FULL INTERVIEW: Bill Bishop Thinks China’s Military is Still Deeply Corrupt

This is our full interview with Bill Bishop, recorded live on TBPN.

We discuss China’s accelerating PLA purges, what Xi Jinping is really trying to accomplish inside the military, the DJI ban, whether US regulation will stick, Taiwan arms sales and Trump’s upcoming China visit, China’s approach to AI and chips, and why Nvidia’s China sales remain such a messy geopolitical flashpoint.

TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays from 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with full episodes posted to podcast platforms immediately after.

Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” TBPN has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella.