China Insider | China's Arctic Strategy, US-Taiwan Trade Deal, PM Carney Visits Beijing
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu breaks down China’s arctic strategy and regional ambition despite its geographic inconsistency as a non-arctic state, and how this relates to US secur...
20 Jan 28min
China Insider | China’s Strategic Plan for Iran and Venezuela, US Counters China’s Global Strategy, Misreading the Monroe Doctrine
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu analyzes China’s repositioning toward Iran and Venezuela, and how recent geopolitical developments in each country shift China’s strategic economic an...
13 Jan 34min
China Insider | China-Venezuela Relations After Maduro, Justice Mission 2025, Japan’s 2026 Defense Budget
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by US special operations forces, and details China’s response to the operation including the i...
6 Jan 33min
China Insider | Canon Closes Guangdong Facility, US Navy Intercepts Chinese Cargo Vessel, China’s Anti-Japanese Propaganda Backfires
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews the recent announcement from technology giant Canon to close one of its major printer facilities based in mainland China, and assess the impac...
16 Des 202532min
China Insider | The New US National Security Strategy, Anti-Japanese Sentiment in Shanghai, CCP Coercion Campaign Against Taiwan
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews the new 2025 National Security Strategy document released by the White House, highlighting key elements involving the shifted focus to Indo-Pa...
9 Des 202533min
China Insider | Trump-Xi Phone Call, Hong Kong’s Five Alarm Fire, Taiwan’s $40-billion Defense Budget
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers the recent call between President Trump and Xi Jinping on the topic of Taiwan, highlighting the importance of narrative dominance in the inform...
2 Des 202529min
China Insider | Tesla Cuts Back on China-Sourced Components, Chinese Purchases of US Insurance Companies, and the US-Venezuela Standoff
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu goes solo. First, he examines Tesla’s announcement that it will eliminate all China-sourced components from vehicles manufactured in the United States...
25 Nov 202519min
China Insider | PM Takaichi's Statement on Taiwan, KMT Party Chairperson Cheng Li-wun, China's Outward Strength and Inner Weakness
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu tracks the backlash over statements made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Japan's defense policy regarding Taiwan, and what motivates Beij...
18 Nov 202532min
