Latest China news Podcast Episodes
Live from Chicago: Decoding China — China’s economic miracle interrupted?
Sinica Podcast - October 19, 2023 11:28 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsThis week on Sinica, a live recording from October 10 in Chicago, Kaiser asks Chang-Tai Hsieh of the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, Damien Ma of the Paulson Institute’s think tank MacroPolo, and our own Lizzi Lee, host of The Signal with Lizzi Lee, to right-size ...
[Caixin Global] China struggles to wean itself off bear bile farming
China Stories - October 17, 2023 20:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsAmid growing concerns about the suffering that extraction causes the animals, the government has supported research into synthetic substitutes, but regulations are hampering the registration of alternatives to what some have dubbed ‘medicinal gold.’ Click here to read the article by Ya...
[The World of Chinese] Will ChatGPT really kill the Chinese translation industry?
China Stories - October 17, 2023 20:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsFour translators and interpreters talk about the impact new technologies like generative AI are having on their work and future career prospects. Click here to read the article by Roman Kierst and Sam Davies. Narrated by Anthony Tao. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...
[The World of Chinese] How China’s Seniors Got Hooked on Short Video Influencers
China Stories - October 13, 2023 20:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsWith the suspension of a short video channel popular among elderly people, many are trying to understand the fascination behind these seemingly tacky influencers and the potential risks they carry. Click here to read the article by Yang Tingting. Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos. See Priv...
[The China Project] Double 10: The Wuchang Uprising and the end of the Qing
China Stories - October 13, 2023 10:12 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsHad any earlier uprising against the Qing achieved its goals, 1911 would be just another year. But the 1911 Revolution succeeded, and catalyzed an entire series of events that led to fundamental change in China’s political system. Click here to read the article by James Carter. Narrat...
Robert Daly of the Kissinger Institute on the morality of U.S. China policy
Sinica Podcast - October 12, 2023 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsThis week on the Sinica Podcast: a lecture by Robert Daly, director of the Wilson Center's Kissinger Institute, delivered last year to D.C.-based Faith & Law at their Friday Forum. The lecture, titled "Is Our Foreign Policy Good? American Moral Absolutism and the China Challenge," is a ...
[Caixin Global] The slow-burning insurance crisis unfolding in the shadows
China Stories - October 10, 2023 20:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsDespite government efforts to clean up the industry and improve oversight, the economic slowdown and a new risk-focused regulatory regime are adding to the problems. Click here to read the article by Wu Yujian and Zhang Ziyu. Narrated by Cliff Larsen. See Privacy Policy at https://ar...
[The China Project] Chinese parents rally against school meals over food security concerns
China Stories - October 06, 2023 20:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsThe Chinese industry of pre-cooked, ready-to-eat food is now trying to create a new market in schools. The move, however, was immediately opposed by parents who criticized ready lunches as unsafe and unhealthy. Click here to read the article by Zhao Yuanyuan. Narrated by Elyse Ribbons...
[The World of Chinese] Why are Chinese websites stuck in 2003?
China Stories - October 06, 2023 20:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsAnd do people even care about websites in China’s mobile-centric society? Click here to read the article by Roman Kierst. Narrated by Yingyun Zhang. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
China Tobacco: How China's tobacco monopoly also has ensured that China keeps smoking
Sinica Podcast - October 05, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsThis week on Sinica, Kaiser is joined by Jason McLure, a correspondent for a new investigative reporting outfit called The Examination, and reporter Jude Chan, who writes for Initium Media. The two worked with two other reporters on a fascinating expose, funded by the Pulitzer Center, o...
[The China Project] Niche brands are on the rise as young Chinese consumers seek their own style
China Stories - October 03, 2023 20:53 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsThe rise of Chinese niche luxury brands. Click here to read the article by Capucine Cogné. Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
[The World of Chinese] The rise and fall of China’s OG social media platforms
China Stories - October 03, 2023 20:51 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsWith the rise of short video, some of China’s earliest social media platforms have reached the end of their journey, with a few even transforming into a hub for misogynistic content. Click here to read the article by Hayley Zhao. Narrated by Cliff Larsen. See Privacy Policy at https:...
[Caixin Global] China’s mid-tier cities vie for EV battery supremacy
China Stories - September 29, 2023 20:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsManufacturing hubs like Yibin are bending over backward to win business from giants like CATL as they seek to boost jobs and economic growth. Click here to read the article by An Limin and Ding Yi. Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...
[Rest of World] China’s AI boom depends on an army of exploited student interns
China Stories - September 29, 2023 20:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsAs part of China’s digital underclass, vocational school students work as data annotators — for low pay and few future prospects. Click here to read the article by Viola Zhou and Caiwei Chen. Narrated by Elyse Ribbons. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...
