

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


Does Beijing Really Want Trump?

The Swifts of Beijing, with Terry Townshend of Birding Beijing

Bonus: A Free-Range Father in a Tiger Mom World — Reflections on Chinese and American Education

China's Response to U.S. Semiconductor Export Controls, with Paul Triolo and Kevin Xu

Eric Olander on China in the Global South

A Letter from Beijinmg

Anthony Tao: The Poetry and Soul of Beijing

Sinica Unscripted: Wang Zichen of CCG with a Third Plenum Preview and more

Improbable Diplomats: Historian Pete Millwood on how Scientific and Cultural Exchange Remade U.S.-China Relations

Adam Tooze on the U.S., China, the Energy Transition — and Saying the Unsayable

An Ecological History of Modern China, with Stevan Harrell — Part 2

An Ecological History of Modern China, with Stevan Harrell — Part 1

Peter Hessler on his new book, "Other Rivers: A Chinese Education"
This podcast episode delves into the experiences of the speaker while teaching in Chengdu, China, and highlights the diverse and inspiring students encountered. It explores the significance of relationships in Chinese education and culture, the enduring rural values in urban life, the lasting impacts of poverty and rur...

Taiwan, Ukraine, and the Sino-American Rivalry
The Sinica Podcast features a panel discussion moderated by Kaiser Kuo on the impact of US-China rivalry on Ukraine and Taiwan. The panelists, Dmytro Burtsev, Da Wei, Emilian Kavalski, and Yayi, explore the parallels between Ukraine and Taiwan, the influence of the Russo-Ukrainian War on strategic thinking in Washingto...

Jonathan Chatwin on Deng Xiaoping's 1992 Southern Tour

Ed Lanfranco: from Hoarder to Historian

Jay Kuo on Beijing's Gay 90s

The Struggle for Taiwan: Sulmaan Wasif Khan of Tufts University on his new book

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jane Perlez on her new podcast series, Face-Off
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