If you’re looking for some weekend reading, and missed it from earlier this week, read my profile of John Garnaut. Far from a household name, Garnaut contributed to a global shift on China policy and is now a China whisperer for hedge funds:

thewirechina.com/2024/04/07/the…

Fascinating piece. One moral: be careful how you treat journalists - you never know what they might go on to do later in life.

A look at the gender breakdown of the U.S. CEOs who met with Xi Jinping in Beijing last week....
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some amazing writing by Katrina Northrop in her Garnaut profile

This is a very interesting piece - well worth your time reading 👇

这篇文章值得读几遍 The China Whisperer thewirechina.com/2024/04/07/the…

Katrina Northrop Indeed, when it comes to China, Garnaut has been getting the timing right for much of his career. 

For the full profile, follow the link below: buff.ly/3Jc9Bjc

John Garnaut is one of the men most responsible for the global shift in China policy. As a journalist and then Australian government official, he was early to argue that the West was misunderstanding China’s ideological underpinning.

'As China hawks have raised their voice over the last several years—shouting down any opposition with sheer volume—John Garnaut has preferred to whisper, albeit in the ears of the world’s most powerful people.' Great profile from Katrina Northrop: thewirechina.com/2024/04/07/the…

The China Whisperer - The Wire China
How a little known Australian led a global shift on China.
thewirechina.com/2024/04/07/the…

The China Whisperer — superb profile of John Garnaut, the Australian who arguably has done more than anyone to shift Western thinking on Xi's China, by Katrina Northrop thewirechina.com/2024/04/07/the… The Wire China

A great profile of John Garnaut by Katrina Northrop
And starts off with a great example of the importance of close textual analysis of Chinese statements (and also the importance of being able to put these in context).

The China Whisperer: a superb profile of John Garnaut, who has partnered with Matt Pottinger. 2 former journalists, China hands, government officials and now together at Garnaut Global. Excellent work by Katrina Northrop! thewirechina.com/2024/04/07/the…

Brad Setser Katrina Northrop 19 bucks/month. C’mon…(plus some sort of trial subscriptions). An excellent publication.

Fascinating look at John Garnaut, a journalist whose work has helped convince Australia and U.S. administrations to take a harsher stance on China. He was among the first to warn that Xi Jinping was more ideologue than pragmatist. ⁦Katrina Northrop⁩ thewirechina.com/2024/04/07/the…

I profiled John Garnaut, the former China journalist-cum-Australian government official who contributed to a global China policy shift. Now, he is teaming up with Matt Pottinger & reinventing himself as a China whisperer for the private sector:

thewirechina.com/2024/04/07/the…

Nice to be mentioned in terrific piece in The Economist, on China's Red Elites, or Princelings! economist.com/china/2024/04/…

Trump’s SPAC is back in the news. Read my piece on its China connections from 2021 ⬇️⬇️

What is going with the Chinese billionaire who faces up to 27 years in prison for illegal campaign donations — some of which benefitted Eric Adams?

His other business misdeeds include a high profile bribery case and securities fraud.

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Katrina Northrop The New York Times For Katrina Northrop’s full deep dive, click below: buff.ly/4cwhdui