China Unscripted
261 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 458 ratingsFrom the team that brought you the satirical TV news show China Uncensored comes a...well...less scripted look at China. Chris Chappell and his team are off the teleprompter and on the mic to interview China experts, or discuss the issues of the day. And frankly, anything else they feel like discussing.
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#61 EXPERT: Coronavirus Pandemic Could Kill Tens of Millions | Laurie Garrett
February 28, 2020 20:33 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBPulitzer Prize winning health expert Laurie Garrett reveals the potential scope of a coronavirus pandemic from China and how you can stay safe and healthy to prevent an outbreak. Recorded 2/25/20 @Laurie_Garrett The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Plague-Emerging-Diseases-Balance/dp/0140250913 #coronavirus #worldhealthorganization #pandemic cdc
#60 China's Psychological Warfare Against the US | Grant Newsham
February 16, 2020 19:45 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBGo to https://Surfshark.deals/unscripted and use promo code unscripted to get 83% off a 2-year plan and one extra month free. The Chinese Communist Party has launched a psychological war against the United States, invading America with money and buying off its institutions. From businessmen and Wall Street, to politicians, to Hollywood and the media, Grant Newsham a senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies in Tokyo, gives us the breakdown. Support the show and enjo...
#59 Coronavirus: China's Shocking Crackdown
February 10, 2020 19:12 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBGo to https://Surfshark.deals/unscripted and use promo code unscripted to get 83% off a 2-year plan and one extra month free. The deadly coronavirus from Wuhan, China continues to spread around the world and the Chinese Communist Party's inhuman response boggles the mind. Find out the latest, including the tragic death of whistleblowing Dr. Li Wenliang. Buy some tea, support the show go.pathofcha.com/unscripted #coronavirus
#58 China's Dangerous Coronavirus "Solution"
February 03, 2020 01:27 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBThe deadly coronavirus from Wuhan, China continues to spread around the world. But the Chinese Communist Party has a unique solution to dealing with the growing global pandemic outbreak. Support China Unscripted, buy tea! go.pathofcha.com/unscripted Wuhan Coronavirus: How to Stay Safe (Yes, it's behind a paywall) https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/25/wuhan-coronavirus-safety-china/
#57 Deadly Chinese Virus Coverup | Dr. June Teufel Dreyer
January 25, 2020 18:49 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBA deadly coronavirus from the Chinese city Wuhan has spread around the world. And a government coverup made the outbreak only worse. Joining us today is Dr. June Dryer, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami, and a specialist on China, U.S. defense policy, and international relations, to talk about how the structure of the Chinese Communist Party makes coverups like SARS more likely. Buy some tea and support China Unscripted! go.pathofcha.com/unscripted
#56 Taiwan's Election A Defeat for China
January 19, 2020 19:22 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBThe 2020 landslide election of Taiwan's incumbent president Tsai Ing-Wen was a major defeat, not only to her rival Han Kuo-Yu of the KMT, but also to Chinese Communist Party ambitions in the island nation. We share our experience witnessing this historic democratic election. Support China Unscripted! Buy Amazing Tea!!! go.pathofcha.com/unscripted
#55 How Communism Destroys a Society | Joshua Philipp
January 04, 2020 18:47 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBWhen Karl Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto, he did not create an economic system geared toward equality, as some proponents of Communism and Socialism claim. What he created was a prescription for how to destroy the traditional values and morality of society. Joining us again is Joshua Philipp, the award-winning senior investigative reporter at The Epoch Times and host of the new show Crossroads. He tells us about China's Unrestricted Warfare against the United States. Support China Unsc...
#54 A Look Back at 2019 | China Unscripted
December 21, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBIt's been a big year—from massive protests in Hong Kong, to trade war politics, and a growing awareness in the US government that the Chinese Communist Party represents the greatest threat to freedom and democracy in the 21st century. 2019 was a crazy year for China news, and a crazy year for us. Thanks for joining us for the wild ride. 2020 will be extra. Support the show! Drink some tea! Visit go.pathofcha.com/unscripted
#53 Inside a Chinese Concentration Camp | Olsi Jazexhi
December 06, 2019 18:47 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBIndependent journalist and radical Islam expert Olsi Jazexhi was invited to see first hand a Xinjiang "Vocational Training Camp" for Uighur Muslims in China's Xinjiang regions. What he saw shocked him. This comes as the US Congress debates The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019. Follow Olsi Jazexhi on Twitter! @OlsiJ Watch his videos from Xinjiang https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-agGJ4DKGjmbvkJKfs4f6w/search?query=xinjiang Vocational training, definitely not forced labor: https:...
#52 China's Invasion of Africa | Nasser Weddady
November 29, 2019 20:49 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBChina is colonizing Africa. We do a deep dive into China's role in the African nation of Mauritania, where corruption is leaving the country strip mined of natural resources, while becoming a potential Chinese military base. Plus, is the Richat Structure the remains of the ancient city of Atlantis? Mauritanian activist Nasser Weddady discloses all! Get some tea from Path of Cha! go.pathofcha.com/unscripted
#51 How China Spies on US Universities | Paul Mooney | China Unscripted Podcast
November 22, 2019 22:17 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBThe Chinese Communist Party is spying on US Universities. That's just one part of an overall campaign against academic freedom both inside China and out. GET TEA FROM PATH OF CHA! go.pathofcha.com/unscripted English Edition of Report: https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Scholars-at-Risk-Obstacles-to-Excellence_EN.pdf Chinese Edition: https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Scholars-at-Risk-Obstacles-to-Excellence_CN.pdf
#50 How Bolivia Overthrew Tyranny and Evo Morales | Jhanisse Vaca-Daza
November 13, 2019 20:03 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBActivists in Bolivia have just forced the "president" to resign and flee the country. And they did it through strategic nonviolence. How can this be applied to other places, like Hong Kong? And what role did China play in this revolution? Protest leader Jhanisse Vaca-Daza joins us a second time. You can also listen to her on our podcast #13 "Bolivia's President Sells Out to China" from October 5, 2018. Buy some tea from Path of Cha! https://go.pathofcha.com/unscripted Follow Jhanisse Va...
#49 Will Blockchain Bring Freedom or Tyranny to China? | Alex Gladstein
November 10, 2019 19:01 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBBuy some tea from Path of Cha! https://pathofcha.com/?ref=chinaunscripted China is trying to take control of blockchain technology by creating it's own digital currency, the digital yuan. But while Bitcoin promised a truly democratized currency, the Chinese cryptocurrency could spell the beginning of a new dawn of technological authoritarianism. Chief strategy officer for the Human Rights Foundation and bitcoin expert Alex Gladstein joins us to talk about whether blockchain will bring fre...
#48 China's Crackdown on Pornography Targets Christians
November 01, 2019 21:27 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBThe officially atheist Chinese Communist Party has launched an unprecedented crackdown on religion. Concentration camps for Uighurs. Organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners. And now they're going after Christians, using the oddest excuse imaginable...
#47 Why Are Americans Selling Out to China? | China Unscripted
October 20, 2019 16:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBWhether it's the NBA and players like Lebron James or James Harden, Hollywood, Apple, or Activision Blizzard, there are a lot of American companies and people selling out to the Chinese Communist Party. At some point Chinese leader Xi Jinping must have realized that just because you're a communist, that doesn't mean you can't use money to buy people off. But the US House has passed landmark legislation supporting the Hong Kong protesters, so in a weird twist of fate, it's the politicians who...
#46 Are Hong Kong Protests Too Violent? | China Unscripted
October 10, 2019 15:31 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBHong Kong protests are getting increasingly violent, whether its riot police shooting tear gas and protesters setting fires and defacing Pro-Beijing businesses. Has a line been crossed? China Unscripted is sponsored by Path of Cha! Support the show by buying some tea https://pathofcha.com/?ref=chinaunscripted
#45 How Big a Threat is China's Navy? | China Unscripted
September 28, 2019 03:40 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBWe're entering "the Decade of Concern," according to Captain Jim Fanell, the Former Director of Intelligence and Information Operations for the U.S. Pacific Fleet. It's a period of time when the Chinese Navy will become more powerful and aggressive, with the goal of asserting China's influence in the South China Sea and conquering Taiwan. Just how big a threat is China's Navy? And can the United States military rival it? — China Unscripted
#44 China After Communism Falls | Yang Jianli
September 12, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBEver wonder what China will be like after the fall of the Chinese Communist Party? There are people already planning the next government of China. Today we speak with Tiananmen Square Survivor and former Chinese Communist Party official turned democracy activist Yang Jianli. He recently met with Vice President Mike Pence to discuss human rights in China. He also shares the role of Hong Kong protests and President Trump's US China Trade War.
#43 Hong Kong Police Have Lost Their Minds | Kevin Carrico
August 31, 2019 15:32 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBDr. Kevin Carrico teaches China Studies at Monash University in Melbourne Australia. And his research has focused on Hong Kong-China issues. Today we talk about how he ran from police tear gas in Hong Kong, and how police there are losing their minds. Tonight's tea from Path of Cha is the Award Winning "Red Tip" Yunnan Dian Hong Black Tea! Support the show by buying some tea https://pathofcha.com/?ref=chinaunscripted
#42 Hacking China's Censorship | FIREWALL Cafe
August 23, 2019 15:02 - 47 minutes - 33 MBThanks to help from Western tech companies, China has one of the world's most advanced and repressive online censorship systems in the world. It's called the Great Firewall of China. Firewall Cafe is an art exhibition that gives people a chance to compare a normal Google search to what someone inside China would see searching on the Chinese search engine Baidu. Tonight's tea from Path of Cha is Lu Shan Yun Wu Clouds and Mist Green Tea! Support the show by buying some tea https://pathofcha....
#41 The Subversion of the Hong Kong Protest Movement
August 16, 2019 20:23 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBEnjoy amazing tea from Path of Cha! Use this link to order and you'll be helping out China Unscripted! https://pathofcha.com/?ref=chinaunscripted As the Hong Kong Protest movement shows no signs of dying down, Beijing has launched an all out disinformation campaign, claiming the "black hands" of the US are pulling the strings. Plus, Disney's Mulan may be in trouble.
#40 The Secret Plan Behind the Trade War | Christopher Balding | China Unscripted
August 10, 2019 19:41 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBChina expert and economist Christopher Balding says the US has a larger plan for China, and it goes way beyond the trade war. Follow Professor Christopher Balding Twitter: @BaldingsWorld Blog: https://www.baldingsworld.com
#39 Hong Kong Protests Wrap Up
July 09, 2019 18:38 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBWe spent three weeks in Hong Kong following the extradition bill protests, Carrie Lam's blundering press conferences, and global attention from the G20. We need sleep. And you need to listen to this podcast.
#38 The System in Hong Kong is Broken | Antony Dapiran | China Unscripted
June 28, 2019 14:39 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBMillions have turned out in Hong Kong to protest China's growing influence in their city. Meanwhile, Chinese leader Xi Jinping faces pressure at the G20 summit from the US China Trade War and President Trump. To learn more about Hong Kong protesters, joining us is Antony Dapiran, a HK-based writer, lawyer, and photographer. He’s also the author of the book “City of Protest: A Recent History of Dissent in Hong Kong.” Follow him on Twitter! @antd Twitter @chinauncensored @shelzhang
#37 Witnessing the Tiananmen Square Massacre | Terril Jones | China Unscripted
June 20, 2019 03:15 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBImagine being there for the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989. Terril Jones doesn't have to. He was there. He's an instructor in international journalism at Claremont McKenna College, and was an Associated Press correspondent in Tokyo, Paris and New York from 1982-1997. He shares his story of witnessing the protests in Beijing, dodging Chinese soldiers, and seeing the tanks and massacre that changed history.
#36 Why North Korea Needs China | Robert Kelly | China Unscripted
June 11, 2019 18:03 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBRobert Kelly, aka BBC Dad, joins us at the Oslo Freedom Forum to talk about North Korea's relationship with China, how conservatives and liberals in South Korea view the Kim Jong-Un regime, and how the Trump Kim summits changed the game.
#35 China's Fight Against Communism | Tiananmen Square Massacre 30th Anniversary | China Unscripted
June 04, 2019 22:30 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBRecorded at the 2019 Oslo Freedom Forum, Matt, Shelley, and Chris talk about what we learned from activists around the world, China's fight against Communism, the socialist principles of Star Trek, and where China will go 30 years after the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
#34 China's Hidden Tactics Exposed! | Clive Hamilton
May 28, 2019 18:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBThe Chinese Communist Party has been waging an unrestricted war against free and democratic countries around the world. But the Chinese regime showed their hand a bit too soon and people started to catch on. People like Clive Hamilton, author of Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia. It's a play by play guide book of how the Communist Party undermines democracies around the world. And countries around the world have started to wake up.
#33 Trump Launches Trade War on China | China Unscripted
May 23, 2019 19:09 - 46 minutes - 32 MBPresident Trump's Trade War on China is in full effect. But who really started it? 25% tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods has China on the defensive, and a propaganda campaign against the US is in full swing.
