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Lessons from American Sovietology
When Churchill announced in 1946 that an iron curtain had descended over Europe, the US government only employed two dozen experts on the Soviet Unio…
3 years, 11 months ago
How Abe Reshaped Japan
In light of Abe's assassination, I thought it would be worthwhile to reflect on the man and his legacy.
Last year I recorded an episode discussing Abe…
3 years, 11 months ago
Out of the Gobi: Weijian Shan on the Cultural Revolution, economic reform and US-China ties
I'm off getting married/honeymooning for the next couple of weeks so in my absence please enjoy this fine ChinaTalk vintage.
How does a bookish Beijin…
4 years ago
How corruption works in China
I'm off getting married/honeymooning for the next couple of weeks so in my absence please enjoy this fine ChinaTalk vintage.
How can China be so corru…
4 years ago
The rise and fall of a Suzhou soft serve baron
Mister Softee, the famed northeastern American ice cream brand, in Suzhou, China? Yes, that was a thing. Turner Sparks, rising from humble beginnings…
4 years ago
Beijing to Britain: China in the UK's halls of power
From then-PM David Cameron knocking back pints with Xi at the local pub to the Chinese ambassador being banned from Parliament: how has China's relat…
4 years ago
US-China Tech Relations: A Guide for the Perplexed
Where should US-China tech relations go? What should “Competitive when it should be. Collaborative when it can be. Adversarial when it must be” actua…
4 years ago
Xinjiang and US Imports: The UFLPA's Regulatory Revolution
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act will come into force in the US on June, 21, 2022. On this episode, John Foote, a partner and the head of the c…
4 years, 1 month ago
China + Hollywood: are we heading for a divorce?
China is now the largest market for movies globally, and there have long been whispers about exactly how this impacts Hollywood decisions when it com…
4 years, 1 month ago
Twilight Struggle: Cold War Lessons for US-China Today
Hal Brands (@HalBrands), professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, is the author of The Twilight Struggle: …
4 years, 1 month ago