Is Taiwan Prepared?

is my favorite economic historian. After writing a handful of books on and , he's now turned his eye to the present day, taking on and . In this conversation, we get into What we can learn from the diplomatic and economic modes of 1920s and 30s Why...

Turning a beloved movie of female empowerment into a dull endorsement of the patriarchy, autocracy and mass forced labor is no easy feat, but Disney Magic is one hell of a drug. Think tanker and novelist/meme goddess join to discuss. Intro...

(fan favorite repeat broadcast from back in the 'ChinaEconTalk' era) Mister Softee, the famed northeastern American ice cream brand, in Suzhou, China? Yes, that was a thing. , rising from humble beginnings as just another English teacher making his...

In 1927, Mao wrote that "In a very short time...several hundred million peasants will rise like a mighty storm, like a hurricane, a force so swift and violent that no power, however great, will be able to hold it back." During the 40s and 50s, he was...

100th episode!

How do you even go about answering that question? Is there a consensus in Washington on how to confront China and does that consensus make any sense? and come on to discuss.  Currently, I make $4/hr from donations adding up all the time it...

Lingling Wei and Bob Davis of the WSJ discuss their new book Superpower Showdown. We dive deep into the personal dynamics within the Xi and Trump administrations as well as what the twists and turns over the past few years reveal about the US-China...

Should the US ban TikTok? What role does open source play in the tech ecosystem and the Chinese government's plans for self-reliance? Why does tech occupy such a unique role in the US-China tech cold war? And what can Kanye teach us about foreign...

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China's Gilded Age

This week Trump banned valid H1B holders from entering the country. What are the broader implications for America's technological ecosystem and national security? To discuss, Tina Huang and Remco Zwetsloot from talk about their recent research on...

On June 15th, dozens of soldiers died in clashes on the China-India border. What exactly happened up in the Himalayas? What's the historical background? What does this mean for the trajectory of China-India and US-India relations?  We also...

This week’s ChinaTalk featured going deep with me on the origin, meaning, and legacy of the 2019 Hong Kong protests. We drew parallels and contrasts throughout between HK and Black Lives Matter. If you'd like to help keep the show going, please...

Evan Osnos is a correspondent for the New Yorker. We discussed his pieces on and .  See here for .

What do you get when you take a Chinese national, a rental car, rural Iowa, and a $52 billion seed business hanging in the balance? Said one review, "not since Alfred Hitchcock's in North by Northwest has a cornfield produced so much excitement." 's...

Who's spending big? Does it matter? Zach Arnold and Ashwin Acharya join the show to discuss their reports on and . Do note this episode was recorded in late February.  Exit music by NINEONE / CREAM D / Yoken_Official / YYKBZ / WR/OC .

Dan Grover joins the show to discuss his on how Chinese tech firms have handled coronavirus, I read from a recent newsletter on how some mainland commentators fear that QR Health Codes will create a 'digital leviathan,' and Ravish Bhatia of the ...

The legendary discusses how Coronavirus played out in cross-continent conversations with her mother. We'll also hear from Asmod in Nepal and Lambert in Singapore. In case you haven't heard, I write a .  Recent posts are on US-China and AI chips....

America has allies with solid tech. But can the US leverage these relationships to help preserve its technological edge over China? In this conversation, building off a recent , Dan Kliman, Kristine Lee and Joshua Hitt dive deep into international...

We're continuing our Coronastories series this week with personal reflections and analysis from friends of ChinaTalk on the current situations in the Philippines, Russia, and Taiwan.  Oh and by the way I have a and .

This week I'm trying something different. I've been interviewing my friends across China about their Coronavirus experiences, . We start off with Dev from Shanghai who lived through the entire lockdown and has interesting reflections on the lasting...

and are two former Australian government officials who together write (内参), a fantastic new newsletter on Chinese policy and China-Australia relations.  We talk about how the CCP is trying to convince its population that post-coronavirus all...

What are the CCP's international propaganda goals? How is it faring in the battle to define COVID-19's winners and losers? of the German Marshall Fund's Alliance for Securing Democracy brings the mirth in these dark times. We also go into tech and...

Bill Bishop, author of the newsletter, comes on the show to discuss the new low in US-China relations. We start off talking about what China's response to coronavirus has taught us about the CCP and then go into the deeper forces behind why the...