#32 CBS Censors For China | Jonathan Coulton | China Unscripted
May 15, 2019 14:47 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBCBS All Access censored their show The Good Fight for criticizing internet censorship in China. And yes, they are aware of the irony. Joining us is songwriter Jonathan Coulton, aka JoCo, who wrote the song too sensitive for Beijing to even hear. Plus, Shelley tells us about her trip to Berlin to see the Stasi Museum!
#31 The Origins of Communism and Its Tactics | China Unscripted
May 02, 2019 21:17 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBDiscover the true origins of Communism and how its tactics have been used around the world. Karl Marx was far from the beginning and "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics" is far from the end. Featuring Joshua Philipp, senior investigative reporter at The Epoch Times.
#30 The Issue Amnesty International Won't Even Touch | David Kilgour | China Unscripted
April 26, 2019 22:15 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBThere's a human rights abuse happening in China that's so bad, even Amnesty International didn't want to touch it. We sit down with the Honourable David Kilgour. He’s the former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia and the Pacific, a former Parliament Member, and a criminal prosecutor for almost 10 years. Now, he’s a human rights activist, author, and one of the foremost researchers on organ harvesting in China. More from David Kilgour http://www.david-kilgour.com/
#29 Zombie Fungus, Black Hole, and General Tso Chicken | China Unscripted
April 19, 2019 13:34 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBChinese officials have started using cordyceps, a species of fungus used in traditional Chinese medicine that turns insects into zombies, as currency. Take that bitcoin. The first black hole picture is claimed by China.
#28 China's "Sharp Power" in Latin America | Sascha Hannig Núñez | China Unscripted
April 11, 2019 15:22 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBChina's growing ambitions in Latin America are making some worried. The Venezuela crisis, where bad Chinese debt played a big role in the collapse of the socialist economy, and China's subsequent selling of weapons to Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro, is just the most high profile example. We sit down with China-Latin America expert Sascha Hannig Núñez to find out more! She's a writer, researcher and project Manager at the Global Affairs department of Foundation for Progress, Chile. And ye...
#27 What China Fears Most About America | General Robert Spalding | China Unscripted
April 02, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBChina is engaged in a secret invasion of the US through unrestricted warfare. It's not a military or army invasion, but an invasion of hearts and minds. I sit down with retired US Air Force General Robert Spalding, who advised the Trump administration on China policy. See the on camera interview on China Unscripted! https://youtu.be/YeTFTgKea0M
#26 'Breed Ready' Chinese Women and Mass Surveillance | Victor Gevers
March 20, 2019 00:31 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBAn open database of 1.8 million 'breed ready' Chinese women. Another open database of 2.5 million Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang. Ethical hacker Victor Gevers, a researcher for the GDI Foundation, accidentally stumbled on a truly mass system of surveillance in China. And you won't believe how Western tech companies and the Chinese police and state tie into it all. Follow Victor Gevers on Twitter! @0xDUDE And GDI Foundation: @GDI_FDN
#25 On The Ground at the Trump Kim Summit in Vietnam | Traveling Dukes | China Unscripted
March 11, 2019 18:03 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBWhat was it like at the Trump Kim Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam? Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un may have walked away with no deal, but we sit down with the Traveling Dukes who came out big winners, including getting a Kim Jong-Un and Donald Trump haircut! They also tell us what its like to live in China as a foreigner or laowai teaching English in China. Connect to the Traveling Dukes https://travelingdukes.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCZ01u1VeIEgJu8-ESe_7aQ
#24 Walk Down Memory Lane | Allen Xie
March 03, 2019 17:20 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBShelley is out of town, so Matt and Chris bring on Allen Xie, host of Generation Tech, who valiantly served as the China Uncensored cameraman in Hong Kong during the Umbrella Revolution, sailed into disputed China/Philippine territorial waters in the Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea—as well as in Taiwan and New Zealand.
#23 China Wants to Dominate the Internet | Dominique Lazanski
February 22, 2019 16:13 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBChina and the US have two competing visions for the future of the global Internet. Don't like Internet censorship and mass surveillance? Better hope China doesn't get its way in the United Nations and Huawei doesn't build your 5G network. A VPN won't save you from China's internet police.
#22 Who's Behind the Venezuela Crisis? | Juan Ravell | China Unscripted
February 11, 2019 17:59 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBVenezuela is in chaos, as current President Nicolas Maduro tries to maintain his grip on power, in the face of challenger Juan Guaido. Some say it's a failure of socialism. Others say it has to do with collapsing oil prices and the influence of China. And some say its a coup by the United States. We sit down with Juan Ravell, founder of the satirical Venezuelan new ssite El Chigüire Bipolar to find out what's really happening in Venezuela. Plus, Chinese Lunar New Year, President Trump's Stat...
