Paul Heer on The Danger of Overstating China’s Ambitions
The former National Intelligence Officer for East Asia talks about why engagement hasn’t failed, it just hasn’t succeeded yet; why strategic empathy is so hard...
Josh Kurlantzick on China’s Media Offensive
The author talks about his new book; why there should be long term fear about Xinhua; China's sharp vs. soft power; and why TikTok requires...
Thea Lee on Tracing Supply Chains and Protecting Workers
The longtime labor advocate and current Biden administration official talks about the U.S.'s lopsided trade relationship with China; enforcing the Uyghur Force Labor Protection Act;...
Alex Joske on How China’s Ministry of State Security Operates
The analyst talks about his new book; China's unique approach to intelligence operations; how George Soros inspired him; and the integration between business figures and...
Sue-Lin Wong on Getting to Know Xi Jinping
The journalist talks about making her podcast, 'The Prince,' and what she learned — and didn't learn — about Xi Jinping in the process.
Keith Krach on Weaponizing Trust
The business veteran and former State Department official talks about pushing back against Huawei; 'tech statecraft'; and fighting back when the market is no longer...
Katie Stallard on How Authoritarians Use History to Bolster Their Power
The journalist talks about her new book; reporting on Russia, China and North Korea; and how past wars have become such a dominant presence in...
Joseph Torigian on Making Sense of Chinese Politics
The academic talks about the changing understanding of Leninist regimes; common misperceptions of the post-Mao era; and what the collapse of the Soviet Union means...
Teng Biao on Fascism with CCP Characteristics
The scholar, who has been living in exile from China since 2011, talks about the CCP's 'performance legitimacy'; why the billionaire exile Guo Wengui turned...
Frank Dikötter on Paying Attention to China’s Primary Sources
The historian talks about his new book; why he eschews the sinological armchair; how the architect of modern China is Jiang Zemin, not Deng Xiaoping;...
Chris Miller on the Past, Present and Future of the Chip War
The historian talks about his new book; how the Cold War history of missile systems led him to the semiconductor industry; and why China hasn't...
Cai Xia on How Xi Jinping Overturned the Pillars of Marxism
The CCP insider-turned-dissident talks about how Xi Jinping changed the Central Party School, where she was a teacher, and destroyed the CCP's 'democratic centralism'; how...