Mike Chinoy on the Art of China Watching
The longtime China correspondent talks about his new book; the wall of secrecy created by the CCP; why China is particularly bad for foreign journalists...
Meg Rithmire on the Unhappy Equilibrium of China’s Markets
The professor talks about China's real estate bubble; if China can develop a modern financial system without rule of law; and why it's not China...
Mike Gallagher on Connecting the China Dots for Congress
The congressman talks about preventing Taiwan's future from becoming Ukraine's present; developing a framework for selective decoupling; and reminding people that the U.S. is the...
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...