and well reasoned conclusions.

- Godfree Roberts

Conversations in Chinese Media (CiCM)

By Organisation for Research on China and Asia

Organisation for Research on China and Asia's daily analysis of Chinese social media, regional press, and state releases, connecting domestic narratives to Beijing's global strategies.

Baiguan - China Insights, Data, Context

Actionable insights for successful China-related business and investment

Short, sweet, and good insights.

- Godfree Roberts

China Academy Newsletter

By The China Academy

In search of new narratives on China and the global order

My personal Substack

Your guide to the best writing on politics, culture, books, and ideas each weekend - from the New Statesman

¡Do Not Panic!

By Nate Bear

Ever feel like things aren't going well? Think we could do better? Then come on in

Seymour Hersh

It's worse than you think

Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge

Conflict analysis, geopolitical commentary, with a side of culture & politics.

The China Space Monitor

Monthly deep-dives into all manner of Chinese space industry topics, along with occasional paid posts, written by Blaine Curcio

Eurosiberia

By Constantin von Hoffmeister

Pan-European geopolitics and culture

An Africanist Perspective

By Ken Opalo

African political economy, foreign affairs, and general commentary.

Chip Capitols

By Arrian Ebrahimi

Analyzing semiconductor policy by governments around the world

This is really valuable research! Highly recommended.

- Godfree Roberts

Where are the numbers? by Norman Fenton and Martin Neil

A newsletter about use and abuse of science and statistics.

The Asia Cable

By Nick Ayrton

The Asia Cable offers a panoramic view of Asia's political dynamics, economic developments, and cultural fabric.

Asia is being mis-reported. The Asia Cable is an antidote.

- Godfree Roberts

CCG Update - Center for China and Globalization

Updates on the Center for China and Globalization (CCG)

For governance and diplomacy wonks, this is great.

- Godfree Roberts

Inside Medicine

By Jeremy Faust

Merging what I'm seeing in the ER with rigorous deep-dives on the very latest medical and public health data. I want you to know what really matters.

QIANXIAN ZHOU

Steady for far-reaching

The Gauntlet

By Julia Doubleday

COVID Information, Updates, and Commentary

The East is Read

By Zichen Wang and Yuxuan Jia

A China newsletter.

Must read! Where else can you get direct access to China's 490,000,000 union members, their needs, gripes, and hopes?

- Godfree Roberts

Daoyu15’s Newsletter

about virus

If you like deep dives into the origins of Covid, this is for you!

- Godfree Roberts

imetatronink

By William Schryver

Geopolitics - History, Empires, and War - Macroeconomics and Markets - Music - Photography

Solid analysis, clearly expressed (and usually right!)

- Godfree Roberts

Interconnected

By Kevin Xu

On the intersections of tech, investing, geopolitics, and US-Asia relations

Sinification

By Thomas des Garets Geddes

The world as viewed from China.

Sinification is a wonderful addition to the growing ranks of sources for real insights into real China. Highly recommended!

- Godfree Roberts

Big Serge Thought

Musings and Ponderings

Lovers of military history will be entranced by Serge's analysis of a 5,000 year old battle in the desert – and the propaganda war that followed.

- Godfree Roberts

Statistics Undesirable

By Jason Oke

Spotting things that don't add up

Alex Krainer's Substack

Inflation, commodities, geopolitics and more.

His opening claims are very well supported my most modern historians. Solid stuff.

- Godfree Roberts

Alien Expectations: Geopolitics and Culture

By todd smith

Descriptive analysis/opinion about primarily current geopolitical and cultural events/phenomena; sometimes satirical in nature.

Excellent summary!

- Godfree Roberts

George’s Newsletter

By George Hazim

Writing about a changing world - political duplicity, subterfuge and how people are used as pawns in a game they are unaware of but should be.

Always worth reading. Thanks.

- Godfree Roberts

CrossPacificWatchers’s Newsletter

By TIAN Dongdong

Young Chinese professionals offering views on Global issues

Handy economic indicators. Cleaner data and more current than MSM.

- Godfree Roberts

Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones

By David Fishman

storytelling and commentary on the Chinese economic development model

Peking Ensight

By PekingEnsight

China biz news, industry analysis and government policy interpretation

In 2012, China's logistics costs were 400% higher than America's. Here's what's changed in those ten years...

- Godfree Roberts

VisayasOutpost's Newsletter

By Visayas Outpost

Observations from Outside the Bubble

Craig Willy’s Evopolitics

On history, politics & evolution.

Brett Redmayne-Titley

On-Scene Reporting of International news and geo-political analysis as featured on Unz Review, Global Research, South Front, Substack, and many more excellent alternative media publications.

Never miss a post!

- Godfree Roberts

Counterpoint Global

By Mario Cavolo

Sharing interests, knowledge & experience based on living in China for 25 years along with other interests & experiences including geopolitics of other countries, success, philosophy & spirituality in life's journey, music, older mens health.

Mario is one of the few genuine authorities on Chinese tech. Don't miss him.

- Godfree Roberts

Here Comes China

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