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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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
China Insider | Jensen Huang in Beijing, PLA Navy's CNS Fujian, Taiwan VP Hsiao Bi-khim at IPAC
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's recent trip to Beijing amidst the US government investigation into the company's potentially illicit sales to China i...
11 Nov 202536min
China Insider | CCP’s Fourth Plenum, ASEAN and APEC Summits, Japan’s New Prime Minister
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews the Chinese Communist Party’s fourth plenum, including the newly announced five-year development plan and appointment of Zhang Shengmin as the...
28 Okt 202535min
