Ranked #1
Jerome A. Cohen on human rights and law in China
Jerome A. Cohen on human rights and law in China
Professor Jerome A. Cohen began studying the law of what was then called “Red China” in the early 1960s, at a time when ... Read more
6 Jul 2017
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1hr 17mins
Ranked #2
Legendary diplomat Chas W. Freeman, Jr., on U.S.-China strategy and history: Part 1
Legendary diplomat Chas W. Freeman, Jr., on U.S.-China strategy and history: Part 1
Few living figures of U.S.-China relations are as legendary as Charles W. "Chas" Freeman, Jr., the chief interpreter for... Read more
16 Aug 2018
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #3
Understanding China through a vibrant Shanghai street
Understanding China through a vibrant Shanghai street
Rob Schmitz, China correspondent for American Public Media’s Marketplace, has been living in the nation on and off since... Read more
6 Jul 2016
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44mins
Ranked #4
The Kaiser Kuo exit interview
The Kaiser Kuo exit interview
This week, Kaiser sits in the guest chair and tells us about his 20-plus years of living in China. He recounts being the... Read more
14 Jul 2016
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53mins
Ranked #5
Kai-Fu Lee on artificial intelligence in China
Kai-Fu Lee on artificial intelligence in China
Kai-Fu Lee 李开复 is one of the most prominent figures in Chinese technology. He founded China’s noted early-stage venture ... Read more
1 Jun 2017
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1hr 1min
Ranked #6
Live at the Bookworm, part one: How has Beijing changed over the years?
Live at the Bookworm, part one: How has Beijing changed over the years?
Our episode of Sinica this week was captured during a special live event at the Bookworm Literary Festival, where David ... Read more
14 Nov 2015
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55mins
Ranked #7
China’s great spiritual revival
China’s great spiritual revival
Pulitzer Prize–winning author and journalist Ian Johnson returns to the Sinica Podcast to introduce his new book, The So... Read more
3 Aug 2017
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #8
While we're here: China stories from a writers' colony
While we're here: China stories from a writers' colony
When Ernest Hemingway somewhat presciently referred to Paris as a "moveable feast" ("wherever you go for the rest of you... Read more
21 Dec 2015
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56mins
Ranked #9
All sorts of swindles in the late Ming society, with Christopher Rea and Bruce Rusk
All sorts of swindles in the late Ming society, with Christopher Rea and Bruce Rusk
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Christopher Rea and Bruce Rusk, both professors at the University of British Colu... Read more
12 Apr 2018
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52mins
Ranked #10
Everything you ever wanted to know about Taiwan but were afraid to ask, Part 1
Everything you ever wanted to know about Taiwan but were afraid to ask, Part 1
This week, we feature the first half of an extensive interview with Shelley Rigger, a political scientist at Davidson Co... Read more
28 Feb 2019
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1hr
Ranked #11
50 years of work on U.S.-China relations
50 years of work on U.S.-China relations
In this week's episode of Sinica, we are proud to announce that we're joining forces with SupChina. We're also delighted... Read more
3 Jun 2016
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50mins
Ranked #12
Trade war economics, with Andy Rothman
Trade war economics, with Andy Rothman
On this week’s podcast, Kaiser and Jeremy speak with Andy Rothman, an investment strategist at Matthews Asia, to get his... Read more
5 Sep 2019
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #13
Sidney Rittenberg: An interview with a revolutionary
Sidney Rittenberg: An interview with a revolutionary
Sidney Rittenberg was a labor activist in the American South before going to China as a translator for the U.S. Army in ... Read more
19 Jan 2017
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #14
Bo Xilai: The Trial of the Century
Bo Xilai: The Trial of the Century
The spectacular trial of Bo Xilai seized the media's attention last week as the fallen politburo member — still widely a... Read more
31 Aug 2013
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49mins
Ranked #15
Gerry Shih on China’s Uyghur Muslims, under pressure at home and abroad
Gerry Shih on China’s Uyghur Muslims, under pressure at home and abroad
Associated Press (AP) reporter Gerry Shih was hard at work in 2017 writing a remarkable series of articles on China’s Uy... Read more
1 Feb 2018
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54mins
Ranked #16
Howard French on how China's past shapes its present ambitions
Howard French on how China's past shapes its present ambitions
On this week's show, recorded live in New York on April 3, Kaiser and Jeremy have a wide-ranging chat with former New Yo... Read more
9 May 2019
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57mins
Ranked #17
‘Haunted by Chaos: China’s Grand Strategy,’ with Sulmaan Wasif Khan
‘Haunted by Chaos: China’s Grand Strategy,’ with Sulmaan Wasif Khan
This week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy speak with Sulmaan Wasif Khan, assistant professor of international history and C... Read more
16 May 2019
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1hr
Ranked #18
Mythbusting China’s social credit system
Mythbusting China’s social credit system
This week on Sinica, Kaiser traveled across the Atlantic to host a live podcast at the Asia Society of Switzerland in Zu... Read more
22 Nov 2018
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59mins
Ranked #19
Poisonous pandas: Cigarette smoking in China
Poisonous pandas: Cigarette smoking in China
This week on the Sinica Podcast, Kaiser and Jeremy chat with Matthew Kohrman, associate professor of anthropology at Sta... Read more
19 Jul 2018
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #20
Frank H. Wu on Chinese-Americans and China
Frank H. Wu on Chinese-Americans and China
What is the Chinese-American identity? How has the rise of China affected American attitudes toward ethnically Chinese p... Read more
15 Sep 2016
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1hr 7mins