Podcasts, columns, and essays about current affairs in China
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This week on Sinica, I sit down with the writer Pallavi Aiyar — at her own dining table in Beijing, where in recent months I’ve been the lucky beneficiary of her and her husband Julio’s legendary hospitality.
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Huawei's war on a bamboo toy revives a Qing-era warning about abuse of power
Listen now | When it comes to China’s key nodes of economic leverage, rare earths get all the attention — because they’re the cheapest, easiest lever China has to pull.
Listen now | On August 5th, China dropped a new batch of retaliatory economic measures against various US entities.
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This week on Sinica, I welcome back Evan Osnos of The New Yorker, whose marvelous new essay, “The Future, Made in China,” chronicles a tech-focused return trip to Beijing, where he lived from 2005 to 2013 — first for the Chicago Tribune, then as The New Yorker
China and India are entering a cautious period of diplomatic re-engagement after years of confrontation, but deep strategic mistrust, unresolved border disputes, and competing security interests continue to define the relationship.
A viral song and a new phrase capture the mood in China
Chinese businesses are pouring into Ethiopia. When someone gets hurt, what happens?
