Good evening. Xi Jinping Thought, expressed in the Chinese leader's texts and dissected in two new books, has the power to reshape China for decades to come. So, what exactly does Xi Jinping think? That's the subject of this week's cover essay by Jude Blanchette.
Elsewhere, we have infographics on how economic ties between China and Israel are changing; an interview with Pietra Rivoli on how we obtain the goods we buy; an article on the sticking points surrounding the creation of a U.S. stockpile of critical minerals; and an opinion piece explaining why EU rights on electric vehicles represent a turning point in EU-China relations. To read this issue of The threadas well as our extensive archives, please subscribe here.
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Is Xi Jinping a Marxist?
Xi Jinping is too big a personality to think we already know him. As Jude Blanchette points out in this week's cover story, published jointly with Chinese Book Reviewwe know less than we think, including on the central question of what Xi's guiding ideology actually is and what it owes to Marx, Lenin or Mao. Two books currently under review on the subject offer different perspectives, one by Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung and the other by Kevin Rudd.
Overview: How economic ties between China and Israel are evolving
How has China's relationship with the Middle East changed over the past year? Our infographics from Noah Berman examine the sometimes stark shifts in trade and investment flows between the world's second-largest economy and countries from Israel to Iran.
Q&A with Pietra Rivoli
Pietra Rivoli is professor emeritus at Georgetown University and author of Travels of a T-Shirt in the globalized economy. The book, first published in 2004, traces the life cycle of T-shirts from a cotton farm in Texas to factories in China and then onto the backs of people around the world, explaining how policies American trade affects the world. supply chains. In this week's interview with Noah Berman, she discusses how global supply chains have changed in the intervening years and what she sees happening as the United States attempts to reduce China-related risks .
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Illustration by Kate Copeland
Inventory friction points
Policymakers from Kamala Harris on down believe the United States should build up its critical mineral reserves, but many details remain unclear. Reports Eliot Chen.
EU taxes on electric vehicles mark a turning point in EU-China relations
In addition to taking defensive measures against Chinese imports, Europe must better exploit its own potential, argues Alicia Garca-Herrero in this week's editorial.
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