Ep. 32 Made With Taiwan: How AI, Security, and ‘One World, Two Systems’ Rewire Global Manufacturing
Host Wenchi Yu speaks with Wesley Chu, a research fellow of the Ash Center at Harvard Kennedy School and former General Counsel of Foxconn—one of the world’s largest manufacturers—about how Trump 2.0’...
18 Feb 34min
Ep. 31 RMB, Trade, and Power: Stewart Paterson on How China's Currency Fueled Its Economic and Manufacturing Power
Host Wenchi Yu speaks with UK-based economist and author Stewart Paterson about how Beijing has used the renminbi (RMB), trade surpluses, and industrial policy to fuel its rise—and why he believes Wes...
4 Feb 36min
Ep. 30 Taiwan's Energy Crossroads: Between Politics and Net-Zero Goal
Host Wenchi Yu speaks with Bart Linssen, an onshore wind expert who has spent over two decades in Taiwan, about how the island's energy system is struggling to move from cheap coal and nuclear to rene...
29 Jan 36min
Ep. 29 China’s Biotech Rise and the Future of Global Health
Host Wenchi Yu speaks with Dr. Ruby Wang, a London-based surgeon turned health-policy and strategy expert, about how China has rapidly evolved from a “copycat” drug producer into a critical source of ...
12 Jan 47min
Ep. 28 From 2025 Upheaval to 2026 Predictions
As we close out 2025—the first year of Perspectives with Wenchi Yu, now at 28 episodes—here are a few quick reflections on US–China–Taiwan dynamics in 2025 and some predictions for 2026. For more disc...
31 Dec 20254min
Ep. 27 Front‑Row Seat to U.S.–China Face Off: Insights from Jane Perlez
Host Wenchi Yu speaks with Jane Perlez, host of the podcast Face‑Off: The U.S. vs China and a former New York Times foreign correspondent and Beijing bureau chief. The conversation traces Jane’s journ...
23 Dec 202549min
Ep. 26 Reaching Above the Sky: Private Innovation, Geopolitical Rivalry, and US-China Space Competition
Host Wenchi Yu speaks to the Hong Kong-born aerospace entrepreneur, Michael Blum, about the evolution of the global space industry through the lens of US and Chinese competition. As the co-founder of ...
28 Nov 202542min
Ep. 25 Beyond the Headlines: Inside China’s Emerging Consumer Trends in Lower-Tier Cities
Host Wenchi Yu speaks with Olivia Plotnick, a Shanghai-based social media and marketing entrepreneur, who recently completed a marketing research project spanning 30 cities in 60 days in China. The co...
3 Nov 202542min
