Turkish Trains & Chinese Corruptocrats (+ No Thieves or Tracts in China) [China Compass]

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This weekend's podcast begins along the Bosphorus in Turkey (today) and ends in the tangled alleyways of China's deep south (nearly 25 years ago), with a scathing expose of China's corruptocrat dictator, Xi Jinping, sandwiched in between. 

 

Turkey Talk: The Bosphorus + Ankara/Izmir/Bursa/Iznik

Basilica of Saint Neophytos—home of the original Nicene Council—in Lake İznik 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/turkey-lakes-drought-archaeology-basilica-saint-neophytos

 

14 Years Ago This Week: Inner Mongolia Train Trip

Turkey Builds Asia-Europe Rail Corridor

https://www.turkiyetoday.com/business/turkiye-pours-10b-into-middle-corridor-rail-as-wars-upend-old-trade-routes-3231358?s=1

 

Before we look at this week’s Pray for China cities…

Xi topples old mayor, sets sights on 4th term, warns retired officials to stay mum

https://asia.nikkei.com/editor-s-picks/china-up-close/analysis-xi-topples-old-mayor-often-likened-to-a-toy-that-won-t-fall-down

Who Fell and Rose at China’s Fifth Plenum

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/china-expels-record-number-communist-party-xi-jinping-purges-officials-fifth-plenum

 

Pray for China (Nov 8-14)

https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-nov-8-14-2026

Unbeaten: Arrested, Interrogated, Deported

Confronting the Lies (and Laughter) of the Chinese Communist Police

Unbeaten.vip

 

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