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A weekly discussion of current affairs in China with journalists, writers, academics, policymakers,

Episodes

Total: 473

The sociologist watching the China-watchers: A conversation with David McCourt
2022/1/6

This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with David McCourt, associate professor of sociology at the Univer

Damien Ma of MacroPolo on China's economic and political outlook
2021/12/30

This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Damien Ma, managing director and co-founder of the Paulson In

The investigative team from MIT Technology Review that found major flaws with the DoJ's China Initiative
2021/12/23

This week on the Sinica Podcast, Kaiser chats with Eileen Guo and Jess Aloe, two members of the thre

FOCAC 2021 in Dakar, Senegal, and B3W — the U.S. counter to China's BRI?
2021/12/16

The recently-concluded Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) meeting in Dakar, Senegal, generate

Sinica presents the best of China Stories 2021
2021/12/9

This week, we bring you a selection of the best of our China Stories podcast. Launched in late Janua

Revisiting the Red New Deal, with Lizzi Lee and Jude Blanchette (live at NEXTChina 2021)
2021/12/2

This week on the Sinica Podcast, we bring you Part 2 of a conversation with Lizzi Lee, an economist

The Carter Center's survey on Chinese perception, with Yawei Liu and Michael Cerny
2021/11/25

Recent polls conducted by organizations like Gallup and Pew have shown a precipitous decline in U.S.

Peter Hessler live at the NEXTChina 2021 Conference in New York
2021/11/18

This week on Sinica, a live show taped on November 11 at the fourth annual NEXTChina Conference at t

Psychologist George Hu of the United Family Mental Health Network on mental health in China
2021/11/11

This week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy discuss mental health in China with George Hu, a Shanghai-bas

The worldview of Wang Huning, the Party's leading theoretician
2021/11/4

This week on Sinica, we present a deep-dive into the worldview of China’s leading Party theorist, Wa

Bonus Episode: Introducing the China Sports Insider Podcast
2021/11/4

A warm Sinica welcome to our newest network member, the China Sports Insider Podcast!If it's about s

It's Complicated: Getting our heads around a changing China
2021/10/28

This week on Sinica, we present a talk delivered on October 19 by Kaiser at Trinity University in Sa

Did tariffs make a difference in Trump’s trade war?
2021/10/21

This week on Sinica: Did the Trump-era tariffs have their intended effects? In other words, did they

How Taiwan propelled China’s economic rise, with Shelley Rigger
2021/10/14

This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Shelley Rigger, Brown professor of political science at David

Can China meet its ambitious emissions targets?
2021/10/7

This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Michael Davidson, a leading scholar on China’s environmental

How the Chinese state handles labor unrest, with Manfred Elfstrom
2021/9/30

This week, Kaiser chats with Manfred Elfstrom, an assistant professor in the Department of Economics

The benefits of engagement with China, defined: An audit of the S&ED
2021/9/23

This week on the Sinica Podcast, Kaiser welcomes former Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East

What's the deal with the Red New Deal?
2021/9/16

This week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy welcome Lizzi Lee (李其 Lǐ Qi), SupChina contributor and host

The state of the field: U.S. China programs, with Rosie Levine and Jan Berris of the NCUSCR
2021/9/9

Last month, the National Committee on United States-China Relations (NCUSCR) published a report for

The paradox of vast corruption and fast growth in China's "Gilded Age"
2021/9/2

If corruption is a drag on economic growth, why does China appear to have undergone some of its fast