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Sinica Podcast

A weekly discussion of current affairs in China with journalists, writers, academics, policy makers, business people and anyone with something compelling to say about the country that's reshaping the ... Read more

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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

1hr 17mins

Ranked #2

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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

1hr 13mins

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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

44mins

Ranked #4

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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

53mins

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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

1hr 1min

Ranked #6

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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

55mins

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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

1hr 11mins

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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

56mins

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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

52mins

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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

1hr

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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

50mins

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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

1hr 5mins

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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

1hr 8mins

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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

49mins

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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

54mins

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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

57mins

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‘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

1hr

Ranked #18

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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

59mins

Ranked #19

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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

1hr 7mins

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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

1hr 7mins

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