#21 Why China backs Maduro In Venezuela Crisis
January 30, 2019 23:19 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBAs the presidential Venezuela crisis heats up, countries around the world are choosing between current socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro and the democratically elected head of the National Assembly Juan Guaido. Why has China chosen Maduro? That plus updates on the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou,
#20 Is There a Trade War Solution? | Pierce Norton | China Unscripted
January 23, 2019 17:21 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBAs the Trump administration heats up the China Trade War, is there any hope that the US can get a trade deal from Chinese leader Xi Jinping? Special Guest Pierce Norton talks about the coming Trade War "Event Horizon." Pierce Norton's Blog https://pcnorton.com/
#19 Happy Birthday Kim Jong-Un! | Ian Easton
January 15, 2019 16:24 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBKim Jong-Un spends his birthday in China visiting Chinese leader Xi Jinping. China lands a lunar probe on the far side of the moon. The shady dealings of Huawei. And we sit down with Ian Easton to talk about Xi Jinping's recent speech on Taiwan and a possible war for "peaceful reunification." This is a podcast! Subscribe to us on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/china-unscripted/id1410850500?mt=2 The Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan's Defense and American Strategy in Asia http...
#18 Flying Under the Radar to Save Lives | Reggie Littlejohn
January 02, 2019 18:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBReggie Littlejohn is helping people in China in the most dangerous way. Her organization helps victims of the Communist Party's forced abortions, One-Child Policy, and lack of a social safety net for the elderly. But her group, Women's Rights Without Frontiers, must fly under the Party's radar, or face problems of its own. Learn More or Donate https://www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org
#17 The Medical World Has Covered This Up | Ethan Gutmann
December 19, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBCelebrated investigative journalist Ethan Gutmann discusses forced organ harvesting in China: How it started 20 years ago in Xinjiang, how foreign doctors helped China develop this technology, how much profit is being made by killing people for their organs, and how the Western medical community has tried to cover it all up. Read Ethan Gutmann's China Books: The Slaughter: Mass Killings, Organ Harvesting, and China's Secret Solution… https://amzn.to/2BsFMrv Losing the New China: A Stor...
#16 How to Get Better at Persecuting People | Matthew Robertson
December 03, 2018 15:47 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBChina has been upgrading its persecution technology over its entire history! And the techniques it perfected in the anti-Falun Gong campaign are now being used to "identicide" the Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang. We talk to China researcher and scholar Matthew Robertson. Follow Matt @mprobertson Visit chinaunscripted.com and subscribe to us on iTunes! And please leave a five-star review!
#15 The Happy Uighurs of Xinjiang | Nury Turkel and Irade Kashgary
November 02, 2018 16:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBFrom police stations on every corner to vocational training/concentration camps will over a million people, the Chinese Communist Party has pulled out all the stops to make sure the Uighur ethnic minority of Xinjiang feel safe and loved. We sit down with Uighur activists Nury Turkel and Irade Kashgary to learn more about what life in Xinjiang is like. For more information visit Uighur Human Rights Project https://uhrp.org/ World Uighur Congress http://www.uyghurcongress.org/en/
#14 Slapping Her Way To A Promotion | Benedict Rogers
October 26, 2018 18:17 - 1 hour - 42 MBA reporter for Chinese state-run CCTV assaulted a Hong Kong activist in the UK. Fortunately our friend human rights activist Benedict Rogers was there so he could share with us how it went down. You may remember Benedict as the UK man who was denied entry into Hong Kong. He also joins us to talk about the Pope and Vatican's deal with China, how it affects religious freedom, and the current situation in Hong Kong.
#13 Bolivia's President Sells Out to China | Jhanisse Vaca-Daza
October 05, 2018 19:24 - 43 minutes - 30 MBBolivia's President Evo Morales is turning the country into a dictatorship. And China is the man behind the curtains. We sit down with two activists from Boliva, Jhanisse Vaca-Daza and Nakai Mirtenbaum. You can learn more about their work on the Standing Rivers facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RiosDePie
#12 Cooking with Authority
September 21, 2018 22:28 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBCan Putin cook? How about Xi Jinping? Shelley comes up with the most brilliant reality TV idea ever! A cook off between the world's most prominent dictators. We call it—Cooking With Authority!