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Fathers and Sons

Xi Jinping disappointed Chinese Communist Party reformers who thought he would be more like his father. In this excerpt from his new biography of Xi Zhongxun, Professor Joseph Torigian ponders “the mystery of Xi Jinping”.

The Big Picture

China’s Aging Migrant Workforce
By Rachel Cheung

Some 300 million Chinese workers are facing a more precarious future amid the country’s economic transition.

Q & A

Kyle Chan on What We Need to Know About China’s Industrial Policy
By Andrew Peaple

The researcher talks about the state of the trade war, how the U.S. and others should deal with China’s growing dominance in several advanced industries, and the economic weaknesses Beijing still needs to address.

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A podcast about the turbulent relationship between the world's two superpowers, the two men who run them, and the vital issues that affect us all.

US Ambassador Nicholas Burns recently served in Beijing for three years. In this episode of Face-Off: US vs. China, host Jane Perlez talks to Burns about how he got Americans out of Chinese jails, how security operatives stopped American cultural groups from performing, and how China agreed to limits on AI in nuclear weapons.

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January 24th, 2022

Fathers and Sons

China’s Aging Migrant Workforce
By Rachel Cheung

Kyle Chan on What We Need to Know About China’s Industrial Policy
By Andrew Peaple

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A podcast about the turbulent relationship between the world's two superpowers, the two men who run them, and the vital issues that affect us all.

The Wire China Archives

China’s Aging Migrant Workforce By Rachel Cheung

Kyle Chan on What We Need to Know About China’s Industrial Policy By Andrew Peaple

Face-Off: U.S. vs. ChinaA podcast about the turbulent relationship between the world's two superpowers, the two men who run them, and the vital issues that affect us all.

The Wire China Archives

China’s Aging Migrant Workforce
By Rachel Cheung

Kyle Chan on What We Need to Know About China’s Industrial Policy
By Andrew Peaple

Face-Off: U.S. vs. China
A podcast about the turbulent relationship between the world's two superpowers, the two men who run them, and the vital issues that affect us all.