Jane Perlez on What Nixon Knew
The journalist talks about her new podcast, Deng Xiaoping's secret meeting with the CIA, and why the U.S. and China still don't understand each other...
Minxin Pei on the Biggest Misperception about China’s Surveillance State
The political scientist talks about China’s appetite for political reform, why no one saw Xi Jinping coming, U.S. responsiveness, and why China’s low tech surveillance...
Chen Qiufan on Science Fiction as a Weapon of Storytelling
The writer talks about why technology is the only valid tool we have right now, how sci-fi is becoming too conservative as a genre, and China's...
Mark Dreyer on the Status of China’s Sports Scene
The journalist talks about what it’ll take for China to deem this Olympics a success, the boom-bust cycle of Chinese soccer, and if Eileen Gu...
Andrew Nathan on the Politicization of the ‘China Threat’
The scholar talks about sizing the China threat, the 'surprise' Hong Kong identity, and China's unique approach to Taiwan.
Bonny Ling on Values, Sanctions and Ethical Supply Chains
The business consultant talks about the full complexity of human trafficking, how companies can 'leave' responsibly, and the very fast-evolving picture of sanctions.
Jeff Stoff & Glenn Tiffert on Why the U.S. Needs to Do Its Homework on Chinese Research Partners
The authors talk about their new Hoover Institution report, the big picture of unclassified research collaboration, and why academics can't just neatly compartmentalize risk.
Caroline Humphrey and Franck Billé on the Unique China-Russia Borderlands
The anthropologists describe the lack of physical bridge building, the idea of the "far east" in the Russian imagination, Putin's pivot to Asia, and the...
Michel Lowy on Investment Opportunities in China Right Now
The CEO talks about Evergrande, Kaisa, China’s bond market, and just how widespread the problems in China’s real estate sector are.
Matteo Maggiori on Who Really Owns Listed Chinese Companies
The finance professor talks about the rise of China in the offshore world, and why its 'mind-boggling' that international investors have accepted China's VIE structures.
Angela Huyue Zhang on How China Regulates
The Chinese law scholar talks about the advantages of spying, what makes China exceptional, and the Chinese saying: if you loosen up, there will be...
Nathan Law on Keeping Hong Kong Relevant
The pro-democracy activist talks about how the Hong Kong protests changed international sentiment about China and why the right to self-determination still matters.