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What China’s Big Leadership Meeting Tells Us About the CCP’s Future
Season 2 Episode 38
Before the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) fifth plenum, a closed-door meeting of its roughly 200 top officials, the Asia Society Policy Institute st…
19 hours ago
Succession—the CCP Edition
Season 2 Episode 37
Days after Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington, the Wall Street Journal reported that he needed unusual rest breaks at the White House. Now, the C…
1 week ago
Japan’s Red Line on Taiwan, and Why Its China Trade Boom May Not Last, ft. Stephen Nagy
Season 2 Episode 36
Chinese leader Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are expected to be in Shenzhen in November for the…
2 weeks ago
China’s Banks Built the Boom. Now, They’re Hiding the Bust.
Season 2 Episode 35
In 2025, China eliminated 670 small rural banks—nearly one in five—as they were facing elevated financial risks. Most weren’t shut down; they were fo…
3 weeks ago
China's Rare Earth Control Is Fading—How We'll Know When It's Over
Season 2 Episode 34
China's control over rare earths is already fading, but only industry insiders seem to know it, says Christopher Ecclestone, mining strategist at the…
4 weeks ago
Spy Hunting During Xi’s Visit to Washington—Terri Wu Style
Season 2 Episode 33
Beijing waited until 48 hours before takeoff to confirm Xi Jinping's trip to Washington. Why so late?
China expert June G. Liao has a theory. She thin…
1 month ago
Drained Gift Cards: Inside the Fraud DHS Says Funds Fentanyl and Human Trafficking
Season 2 Episode 32
Gift cards are a great thing to receive, until you realize the card has no money on it! Did your friend make a mistake, or is something more sinister…
1 month, 1 week ago
Back to Mao: China's Playbook for Taking What's Yours
Season 2 Episode 31
China has updated its laws, in what looks like a move to gear up for war. The threshold for a “national threat” is lower than ever.
And one of the maj…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Honeytrap That Reached Capitol Hill: Fang Fang, Swalwell, and China's Election Playbook
Season 2 Episode 30
Newly declassified FBI files reveal how alleged Chinese intelligence asset Christine Fang—also known as "Fang Fang"—used a years-long sexual relation…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The Hidden China Factor in the US-Canada Trade War
Season 2 Episode 29
Neither the Canadian prime minister nor the U.S. trade chief, in their own public accounts, has named China as a reason the U.S.–Canada trade talks c…
2 months ago