The Philadelphia Orchestra commemorates the 50th anniversary of its groundbreaking China tour
Sinica Podcast - September 28, 2023 18:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsThis week on Sinica, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1950 concert tour of China by the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1973, Kaiser chats with Matías Tarnopolsky, the orchestra’s president and chief executive; Alison Friedman, executive and creative director of Carolina Performing Arts...
[The China Project] ‘One of the most troubling social policies of modern times’
China Stories - September 27, 2023 23:34 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsChina enacted its one-child policy in 1980. It was met with wildly divergent opinions, and resulted in suffering and trauma on a scale that family planners never anticipated. Click here to read the article by James Carter. Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...
[The World of Chinese] Defending the field: China’s female sports fans struggle for inclusion
China Stories - September 26, 2023 20:20 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsFaced with harassment in stadiums and online, female fans of soccer and basketball struggle to find a safe space for their hobby. Click here to read the article by Zheng Yiwen. Narrated by Kim Dalrymple. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
[The World of Chinese] Is China’s pet boom over?
China Stories - September 26, 2023 20:19 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsSluggish consumption and a push for animal adoption are weighing on China’s once-hot pet market. Click here to read the article by Shao Yefan. Narrated by Cliff Larsen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s...
[Caixin Global] Low-carbon transition has China’s shipbuilders seeing green
China Stories - September 22, 2023 20:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsGlobal operators’ demand for lower-emission fleets is fueling a boom for Chinese shipyards. Click here to read the article by You Xiaoying and Li Rongqian. Narrated by Elyse Ribbons. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr...
Ian Johnson on "Sparks," his new book on China's underground historians
Sinica Podcast - September 21, 2023 16:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsThis week on Sinica, Pulitzer Prize-winning veteran journalist Ian Johnson, now a senior China fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Kaiser to discuss his new book, Sparks" China's Underground HIstorians and their Battle for the Future. Profiling both prominent and lesser-kn...
[The China Project] The origins of World War II in Asia
China Stories - September 20, 2023 16:01 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsThe Mukden Incident — when explosives detonated along the route of the South Manchurian Railway near Shenyang — was a pretext for Japanese aggression in Asia. Click here to read the article by James Carter. Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and ...
[The World of Chinese] Golden connections: How a Chinese social-media site brings together seniors
China Stories - September 19, 2023 20:28 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsDespite amassing millions of users, Meipian, a Chinese social-media app targeting the senior community, continues to grapple with monetization challenges. Click here to read the article by Tan Yunfei. Narrated by Cliff Larsen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...
[The World of Chinese] How China’s small-town bookstores innovate to survive
China Stories - September 19, 2023 20:27 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsBenefiting from government subsidies and close-knit communities, independent bookstores try to compete and make profit in China’s smaller cities. Click here to read the article by Rebecca Wang. Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...
U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen (D-WA) on his new U.S.-China policy white paper
Sinica Podcast - September 14, 2023 15:20 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 545 ratingsThis week on Sinica, Kaiser speaks with Representative Rick Larsen of the Washington 2nd District, the co-founder and continuously serving Democratic co-chair of the bipartisan U.S.-China Working Group. Last month, he published a white paper outlining his recommendations for how the U.S...
[The China Project] Lin Biao flew too close to the sun. But why did he really fall?
China Stories - September 14, 2023 00:20 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsLin Biao was a principal architect of the cult of Mao Zedong. It would lead to his undoing. Click here to read the article by James Carter. Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...
[The China Project] Sushi restaurants in China left scrambling after Fukushima-linked seafood ban
China Stories - September 12, 2023 22:49 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsBeijing’s ban on Japanese seafood, coupled with rising animosity toward all things Japanese, have sent sushi restaurants in China searching for alternative supplies and, in some cases, new recipes. Click here to read the article by Zhao Yuanyuan. Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos. See Priv...
[Rest of World] Why Chinese EV battery manufacturers are flocking to Hungary
China Stories - September 12, 2023 20:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsBYD, EVE Energy, Huayou Cobalt and more have announced new projects in Hungary in the last few months. They are drawn to the country’s access to European automakers, government subsidies, and favorable relations with China. Click here to read the article by William McCormack. Narrate...
[The China Project] China’s other half: Wilderness
China Stories - September 08, 2023 20:15 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsChina is known for its megacities, but 42% of it is wilderness — the barren and primitive, but also pockets of spectacular biodiversity. As the country’s adventurers discover the joy of exploring these places, they are challenging preconceived notions of China’s relationship with nature...
[Rest of World] Chinese sextortion scammers are flooding Twitter
China Stories - September 08, 2023 20:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsScammers are targeting Chinese-language users, harassing political dissidents and influential figures. Click here to read the article by Caiwei Chen. Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-...
[The China Project] Lean Lui’s critical look at bullying culture
China Stories - September 08, 2023 20:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratings“Being bullied in school is something that can happen to anyone,” Lui shares. “The subjects in my photos are meant to simply be symbolic. The bullies and victims could be you, maybe me, or anyone else.” Click here to read the article by Neocha. This article was originally published on...