Podcast Episodes

TikTok: What Now?

Season 2 Episode 4

More than 170 million Americans are entertained, informed and earn big bucks from the Chinese-owned app, TikTok. Now their relationship with TikTok is in mortal danger, to say the least. American pol…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Journalists in China

Season 2 Episode 3

There are few American journalists reporting from inside China today. But that has not always been the case. In fact, American journalists in China freely reported on one of the biggest stories of re…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Strongmen

Season 2 Episode 2

Trump has praised Xi Jinping in the past. He’s also slapped tariffs on China. What does the return of Trump mean for China? Economic rivalry for sure. Possible war over Taiwan? A battle over AI domin…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Season 2 Trailer

Season 2 Episode 1

Season 2 of Face-Off: US vs China begins Tuesday, February 11.

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Published on 8 months ago

The New Cold Wars: A Conversation with David Sanger

Season 1 Episode 9

In this bonus episode, Jane Perlez sits down with New York Times national security and White House correspondent David Sanger. In this candid conversation, they talk about his new bestseller: New Col…

Published on 1 year ago

Taiwan

Season 1 Episode 8

Will the United States and China go to war over an island of 24 million people nearly 6,500 miles from California? Why is this a possibility? What is the history and significance of Taiwan to America…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

China’s Fortunes

Season 1 Episode 7

How the Chinese economic downturn is affecting all kinds of people. How real estate meltdown, with enough unfinished empty apartments to fill the population of Germany, is at the center of it all. Ho…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Espionage

Season 1 Episode 6

Two young CIA agents were flown to northern China in 1952, part of a bizarre Cold War operation to overthrow Mao Zedong. The plane crashed. The two Americans were arrested, and jailed for 20 years. W…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

The Relationship

Season 1 Episode 5

Xi Jinping and Joe Biden met on a basketball court in China in 2011 when they were vice presidents. They later toasted each other in Washington. They’ve spent many hours together. Much has changed. C…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Cultural Threads

Season 1 Episode 4

From his studio in Boston, Yo-Yo Ma tells us how music eases tensions between American and Chinese people, even as Washington and Beijing are at each other’s throats. 

Guests: Yo Yo Ma; Hai Ye Ni, pri…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago