Chinese Whispers

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A compilation of Chinese Whispers: understanding China

This podcast compilation explores various aspects of China's identity, history, and its relationship with the world. It examines the constructed nature of Chinese nationalism, influenced by Western ideas and internal reforms, particularly during the late Qing Dynasty. Discussions cover China's economic transformation, ...

What does it take to be 'an old friend of the Chinese people'?

From Chimerica to Cold War II: how US-China relations soured

Rana Mitter on the legacy of Sun Yat-sen

What China's planned mega-dam means for Asia

Have America's chips controls backfired?

What is China's 'United Front' agenda?

Eva Dou on the 'House of Huawei'

What’s in a name? Peter Hessler on what English names can reveal about China

This episode explores the phenomenon of Chinese people choosing English names, delving into the cultural and historical contexts that influence this practice. Against the backdrop of Peter Hessler's experiences teaching in China across two generations, the discussion reveals how these names reflect broader societal shi...

Xi Jinping's PLA purges

What's behind the Chinese migrant surge at the Darien Gap?

Why Beijing is wary of a Russo-North Korean alliance

Battle of Ideas – is China in decline?

Corruption, power and the truth about my wife’s disappearance – with Desmond Shum

Will AI be the next arms race?

A father and son at the edge of the Chinese empire

Investigating China's 'historic' claims in the South China Sea

What would a second Trump presidency bring for China?

How oil became the latest Chinese food scandal