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Margaret Lewis on ethnic profiling in the DOJ's China Initiative
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Margaret (Maggie) Lewis, a professor of law at Seton Hall University, about her work on the U.S. Department of Justice’s “China Initiative.” Launched under form…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
China’s Heart of Darkness
Prince Han Fei, or Hán Fēizǐ 韓非子, is perhaps the most influential Chinese thinker that many Westerners have never heard of. With Jeremy hosting Sinica this week, we bring to you a conversation record…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
U.S.-China climate cooperation in a competitive age
This week on Sinica, after an eventful week of climate-change-focused meetings, including U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry’s trip to China, the U.S.-hosted Leaders Summit on Climate convened on …
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Searching for the six Chinese survivors of the ‘Titanic’
This week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy chat with Arthur Jones and Steven Schwankert about their documentary The Six. The film, directed by Jones and produced by James Cameron, focuses on Schwankert’s…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Beethoven in Beijing
On April 16, PBS’s Great Performances will broadcast the world premiere of the documentary Beethoven in Beijing, which tells the story of classical music in China over the last half century through t…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
China's new youth, with Alec Ash and Stephanie Studer
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Stephanie Studer, China correspondent for The Economist, who recently published a special report in the magazine about China’s “Post-90s” generation; and with A…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
China's COVID-19 response and the virus's origins, with Deborah Seligsohn
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Deborah Seligsohn, who served as the State Department’s Environment, Science, Technology and Health Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing from 2003 to 2007. …
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Ryan Hass on his new book, ‘Stronger’
This week on Sinica, Kaiser welcomes back Ryan Hass, the Michael H. Armacost Chair at the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institute, a senior adviser at the Scowcroft Group and McLarty…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
The parallel world of Chinese tech, with Lillian Li
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with ex-venture capitalist Lillian Li, who moved to China from the U.K. last year and has been looking at China’s tech ecosystem from a unique perspective — combinin…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Cheng Lei: The detention and arrest of an Australian CGTN reporter
In August 2020, the CGTN anchorwoman Chéng Lěi 成蕾, an Australian citizen, was detained in Beijing. Six months later, she was formally arrested and charged with violations of China’s expansive state s…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago