Incoming NSA Jake Sullivan on an Alternative Vision for US-China Relations
President-Elect Joe Biden just tapped Jake Sullivan to serve as his first National Security Advisor, the most important foreign policy role in the White House. In light of this announcement, I'm rerun...
24 Nov 202052min
HR McMaster on His Time as NSA, China, and History's Role in Policymaking
HR McMaster was Trump's National Security Advisor and, it seems, a ChinaTalk superfan. We talk about his time in government, what the US missed about China and what to do about it, and which Seinfeld ...
22 Nov 202051min
Biden's Foreign Policy
What will a Biden administration foreign policy look like? What’s going to happen on tech and trade? How will debates within the democratic party on what to do about china shake out? Where will congre...
16 Nov 202042min
Is a Chinese Financial Crisis Looming?
The Chinese economy is perhaps the world's only economic bright spot. So that means we can stop worrying about a financial crisis, right? Think again, according to Lauren Gloudeman and Logan Wright o...
12 Nov 202056min
Trains!
David Feng talks Chinese trains and subways. We get into the history and evolution of China's trains, the impact of industrial policy, and the role of foreign technology. Please consider supporting ...
8 Nov 202041min
Swing State Appreciation Hip Hop Minimix
A thank you to everyone out there who helped make yesterday possible. "With full hearts and steady hands, with faith in America and in each other, with a love of country — and a thirst for justice — ...
8 Nov 202016min
What To Do About Xinjiang
How should the US respond to the human rights crisis in Xinjiang? I was a guest on the Lawfare podcast this week, discussing my recent essay outlining how the U.S. can respond and push back on the Chi...
28 Okt 202043min
Why Xi Is All In On Climate Change
Xi wants China to reach peak emissions by 2030 and go carbon neutral by 2060. Why now? Can he do it? Lauri Myllyvirta comes on to discuss. RSVP for live Xinjiang discussion at 2:30pm est here. See h...
27 Okt 202027min
