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China, Europe, and the Russo-Ukrainian War, with Marina Rudyak
This week on Sinica, Kaiser is joined by Marina Rudyak, assistant professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Heidelberg. She offers her unique perspective on the underlying tensions and potent…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Inside the Shanghai lockdown, with SupChina's own Chang Che
The COVID lockdown in China's biggest city, Shanghai, hasn't been going exactly according to plan. This week on Sinica, we speak with our business editor Chang Che, who flew back to Shanghai in early…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
After the War: Scenarios China faces when the Russo-Ukrainian War eventually ends
This week on the Sinica Podcast, in a show taped on March 23, Chinese foreign policy expert Yun Sun, director of the China program at the Stimson Center, and former national intelligence officer for …
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Susan Thornton on the urgent need for diplomacy with China over the Russo-Ukraine War
This week on Sinica, Kaiser is joined by Susan Thornton, former Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and a veteran diplomat. Susan makes a compelling case for the im…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Chinese international relations scholar Dingding Chen on Beijing's position in the Russo-Ukrainian War
This week on Sinica: Chén Dìngdìng 陈定定, professor of international relations at Jinan University in Guangzhou, offers his perspective on how Beijing views the war in Ukraine that began on February 24…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
China's soft power collides with the hard realities of the Russo-Ukrainian War: A conversation with Maria Repnikova
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Maria Repnikova, assistant professor of global communications at Georgia State University, who recently published a short book under the Cambridge Elements seri…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
China’s Ukraine conundrum, with Evan Feigenbaum
This week on the Sinica Podcast, Kaiser chats with Evan Feigenbaum, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, former vice-chairman of the Paulson Institute, and (d…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Biden's China policy needs to be more than "Trump lite:" A conversation with Jeff Bader
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Jeff Bader, who served as senior director for Asian affairs at the National Security Council during the first years of the Obama presidency, until 2011. Now a s…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Veteran diplomat Bill Klein recalls the turbulent Trump years at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with William (Bill) Klein, who served as acting deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing from 2016 to mid-2021. In a wide-ranging conversation, he offe…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
What China is reading and why it matters: A conversation with author Megan Walsh
This week on the Sinica Podcast, Kaiser chats with Megan Walsh, journalist, literary critic, and author of the brand-new book The Subplot: What China Is Reading and Why It Matters. The book offers an…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago