

Sinica Podcast
A weekly discussion of current affairs in China with journalists, writers, academics, policymakers, business people and anyone with something compelling to say about the country that's reshaping the world. Hosted by Kaiser Kuo.
Episodes


House of Huawei: Eva Dou of the Washington Post on Her New "Secret History" of Huawei

NEW! China Talking Points Ep. 1: Trade Truce, J-10C Dogfight, and What Comes Next

China's DeepSeek Moment — a talk given April 17 2025 at Carnegie Mellon
This episode explores the recurring surprise in the United States regarding China's technological advancements, particularly the "DeepSeek moment," and examines the underlying reasons for this astonishment. It argues that American exceptionalism, with its belief in the universal applicability of its values and the inhe...

Broken Engagement: Veteran China reporter Bob Davis on his new collection of interviews
This episode explores the evolution and potential failure of U.S. engagement policy with China through a series of interviews with key policymakers across six administrations. The discussion begins by challenging the notion that engagement was inherently doomed, highlighting its initial focus on national security durin...

The EU-China Relationship in the Age of Trumpian Disruption, with Finbarr Bermingham of the SCMP

Live at Pitt: CMU's Benno Weiner on the Evolution of China's Minzu Policy

Sinica Live at Columbia University, with Yawei Liu and Yukon Zhang

Life, Love, and Loss in China: Hazza Harding's story of resilience

Is China Gaining Ground in Technology Diffusion? A Conversation with Jeffrey Ding

Evolutionary Psychology and International Relations, with Jeremy Garlick
In this episode of the Sinica Podcast, Kaiser Kuo interviews Jeremy Garlick, director of the Jan Masaryk Center for International Studies at Prague University, about his book "Evolution in International Relations." Garlick argues that international relations theory has neglected the biological and psychological foundat...

Live in Berkeley: Jessica Chen Weiss and Ryan Hass on the U.S. and China in 2025

Introducing the Trivium Podcast, now on the Sinica Network

Studying China in the Absence of Access: Rediscovering a Lost Art — Part 2, with Alice Miller and Joseph Fewsmith

China’s Strategy in Global Power Transitions: Challenges in a Turbulent World — A panel discussion

The War for Chinese Talent in America, with David Zweig
The podcast explores the politics of global talent flows, technology transfer, and national security, focusing on China's talent recruitment strategies and the U.S. response. David Zweig, author of "The War for Chinese Talent in America," discusses China's diaspora option, where skilled professionals contribute from ab...

Getting China Right: Senator Andy Kim at the Hopkins SAIS Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs

Back to the 80s: For Trump, is China the New Japan? with Andy Liu

Is the U.S. Experiencing a Narrative Shift on China?

The State of China, with Adam Tooze, Qing Wang, and Zichen Wang — Moderated by Finbarr Bermingham of SCMP
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