
ChinaTalk
ChinaTalk explores China's tech scene, economy and politics. Guests include policy analysts, business professionals, journalists, and academics. I’m your host Jordan Schneider, a fellow at the American think tank CNAS. I lived in China in the 2010s and previously I worked at the Rhodium Group, Kwai, Bridgewater, and the Eurasia Group.
Episodes


AI Researchers Explain Themselves (AI Girlfriends, AGI, Job Loss) NeurIPS 2025 Part 1

Rahm Emanuel on Trump and China

“Positive Linkage” Failed With the USSR — Here’s Why It Fails With China

DJ Rubio: AI Dominance, The Stakes Are Ominous

Overfit: NeurIPS Vibes, OpenAI Code Red

The Ballad of Jameison Greer: Don't Let the Chips Fall to Beijing

EMERGENCY SHOW: Trump Sells NVIDIA H200s to China (with Dmitri Alperovitch)

Trump’s National Security Strategy + Hegseth’s Second Strike

The Future of Secure Telecom

Inside Russia’s Peace Plan (SportsCenter for War)

The Z.ai Playbook (Zixuan Li Interview)

Jake Sullivan on the Long Game
In this episode of ChinaTalk, the host interviews Jake Sullivan, former National Security Advisor, about his experiences in government and his views on national security strategy. Sullivan discusses the challenges of balancing immediate crises with long-term strategic planning, the importance of delegation, and the nee...

Second Breakfast: Pete Hegseth Take on Defense Reform

Why China makes AI boyfriends while America makes AI girlfriends

China Flip Flopping and the Ukrainian Drone Defense (SportsCenter for War)

Is the CCP an Echo Chamber? (Interview with Tyler Jost)

How to Save Taiwan (China Analysts Discuss)

EMERGENCY SHOW: Tariffs on Trial

Ukraine's Drone War
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