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How the Chinese state handles labor unrest, with Manfred Elfstrom
This week, Kaiser chats with Manfred Elfstrom, an assistant professor in the Department of Economics, Philosophy, and Political Science at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. Manfred’s new …
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
The benefits of engagement with China, defined: An audit of the S&ED
This week on the Sinica Podcast, Kaiser welcomes former Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Susan Thornton to discuss a recently published audit of the Strategic and…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
What's the deal with the Red New Deal?
This week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy welcome Lizzi Lee (李其 Lǐ Qi), SupChina contributor and host of the excellent Chinese-language YouTube channel Wall Street Today, and Jude Blanchette, Freeman Ch…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
The state of the field: U.S. China programs, with Rosie Levine and Jan Berris of the NCUSCR
Last month, the National Committee on United States-China Relations (NCUSCR) published a report for the Carnegie Corporation of New York titled “American International Relations and Security Programs…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
The paradox of vast corruption and fast growth in China's "Gilded Age"
If corruption is a drag on economic growth, why does China appear to have undergone some of its fastest growth during its periods of deepest corruption? This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Yuen Yu…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Harvard’s William Overholt on Esquel, cotton sanctions, and forced Uyghur labor
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with William (Bill) Overholt, senior research fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a veteran China-watcher whose career has run the gamut …
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Historian Adam Tooze on why China’s modern history should matter to Americans
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with the Columbia historian Adam Tooze, who returns to the program a year after his first appearance. A prolific writer and wide-ranging public intellectual, Adam wa…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Peter Martin on ‘China's Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy’
This week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy chat with Peter Martin, a correspondent for Bloomberg based in Washington, D.C., about his book, China’s Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy. Th…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
A conversation with Ambassador Huang Ping, consul general of the P.R.C.'s New York Consulate
This week on Sinica, we’re pleased to present a conversation with Ambassador Huáng Píng 黄屏, a veteran Chinese diplomat who has been consul general of China’s New York Consulate since November 2018. H…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Reflecting on China's poverty reduction with Bill Bikales
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Bill Bikales, who recently returned to the U.S. after 15 years in China as a developmental economist with the United Nations. In June, Bill published a paper ti…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago