Podcast Episodes

TikTok, Tesla, Kanye and Open Source

Should the US ban TikTok? What role does open source play in the tech ecosystem and the Chinese government's plans for self-reliance? Why does tech o…

5 years, 5 months ago

How Sanctions Fail US Policymakers

Eddie Fishman, who worked in Obama's State Department's Policy Planning Staff, joins to discuss his recent articles on sanctions and the world orde…

5 years, 6 months ago

How Corruption Works in China

How can China be so corrupt and yet grow so fast? What's the relationship between corruption and competent governance? How does 'access money' at the…

5 years, 6 months ago

The H1B Ban and National Security

This week Trump banned valid H1B holders from entering the country. What are the broader implications for America's technological ecosystem and natio…

5 years, 6 months ago

China-India Clashes: What Happens Next?

On June 15th, dozens of soldiers died in clashes on the China-India border. What exactly happened up in the Himalayas? What's the historical backgrou…

5 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong's Protests One Year On

This week’s ChinaTalk featured Antony Dapiran going deep with me on the origin, meaning, and legacy of the 2019 Hong Kong protests. We drew parallel…

5 years, 7 months ago

Evan Osnos on Tiananmen, Protests in America and Political Leadership

Evan Osnos is a correspondent for the New Yorker. We discussed his pieces on the protests in DC and coverage of US-China. 

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5 years, 7 months ago

GM Corn Smuggled in Popcorn Bags: An Industrial Espionage Parable

What do you get when you take a Chinese national, a rental car, rural Iowa, and a $52 billion seed business hanging in the balance? Said one review, …

5 years, 7 months ago

AI Basic Research in China and the US

Who's spending big? Does it matter? Zach Arnold and Ashwin Acharya join the show to discuss their reports on Chinese public sector AI R&D spending a…

5 years, 7 months ago

Health QR Codes and the rise of a 'Digital Leviathan'

Dan Grover joins the show to discuss his recent piece on how Chinese tech firms have handled coronavirus, I read from a recent ChinaTalk newsletter o…

5 years, 8 months ago