Podcast Episodes

Scholarstage on Xi, War in Taiwan, the CCP Toolkit, and the Chinese Tradition

Tanner Greer of the blog Scholarstage joins the show in a wide-ranging discussion touching on Xi's ideology, incentives in western China-watching, Mo…

5 years, 6 months ago

What China Wants

How do you even go about answering that question? Is there a consensus in Washington on how to confront China and does that consensus make any sense?…

5 years, 7 months ago

Superpower Showdown: Tale of a Trade War

Lingling Wei and Bob Davis of the WSJ discuss their new book Superpower Showdown. We dive deep into the personal dynamics within the Xi and Trump adm…

5 years, 7 months ago

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, 7 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, 7 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 9 months ago